I have a site for a local Realtor. Using the content manager and dynamic pages, we have set up a ‘listings’ collection to showcase their current property listings. Visitors can click on a listing from the main collection page and be taken to an individual listing page for each property with a gallery, listing details, etc.
My issue is that when a property is SOLD, I want it to still show up on the main collection page (to showcase how many listings the agent is selling), but to disable the link to the detailed property page which lists all of the specific details about the property.
Because I’m using a repeater for the main listings page, I don’t know how to give some of the properties ‘live’ links, and disable others. Can anyone help!?
Hi - hello! 
I recommend a couple of things. Do not disable the ability to visit the dynamic page even if the property is sold.
- People will land on the page anyway (if indexed / if URL is shared / browser history)
- It is good for SEO NOT to break link connections
- The ‘big dogs’ do it. If you look at any major marketplace or listing site. When something is no longer available for sale, they do not break the connection between the listing and the details page.
Instead, create a ‘sold’ banner / message in a very prominent spot within the repeater AND on the dynamic page. (You can do this via code by using conditional logic. If this then that.)
Furthermore, I also recommend (for marketing and conversion) to have a form within the ‘sold’ property dynamic page. Something like “Don’t let the next one get away from you. Fill out this form to get notifications of similar properties”. (Something like that)
Good luck on your web journey!
Love,
Nayeli
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Hi Nayeli,
Thank you very much for the quick reply, I really appreciate your thoughts. I agree with many of your suggestions, HOWEVER - where we live, real estate privacy laws say that once a property is sold, most details of the listing have to be removed with respect to privacy issues of the buyer. So the client would like to just disable the link entirely.
Would a (albeit more tedious) workaround just be to delete most of the data for that particular listing so when someone clicks the listing photo it goes to a bare-bones interiour page??
