--- title: "MRED IDX: check your agent website's display controls" description: "Plan MRED IDX for your agent website, check MLS Grid delivery and seller display settings, and test listing visibility, price history, and inquiry receipt" canonical: "https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/mred-idx-agent-website-display-controls" --- ## Site navigation - [Scale With Search](https://scalewithsearch.com/) - Services - Services - [AI systems](https://scalewithsearch.com/ai-systems) - [Site build](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#site-build) - [Whole website fix](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#whole-website-fix) - [Content library with SEO](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#content-library) - [Working session](https://scalewithsearch.com/audit) - Start here - [Send your brief](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#send-your-brief) - [Example scope](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#review-the-example-scope) - [Prices and terms](https://scalewithsearch.com/work#prices-and-terms) - Industries - Real estate - [Real estate agents and teams](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate) - [Platforms, ownership, and IDX](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-website-platforms-ownership-idx) - [Search, content, and AI](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-search-content-ai) - [Inquiries, campaigns, and handoffs](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-website-inquiries-campaigns-handoffs) - [Buyer, seller, and local pages](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-buyer-seller-local-resources) - [Rules, privacy, and trust](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/real-estate/real-estate-website-rules-privacy-trust) - Browse by business - [Trades and home services](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-trades) - [Health, wellness, and animal care](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-practices) - [Law, finance, and IT](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-professional) - [Marketing and SEO agencies](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-agencies) - [Shops and manufacturers](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-manufacturing) - [Restaurants, shops, studios, and nonprofits](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/#group-local-services) - Chiropractic practices - [Chiropractic and wellness practices](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/chiropractic-and-wellness-practices) - [Chiropractic and physical therapy clinics](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/chiropractic-and-physical-therapy-clinics) - [All industries](https://scalewithsearch.com/for/) - Resources - Free tools - [AI readiness check](https://scalewithsearch.com/check) - [Free tools](https://scalewithsearch.com/tools/) - [Free Starter Kit](https://scalewithsearch.com/kit/business-memory-starter-kit.zip) - Guides - [AI-native library](https://scalewithsearch.com/ai-native) - [Industry intelligence](https://scalewithsearch.com/intelligence) - [Office job guides](https://scalewithsearch.com/guides/) - [Business memory](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/business-memory-for-ai-agents-guide) - [Agent governance](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/ai-agent-governance-guide-small-business) - [Migration and ownership](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/leaving-vendor-ai-memory-guide) - Articles - [All articles](https://scalewithsearch.com/articles/) - [What changed](https://scalewithsearch.com/changes/) - About - Evidence - [Proof](https://scalewithsearch.com/proof) - Scale With Search - [About](https://scalewithsearch.com/about) - [How it works](https://scalewithsearch.com/how-it-works) # MRED IDX: check your agent website's display controls For an MRED IDX website, establish the approved data connection and the seller's display instructions before designing the property pages. Test what appears publicly, which fields remain hidden, and where a property question goes. MRED says it distributes listing information through MLS Grid. It distinguishes public IDX websites from password-protected VOW websites. Only standard listings can appear through IDX; its VOW description allows private and standard listings. [MRED's IDX and VOW explanation, checked 2026.10.23](https://mredllc.