Real estate sites are listings plus agents plus search — and most generic plugins make you assemble that yourself. Estatik PRO ships the whole package: property listings with galleries and floor plans, agent profiles, advanced search with custom fields, a mortgage calculator, and MLS/RET import for pulling listings from external systems. It sits alongside general-purpose listing tools like Toolset Types — but where Toolset gives you building blocks, Estatik gives you a finished real estate system.
The 4.3.x line has focused on the things that actually matter to agencies: security hardening on request forms, Gutenberg blocks for property displays, and improved Schema.org markup for SEO. Recent versions also fixed PDF generation performance — the feature agents use for printable listing sheets.
Competitive Features
- Complete listing management. Properties with galleries, floor plans, video, custom fields, and status tracking (for sale, sold, rented).
- MLS/RET import. Pull listings from external MLS systems via RETS and API integrations, with media import for large feeds.
- Agent management. Agent profiles with contact forms, multiple agents per listing (Premium), and agent-directory pages.
- Gutenberg blocks. Property sliders, slideshows, and listing grids as native blocks — no shortcode plumbing.
- Schema.org markup. Structured data for listings out of the box, improving search appearance.
- Mortgage calculator. Built-in financing widget for buyer-facing property pages.
- Saved search alerts. Visitors save searches and receive email reminders when new matching listings appear.
- Request form security. Rate limiting, recipient validation, and reCAPTCHA integration on inquiry forms.
Key Features
- PDF export. Generate printable listing sheets; recent releases improved generation performance and stability across versions.
- Multi-agent listings. Assign several agents to one property with the Premium tier — realistic for team-run brokerages.
- Framework switcher. Choose between listing framework layouts, with recent releases fixing the default value handling.
- Sorting controls. Property sorting by price, area (including corrected lowest-square-foot sorting), agent name, and date.
- SiteOrigin widgets. Dedicated widgets with styled support for SiteOrigin-based page layouts.
- User profile listing form. Front-end submission with recent style updates for the Pro and Premium tiers.
- SEO filters. New filters added in recent versions let developers refine Schema.org output per listing.
- Media import scalability. Handles large image sets from MLS feeds, including external provider integration.
Comparison with Competitors
Estatik Pro vs Easy Property Listings
| Feature | Estatik Pro | Easy Property Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Import | MLS/RETS + API | Extension-based feeds |
| Gutenberg blocks | Property blocks included | Shortcodes primarily |
| Mortgage calculator | Built in | Extension |
| Schema.org | Built in with filters | Basic |
| Agent management | Full with multi-agent | Extension |
Easy Property Listings is flexible and popular in Australia. Estatik Pro bundles more of the buyer-facing features — calculator, blocks, structured data — without extension stacking.
Estatik Pro vs Toolset Types
| Feature | Estatik Pro | Toolset Types |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Finished real estate system | Custom post type builder |
| Setup time | Minutes | Days of configuration |
| Frontend search | Pre-built with fields | Build your own |
| Flexibility for other CPTs | Real estate only | Any content type |
Toolset wins when you are building something unusual. Estatik wins when you want a real estate site working this week.
Recommended Stack — property sites are image-heavy. I run Estatik Pro with Smush compressing the large listing photography, and Rank Math SEO to complement the built-in Schema markup with sitewide SEO.
Official Changelog
Version 4.3.5
Release Date: September 9, 2026
- Fix: Improved PDF generation performance and stability (All versions).
- New: Security hardening and additional security improvements (All versions).
- New: New styles added to the Listing form in the user profile (Pro & Premium).
Version 4.3.4
Release Date: August 3, 2026
- Fix: Request form recipient routing is now validated and sent to the same value, closing an arbitrary recipient issue (All versions).
- Fix: Rate limiting added to the request form submission handler (All versions).
Version 4.3.3
Release Date: July 27, 2026
- New: New Estatik Gutenberg blocks added (Pro).
- New: Schema.org markup improved and new SEO filters added (All versions).
- Fix: Request form security improvements added (All versions).
- Fix: reCAPTCHA security improvements added (All versions).
- Fix: Facebook and Google website registration security improved (All versions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Estatik Pro import listings from an MLS?
Yes. The Pro and Premium tiers support MLS/RETS imports, pulling property data and media from external feeds. Multi-provider media import is supported in Premium.
Does it include a mortgage calculator?
Yes. A buyer-facing mortgage calculator is built in, letting visitors estimate monthly payments on property pages.
Are properties optimized for search engines?
Yes. Schema.org markup ships built in, and recent releases added filters so developers can extend the structured data output per listing.
Can agents submit listings from the front end?
Yes. The user profile includes a listing submission form, with new styles added in the latest version for Pro and Premium users.
Is the inquiry form protected against spam?
Yes. Request forms include rate limiting, recipient validation, and reCAPTCHA integration — hardened across the 4.3.x releases.
Is the GPL version the full Pro plugin?
Yes. The download includes all Pro features for unlimited sites under the GPL license.
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