Creating a Real Estate Website in WordPress — Part 2

<h2><?php the_title();
if(get('Listing Status') == "Sold" || get('Listing Status') == "Under Contract") {
	echo '<span class="sold"> – '.get('Listing Status').'</span>';
}?></h2>

// Created by Zack Katz of Katz Web Design
// http://www.katzwebdesign.net
// as seen on http://katzwebdesign.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/building-a-real-estate-website-in-wordpress-part-1/
// [email protected]

function length($string, $length = 0) {
	if($string && $string != '' && (strlen($string) > $length)) {
		return $string;
	} else {
		return false;
	}
}
function wp_real_estate($fields, $type='', $class='') {
	 // The FreshPost plugin includes arguments that do essentially the same thing:
	// function get ($field, $before='', $after='', $none='', $between='', $before_last=''); , but get()
	// doesn't handle arrays, and with this many fields, it could get uglier than the code below.

	if(isset($class) && $class != '') {
		$class= ' class="'.$class.'"';
	} else { $class = ''; }

	if($type == 1 || $type == 'ul' || !isset($type)) {
		// Unordered List
		$open_wrap = "<ul$class>";
		$close_wrap = "</ul>";
		$open_listing_title = "<li><strong>";
		$close_listing_title = "</strong>:";
		$open_listing_value = " ";
		$close_listing_value = "</li>";
	}

	elseif ($type == 2 || $type == 'ol') {
		// Unordered List
		$open_wrap = "<ol$class>";
		$close_wrap = "</ol>";
		$open_listing_title = "<li><strong>";
		$close_listing_title = "</strong>:";
		$open_listing_value = " ";
		$close_listing_value = "</li>";
	}
	elseif($type == 3 || $type == 'dl') {
		// Definition List
		$open_wrap = "<dl$class>";
		$close_wrap = "</dl>";
		$open_listing_title = "<dt>";
		$close_listing_title = "</dt>";
		$open_listing_value = "<dd>";
		$close_listing_value = "</dd>";
	}

	$listing_module = '';

	foreach ($fields as $field) {

		if($field && get($field) != '' && get($field) != 'n/a') {

			// TBD for taxes, utilities, etc.
			if(get($field) == 'TBD') {
				// For new properties, taxes and utilities may not yet be set
				$field_value = '<acronym title="To Be Determined">TBD</acronym>';
			}
			else {
				$field_value = get($field);
			}

			if($field == 'Total Square Feet') {
				// In order to better inform the user of the website, you can add [title] attributes to a listing
				$field = '<span title="The sum of both finished and unfinished square feet in the house." class="info">'.$field.'</span>';
			}

			// Construct each field
			$listing_module .=
			$open_listing_title.$field.$close_listing_title.
			$open_listing_value.$field_value.$close_listing_value;

		} // end if field is not empty

	} // end foreach field

	if($listing_module && $listing_module != '') {
		// If any results have been obtained, wrap them.
		$listing_module = $open_wrap . $listing_module . $close_wrap;
		$details = NULL; // just making sure to reset $details
		return $listing_module; // send back the data
	}
	else {
		// If the results are empty, don't show anything and throw false
		$details = NULL; return false;
	}
}

// Summary box includes most important information
$headline = '<h3>House Summary</h3>';
$details = array('Price', 'Square Feet', 'Bedrooms', 'Full Bathrooms', 'Total Square Feet', 'Lot Size');
$details = wp_real_estate($details, 1, 'summary');
if($details) {
	echo $headline . $details;
}

// Description of listing uses the standard the_content
$description = the_content('<p>Read the rest of this entry »</p>');
if(length($description, 10)) {
	// make sure the description's at least 10 characters (it should be!), then display
	echo '<div class="description">'.$description.'</div>';
}

// Set the headline for the section
$headline = '<h2 id="house_details">Details</h2>';
$details = array('Price', 'MLS Number', 'Address', 'City', 'State', 'County', 'ZIP Code', 'Neighborhood', 'Square Feet', 'Total Square Feet', 'Full Bathrooms', '1/2 Bathrooms', 'Year Built', 'Taxes', 'Construction Type', 'Roof Material', 'Average Utilities', 'Car Storage', 'Basement','Basement Details', 'HOA Fees', 'HOA Fees Include');
$details = wp_real_estate($details, 3, 'details');
if($details) {
	// If there were any results, show the headline and the results.
	echo $headline . $details;
}

$headline = '<h2 id="house_dimensions">Dimensions</h2>';
$details = array('Dining Room', 'Living Room', 'Family Room');
$details = wp_real_estate($details, 3, 'details');
$box = 0;
if($details) {
	// Dimensions and schools are both 1/2 width; wrapping them in .width50 acheives that
	echo '<div class="width50">';
	echo $headline . $details;
	echo '</div>';
	$box++; // These modules are only 1/2 width; I want to keep track of when to clear them
}

function wp_real_estate_schools($school_name = '', $school_url = '') {
	if(length($school_name)) {
		if(length($school_url)) {  // if there's a website, show the link
		$school = '<li><a href="'.$school_url.'" rel="external" title="Visit the '.$school_name.' website">'.$school_name.'</a></li>';
		} else { // otherwise, just the name
		$school = $school_name;
		}
	}
return $school;
}
$headline = '<h2 id="house_schools">Schools</h2>';
// Pass each school (Elementary, Middle, High) through the function
$schools = wp_real_estate_schools(get('Elementary School'), get('Elementary School URL'));
$schools .= wp_real_estate_schools(get('Middle School'), get('High School URL'));
$schools .= wp_real_estate_schools(get('High School'), get('High School URL'));
if(length($schools, 7)) {
	echo '<div class="width50">';
	echo $headline;
	echo '<ul>'.$schools.'</ul>';
	echo '</div>';
	$box ++; // keep track of odd/even content box
}

if($box % 2 != 0) { // if box divided by 2 has a remainder, then it's odd.
		// Make sure there's not a single widow box, if so, then clear it --
		// We want the map is on the left and the contact form on the right
		echo '<div class="clear"></div>';
}