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/36000611505-what-are-the-differences-between-vow-and-idx-sites-). Use this checklist with your broker and website provider. It identifies requirements for your setup rather than granting feed access or approving a particular vendor. ## Name the feed, website, and responsible people Record the intended public website address, brokerage, proposed provider, and required listing functions. Ask the provider to identify the data agreement and account approvals required for that combination. Keep an advertised integration separate from approval for your business. Require the responsible parties to confirm the actual connection before promising search or property pages in your website scope. Use the [MLS Grid website brief](/articles/mls-grid-agent-website-data-feed) for the general agreement and implementation questions. Keep the MRED-specific field and visibility checks in this brief. For a replacement website, inventory the existing search, saved-search pages, and property contact routes. Identify which addresses you intend to preserve. Ask who will maintain the connection after handoff. ## Record seller preferences at their source MRED documents seller display preferences under the Media tab in connectMLS. Its instructions separate listing visibility, address, remarks, comments, price history, market time, and automated valuations. They also say a VOW field set to No sets its corresponding IDX field to No. [MRED's connectMLS display controls, checked 2026.10.23](https://mredllc.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/36000375592-understanding-listing-display-controls-vow-idx-media-tab). Have the authorized listing person record the applicable instructions before the provider tests them. Keep private seller instructions in the approved business system. Give the website maintainer only the implementation requirements needed for the check. Use this proposed acceptance sheet: | Requirement to test | Result to document | | --- | --- | | Listing eligibility | Public result matches the approved distribution instruction | | Address | Search cards and detail pages respect the approved address instruction | | Remarks | Description matches the permitted content | | Optional information | Each approved display choice is checked separately | | Restriction | No alternate page or search preview exposes the withheld material | Do not change a seller preference to make a demonstration pass. Ask the broker to resolve an unclear instruction. Keep the affected display requirement open until that resolution is documented. ## Distinguish a missing listing from a display failure Choose an authorized standard listing for the public-page check. Have the provider establish that the record reached the intended connection. Then inspect the public result and compare it with the approved requirements. When a listing is missing, record the identifier, source status, seller instructions, website address, and observation time. Ask the provider to identify the last confirmed step. Avoid concluding that the website design caused the absence before checking the source and permissions. For a withheld address, examine the search card and detail page together. Check related galleries and any permitted share preview. Record the actual public result without reproducing restricted data in the repair request. For the underlying framework, read the [IDX versus VOW checklist](/articles/idx-versus-vow-website-display). Keep access arrangements and a visitor registration prompt as separate implementation questions. ## Check what the price-history setting permits MRED says selecting No suppresses the complete current-listing price history, with intermediate changes withheld. Websites may still show the original price, most recent change, and reduction indicators. The setting does not cover previous listings or public-record information. [MRED's price-history explanation, checked 2026.10.23](https://mredllc.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/36000611798-control-the-display-of-your-listing-s-price-history-on-public-consumer-sites). Ask the provider which source supplies each displayed price element. Keep the current listing, older listing records, and public information identifiable in the investigation. Before reporting a failure, compare the observed display with the documented scope of the setting. Ask the broker to review any remaining seller concern. Require the provider to explain an intermediate change that remains visible when it should be withheld. ## Test the property question through to receipt Choose a property page that passed the public-content check. Name the intended inquiry recipient and the property context they should receive. Agree on a marked test using contact details you control. Submit the approved test and save the time, message, page address, and visible confirmation. Inspect the matching received record with the recipient. Check the property reference and reply details against the submission. Repeat a failed check after repair. Keep a successful feed display, successful form submission, and successful inquiry receipt as separate results. Use the [website and CRM field map](/articles/real-estate-crm-and-website) when the receiving record loses context or combines the inquiry incorrectly. ## Put the MRED requirements in the website scope Prepare the website address, provider, approval questions, permitted test listing, and display checklist. Name the people responsible for seller instructions, implementation, and inquiry receipt. Review the [real estate website planning guide](/for/real-estate) for the wider