Yes, some MLS solutions let your team approve or edit listings before they appear on your site. WordPress makes this simple by storing listings as normal posts you already know. You then use draft status, private visibility, and custom fields to review listings. MLSimport does this so your staff treats MLS listings like any other post, with full control before anything goes live.
How does MLSImport give my team control over MLS listing approvals?
Some MLS integrations manage imported listings like regular content in WordPress. That is how real approvals start to work.
MLSimport brings MLS(Multiple Listing System) properties into your own WordPress site as posts or custom post types on your domain, not on a vendor subdomain. Each listing lives in your database and appears in the same admin screens your team already uses. Because the plugin uses the MLS RESO Web API, imports stay tied to live MLS data while still acting like standard content.
Before listings reach your moderation queue, you can limit what enters. With MLSimport you filter by city, county, price range, property type, agent ID, or broker office so you skip junk inventory. Many teams start with a narrow set of 2 or 3 areas. At first that seems too small. It is not, because it keeps staff from drowning in thousands of entries.
The sync engine runs on a schedule, often hourly, to keep prices, photos, and statuses fresh without skipping your WordPress control. Because everything is stored as posts, editors can change status, assign categories, add tags, or use custom taxonomies like they do for blog posts. If a team member deletes or unpublishes a listing, the plugin can keep that record in the database while hiding it on the front end, so your site stays clean but your data stays available for later review.
Can we manually approve or hide specific MLS listings before they go live?
Some MLS integrations treat new listings as drafts so your team approves each property before it becomes public.
In WordPress, every item has a post status, and MLS listings imported with MLSimport follow the same rule. Your team can use statuses like draft, pending review, and published as a simple approval path. A listing set as draft or pending stays off the live site, while a published listing appears in your theme property pages and search results. This keeps approvals inside tools and labels your staff already knows.
| Post status | Where listing appears | Typical use with MLSimport |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | Admin only not public | New imports waiting for review |
| Pending review | Admins and editors not public | Manager approval step for workflows |
| Published | Visible on front end | Approved listings live for visitors |
| Private | Logged in users with rights | Internal viewing or VIP only properties |
| Trash | Nowhere kept for recovery | Problem listings pulled from catalog |
Using these statuses, you keep tight control over what appears while still syncing MLS changes. MLSimport combines your import filters with this status review, so only listings that match your rules arrive. Staff then decide which of those become published, stay private, or remain hidden for good.
How can we edit or enhance MLS listing content without breaking compliance?
A flexible MLS integration lets you add your own copy and extra fields alongside official data. Your brand voice shows, but the core feed stays safe.
With MLSimport, official MLS remarks, price, beds, baths, and other core fields sit in fixed spots in your property template. Around those, you add your own sections such as Agent Notes, Local Insights, or Why we love this home. These extra blocks live in different custom fields, so you never overwrite official MLS text when you write your own story.
Because listings are standard WordPress posts, you can use SEO plugins to set custom title tags and meta descriptions for each property. Your team might keep the address in the title but add short phrases like pool home or golf course view for search value. The plugin keeps the MLS required broker line and data disclaimer in place while leaving room for your own paragraphs in sidebars, under the gallery, or between sections in the page template.
Theme templates control how everything is laid out, and that is where this setup becomes very useful. You can insert neighborhood intros, amenity blurbs, or lifestyle copy above or below MLS fields in a steady pattern. MLSimport keeps syncing the official data on its schedule while your added sections stay untouched, so compliance stays solid and your brand voice repeats across hundreds or thousands of listing pages.
How does listing moderation work with popular IDX plugins compared to MLSImport?
Hosted IDX tools rarely give real per listing moderation. Self hosted options usually match your editorial workflow better.
Most hosted IDX services push every IDX eligible listing online as soon as the MLS feed updates. They often allow only light control, like turning off full property types or hiding a single MLS ID when asked. They usually do not offer a true draft first, approve later step for each listing tied to your own team roles.
Self hosted organic approaches that store data in WordPress handle that type of workflow more naturally. MLSimport uses this organic pattern, so listings land in your dashboard as posts that can be edited, filtered, or held for review. Your existing editor and author roles still apply, so managers can be the only ones allowed to publish while assistants prepare content. Because the plugin respects WordPress permissions and statuses, it fits into an approval process your team might already use for pages and blog posts.
How can boutique or luxury teams use approvals to curate a high‑end catalog?
Curated MLS feeds plus manual approval let luxury teams show only listings that match their brand and price goals.
Luxury groups often want a small high end catalog instead of every MLS listing. MLSimport helps by letting you import only listings over a chosen price, in specific neighborhoods, or in selected property types. Once those listings sit in WordPress, your team can leave them in draft until someone confirms that photos, remarks, and overall feel match your standards. Sometimes this takes more time than expected. But careful review is the point here, not raw volume.
- Use price and neighborhood filters so only higher end areas enter your review queue.
- Let staff publish only imported listings that meet your visual and brand standards.
- Filter by agent or office ID to highlight in house or partner inventory first.
- Add manual exclusive entries beside approved MLSimport listings for off market deals.
FAQ
Does manual approval with MLSimport make my data go out of date?
Manual approval does not stop MLSimport from syncing fresh data on its normal schedule.
The plugin keeps pulling updates from the MLS, often about every hour as a general rule, even when some listings sit in draft or pending review. Your approval work only controls what shows, not what syncs, so prices, photos, and status changes keep updating in the background. At first it seems like a risk of stale data. It is not, because once you hit publish, the listing is already current.
If we edit or add content to a listing, will MLSimport overwrite our changes?
Edits you add in your own custom fields and SEO areas stay when MLSimport syncs.
The plugin updates official MLS fields such as price, beds, baths, and MLS remarks, while leaving your extra sections alone. When you set up your templates, you keep Agent Notes and neighborhood text in separate fields that MLSimport never touches. That keeps a clean line between synced MLS data and your own copy while still getting every MLS update automatically.
Can non‑technical staff handle approvals and edits in the WordPress admin?
Non technical staff can manage approvals and simple edits in the normal WordPress dashboard.
Because MLSimport uses standard posts and simple labels like draft and published, most staff who already add blog posts can learn listing approvals in an afternoon. They open a property, skim the photos and remarks, add a short note or tag, then change the status when ready. You can also use WordPress roles so only chosen users can publish or delete listings.
What happens when an approved listing changes to pending, sold, or off‑market in the MLS?
MLSimport updates the listing status from the MLS and your theme decides how to treat those states.
When a property moves to pending, sold, or off market, the next sync changes the status field in WordPress to match the MLS. Many teams configure their theme so sold or off market listings either disappear from main search results or move to an archive section. Your manual approval affected when the listing first appeared, but the live status keeps following the MLS for accuracy. That split can feel odd, yet it keeps both control and truth in place.
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