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title: "Shared IDX for HighLevel agent websites"
description: "Compare agent subdomains and separate domains for a shared IDX Broker and HighLevel setup, with clear account boundaries and inquiry routing checks"
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# Shared IDX for HighLevel agent websites

Before cloning an agent website, settle the domain arrangement, agent identifier, and receiving HighLevel account. Then test one complete path before repeating the setup.

IDXAddons documents an arrangement where agent websites share an IDX Broker account and listings. Its guide covers both agent subdomains under the office's domain and agents using separate domains. [IDXAddons' shared-agent-sites guide](https://idxaddons.com/about/ghl-agent-websites). Checked: 2026.10.23.

Use that documentation as a product-specific starting point. Confirm the account's eligibility and MLS permissions before treating a shared technical setup as an approved brokerage rollout.

## Choose the domain arrangement before the template

The vendor describes a cookie-based agent reference for its office-domain arrangement. For separate domains, it requires the agent identifier on IDX links and warns that some widgets do not support that arrangement's lead routing. [Domain options and limitations](https://idxaddons.com/about/ghl-agent-websites). Checked: 2026.10.23.

Ask the provider to demonstrate the exact option being proposed. Keep the web address, branding behavior, and contact assignment together in the decision.

| Decision | What to ask the provider |
| --- | --- |
| Office-controlled agent subdomains | Who controls DNS, the shared template, and each agent reference? |
| Separate agent domains | Which links need tagging, and which proposed widgets support attribution? |
| Shared IDX search destination | Which pages display each agent's identity? |
| Agent website ownership | What can the agent retain or move upon departure? |
| Receiving account | Which HighLevel account receives each agent's inquiries? |

Obtain an answer for each participating agent. Do not fill missing identity fields with the template author's details.

## Keep account boundaries explicit

IDXAddons says its Website Generator requires a separate HighLevel account for each agent. It explains that agent information is stored at account level, where multiple agents would otherwise overwrite settings. Its setup also connects each IDX Broker agent to the intended HighLevel subaccount. [Account separation and connections](https://idxaddons.com/about/ghl-agent-websites). Checked: 2026.10.23.

Request a private mapping sheet with the public agent name, website address, IDX agent identifier, receiving subaccount, and authorized maintainer.

Do not put API keys or passwords in that sheet. Record where the authorized administrator manages the connection.

Review the mapping before accepting any duplicated website. A cloned page should receive its approved identity and destination before becoming a public entry point.

## Give the template a short acceptance brief

Start with the approved brokerage identity and agent contact details. Identify the required page types and search links.

Ask for a demonstration from the agent homepage into property search, then to a property detail and the inquiry action. Check the displayed identity at every step.

When hosted search looks wrong, use the [IDX Broker wrapper repair brief](/articles/idx-broker-dynamic-wrapper). Keep layout diagnosis separate from receiving-account diagnosis.

For a proposed widget, ask whether it supports the chosen domain option. Leave unsupported behavior marked UNRESOLVED until the provider supplies a supported alternative.

## Pilot one agent before creating the rest

Choose a consenting test participant and an agreed receiving account. Keep the pilot's addresses out of public navigation until the responsible owner approves release.

Test an ordinary entry from the homepage and a direct link into search. Include a visit without the expected agent reference.

Then test movement between two agents' sites. Ask the provider to explain the expected identity and assignment before comparing the observed result.

Use labeled submissions with contact details you control. Confirm the received record, rather than stopping at the website's success message.

Record unresolved behavior for privacy choices, unavailable storage, and return visits. These are acceptance questions, not claims about what your installation already does.

## Require a record for every repeated setup

After the pilot passes, repeat its checks for each agent. Preserve the relevant website address, identifier, receiving account, and evidence date.

Review the [shared office attribution checklist](/articles/idx-broker-office-agent-subheader-attribution) when the remaining fault concerns referral identity on IDX pages.

Agree how additions, departures, and domain changes reach the maintainer. Assign a person to recheck affected links and contact destinations after each change.

## Put the unresolved work in writing

Bring the chosen domain option, pilot results, account mapping, and proposed widgets to the [website scope form](/work). Ask the provider to confirm account support and acceptance checks before quoting a brokerage rollout.


[Real estate website resources](/for/real-estate).

- [IDX Broker dynamic wrappers for real estate agent websites](/articles/idx-broker-dynamic-wrapper)
- [IDX Broker agent subheaders and attribution](/articles/idx-broker-office-agent-subheader-attribution)
- [Real estate CRM and website: map forms to contact records](/articles/real-estate-crm-and-website)


## Related: Real estate

- [IDX Broker dynamic wrappers for real estate agent websites](/articles/idx-broker-dynamic-wrapper)
- [IDX Broker agent subheaders and attribution](/articles/idx-broker-office-agent-subheader-attribution)
- [Real estate CRM and website: map forms to contact records](/articles/real-estate-crm-and-website)

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