project. Bring that brief to [Scale With Search's written scope form](/work). Request the defined search, display-control, and inquiry checks for your confirmed arrangement. - [MLS Grid for your agent website: feed access, licensing, and handoff](/articles/mls-grid-agent-website-data-feed) - [IDX versus VOW: choose the listing display your real estate website needs](/articles/idx-versus-vow-website-display) - [Real estate CRM and website: map forms to contact records](/articles/real-estate-crm-and-website) ## Related: Real estate - [MLS Grid for your agent website: feed access, licensing, and handoff](/articles/mls-grid-agent-website-data-feed) - [IDX versus VOW: choose the listing display your real estate website needs](/articles/idx-versus-vow-website-display) - [Real estate CRM and website: map forms to contact records](/articles/real-estate-crm-and-website) ---- ```text .|########||. .|########||. .|########||. |##||. .||##|. |##||. .||##|. |##||. .||##|. |#|. .|#|. |#|. .|#|. |#|. .|#|. |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#. .#| .#. .#| .#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |# ...... #| |# ...... #| |# ...... #| .# ||#########| #| .# ||#########| #| .# ||#########| #| .#. |######||######|. .#. .#. |######||######|. .#. .#. |######||######|. .#. #. .##|###|##|#|######| .# #. .##|###|##|#|######| .# #. .##|###|##|#|######| .# || |##|#||||||||||||#||#| || || |##|#||||||||||||#||#| || || |##|#||||||||||||#||#| || # |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. # |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. # |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || # .#||||||||||||||||||||||||#| # # .#||||||||||||||||||||||||#| # # .#||||||||||||||||||||||||#| # || ....|||#||||||##|#|||#|#||##||||....|. || || ....|||#||||||##|#|||#|#||##||||....|. || || ....|||#||||||##|#|||#|#||##||||....|. || #. . ....|# ....#||| ||| .#||| ....#. .# #. . ....|# ....#||| ||| .#||| ....#. .# #. . ....|# ....#||| ||| .#||| ....#. .# # . ||||#| .#####|| . .#| .#||| ||||# #. # . ||||#| .#####|| . .#| .#||| ||||# #. # . ||||#| .#####|| . .#| .#||| ||||# #. .| ||||| #. |#|||||. || #. |#||. .||||| || .| ||||| #. |#|||||. || #. |#||. .||||| || .| ||||| #. |#|||||. || #. |#||. .||||| || || |.... #. ....|#. |. ...|. ....|| || || |.... #. ....|#. |. ...|. ....|| || || |.... #. ....|#. |. ...|. ....|| || #. .||||||##||||||##||####|||||||#||||||#| .# #. .||||||##||||||##||####|||||||#||||||#| .# #. .||||||##||||||##||####|||||||#||||||#| .# # .||####|###########################|. # # .||####|###########################|. # # .||####|###########################|. # # .#||||||.#.|| # |. ..# #| #|||||#| # # .#||||||.#.|| # |. ..# #| #|||||#| # # .#||||||.#.|| # |. ..# #| #|||||#| # # .#|||||| .. |# ## |#| ...#|#|||#| # # .#|||||| .. |# ## |#| ...#|#|||#| # # .#|||||| .. |# ## |#| ...#|#|||#| # # .#|||#|# .# .#| #| ##|.#..#|||||#| # # .#|||#|# .# .#| #| ##|.#..#|||||#| # # .#|||#|# .# .#| #| ##|.#..#|||||#| # # .#||||||############|######|||||#| # # .#||||||############|######|||||#| # # .#||||||############|######|||||#| # # |...||#||||||#||||#|#||||||#|||||#||| |.| # # |...||#||||||#||||#|#||||||#|||||#||| |.| # # |...||#||||||#||||#|#||||||#|||||#||| |.| # #. .. ||||# .|||##|. |#| .|| || .|||#. #| # .# #. .. ||||# .|||##|. |#| .|| || .|||#. #| # .# #. .. ||||# .|||##|. |#| .|| || .|||#. #| # .# || | ...|| ...##| | #| .|. |. ##### .. .| || || | ...|| ...##| | #| .|. |. ##### .. .| || || | ...|| ...##| | #| .|. |. ##### .. .| || || ||||| || ||||#| . |. |. |#. ||||| |#| || || || ||||| || ||||#| . |. |. |#. ||||| |#| || || || ||||| || ||||#| . |. |. |#. ||||| |#| || || .# |.....#|....|#.||||.|||##.|#|....||.#||.#. #. .# |.....#|....|#.||||.|||##.|#|....||.#||.#. #. .# |.....#|....|#.||||.|||##.|#|....||.#||.#. #. #.|||||||#############################| ||| .# #.|||||||#############################| ||| .# #.|||||||#############################| ||| .# || ##||#||#||||||#||#||#||#||##. || || ##||#||#||||||#||#||#||#||##. || || ##||#||#||||||#||#||#||#||##. || # .#|||||||||#||#|||||||||||#| # # .#|||||||||#||#|||||||||||#| # # .#|||||||||#||#|||||||||||#| # || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||||||#| || .# |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. .# |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. .# |#||||||||||||||||||||#| #. || |#||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||#| || || |#||||||||||||||||||#| || #. .######|#|#########| .# #. .######|#|#########| .# #. .######|#|#########| .# .#. |#####||||#####| .#. .#. |#####||||#####| .#. .#. |#####||||#####| .#. |# ||########|| #. |# ||########|| #. |# ||########|| #. |# ...... #| |# ...... #| |# ...... #| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#. |#. .#. |#. .#. .#| |#. .#| |#. .#| |#. |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| |#| .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. .|#|. |##||. .||##| |##||. .||##| |##||. .||##| .||########||. .||########||. .||########||. 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