#1 ThemeForest Bestseller

RealHomes Modern

The #1 best-selling real estate theme on ThemeForest for 4–5 consecutive years. A comprehensive property listing platform used by thousands of real estate agencies worldwide.

Company Inspiry Themes
Role Core Development
Platform ThemeForest / WordPress
Achievement #1 Bestseller (4-5 yrs)
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Overview

What this project is about and why it matters.

RealHomes is a premium WordPress real estate theme built for the ThemeForest marketplace. It provides a complete, ready-to-use platform for real estate agencies and property businesses worldwide — property listings, advanced search, agent profiles, property management, and more.

As a team collaboration project at Inspiry Themes, I was responsible for core functionality development, including the property search engine, listing management system, and significant portions of both the frontend and backend architecture.

The theme achieved the remarkable milestone of being the #1 best-selling theme on ThemeForest for 4–5 consecutive years, generating a $2,000 bonus and being used by thousands of real estate agencies globally.

The Challenge

What made this project technically demanding.

01 Building a Product, Not a Project

Unlike client work, a marketplace product must work for thousands of different use cases. The architecture needed to be flexible enough for a one-person agency in rural England and a large brokerage in Dubai — without custom code.

02 Advanced Property Search

Real estate search is complex — users filter by location, price range, bedrooms, property type, features, area, and more. The search engine needed to handle thousands of properties with instant results and URL-shareable filter states.

03 Scale & Support

With thousands of active installations, every code decision impacts real businesses. Performance, backward compatibility, and clean code were critical — one bug could generate hundreds of support tickets.

The Solution

How we approached and solved the problems.

We built a modular theme architecture where each feature (search, listings, agents, submissions) operates as an independent module with its own settings panel. This allows agencies to use exactly the features they need without bloat.

The property search engine uses custom WordPress queries with meta-key optimization and intelligent caching. Complex filter combinations are handled through a query builder pattern that generates efficient SQL even with 10+ active filters.

For scalability, we established strict coding standards, comprehensive documentation, and thorough testing practices. The result was a product that maintained quality across hundreds of updates over multiple years.

Key Features

What was built and delivered.

Property Search Engine

Multi-filter search with location, price, type, bedrooms, and custom fields. Instant results with shareable URLs.

Listing Management

Full property CRUD with image galleries, floor plans, video tours, maps, and detailed property information.

Agent Profiles

Agent directory with individual profiles, property assignments, contact forms, and performance stats.

Frontend Submissions

Property owners can submit and manage their listings from the frontend without accessing wp-admin.

Tech Stack

Technologies used to build this project.

WordPress PHP jQuery MySQL Custom Meta Queries Google Maps API AJAX SASS ThemeForest Standards

Results

The impact of our work.

#1
ThemeForest Bestseller
4-5 yrs
Consecutive #1 Ranking
1000s+
Active Installations

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