Green-Acres Property Feed Exporter WordPress Plugin

Green-Acres Property Feed Exporter & XML Integration Developer

If you manage a real estate agency, property portal, CRM, property management platform, or WordPress real estate website, manually uploading properties to multiple property portals quickly becomes difficult to maintain.

A better approach is to connect your existing property database directly to Green-Acres using an automated property feed.

Green-Acres provides an official XML interface for publishing property listings. Agencies can provide their listings through an XML feed using either FTP delivery or an HTTP-accessible XML URL that Green-Acres collects daily. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

This makes it possible to build a custom Green-Acres property feed exporter that automatically converts data from your CRM, WordPress website, Laravel application, ERP, or custom property management system into the required Green-Acres XML structure.

If you’re searching for a Green-Acres developer, Green-Acres XML integration, Green-Acres property feed exporter, or a developer who can connect your real estate CRM to Green-Acres, this guide explains how the integration works and what can be automated.

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What Is the Green-Acres Property Feed?

Green-Acres offers an XML-based interface designed specifically for automatically transferring real estate listings to its websites.

According to the current Green-Acres technical documentation, the transfer interface is currently listed as version 4.1, June 2026. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

The system allows an agency to generate a structured XML file containing its property listings and make that file available to Green-Acres.

The feed can contain information such as:

• Property reference
• Property type
• Sale or rental status
• Price
• Currency
• City
• Country
• Postal code
• Latitude and longitude
• Region
• Neighbourhood
• Living area
• Land area
• Rooms
• Bedrooms
• Bathrooms
• Energy information
• Property description
• Property title
• Photos
• Video URLs
• Virtual tour URLs
• Pool and terrace information
• Heating information

The Green-Acres specification also supports multilingual title and summary fields using language-specific field names. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

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Why Build a Green-Acres Property Feed Exporter?

Many real estate businesses already have their property information stored somewhere else.

For example:

• WordPress
• Houzez
• Homey
• WP Residence
• Custom WordPress themes
• Laravel CRM
• Property management software
• Real estate ERP
• Custom PHP applications
• MySQL databases
• Real estate APIs
• MLS/IDX systems

The problem is that your internal data structure will rarely match the Green-Acres XML specification exactly.

A custom feed exporter acts as the bridge between your system and Green-Acres.

Your CRM / Website / Database
              |
              v
     Data Normalization
              |
              v
      Green-Acres Mapping
              |
              v
       XML Feed Generator
              |
       +------+------+
       |             |
      FTP           HTTP
       |             |
       +------+------+
              |
              v
        Green-Acres

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Green-Acres XML Feed Integration

The Green-Acres system expects listings to be supplied in a specific XML structure.

The feed begins with an XML envelope and contains individual <advert> elements for each property. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Envelope>
    <Body>
        <add_adverts>

            <advert>

                ...

            </advert>

        </add_adverts>
    </Body>
</Envelope>

A custom exporter can automatically generate this structure from your existing database.

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Green-Acres Property Feed Using FTP

One supported delivery method is FTP.

Your application generates the XML feed and sends it directly to the FTP destination using the credentials provided by Green-Acres. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}

A typical automated workflow looks like:

1. Fetch properties from your CRM
2. Validate property information
3. Normalize fields
4. Map your internal categories to Green-Acres categories
5. Generate XML
6. Validate XML structure
7. Upload the XML through FTP
8. Log the transfer result

The entire process can run automatically using a scheduled server-side task or application queue.

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Green-Acres HTTP XML Feed

Green-Acres also supports an HTTP collection method.

In this model, your application generates an XML feed and exposes it through a URL. Green-Acres retrieves the correctly formatted XML file daily. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}

For example:

https://example.com/feeds/green-acres.xml

The actual URL would be generated by your own application and provided to Green-Acres.

This approach can be particularly convenient for:

• WordPress websites
• Laravel applications
• Property CRMs
• Cloud applications
• SaaS property management systems

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Green-Acres XML Property Data Mapping

The most important part of a successful integration is not simply generating XML.

The real challenge is correctly mapping your existing property data into the Green-Acres specification.

For example, your CRM may contain:

property_status = "For Sale"
type = "Villa"
price = "450000"
bedrooms = "4"
bathrooms = "3"
city = "Albufeira"

The exporter needs to convert that information into the correct Green-Acres fields.

<advert_type>properties</advert_type>
<price>450000</price>
<property_type>house</property_type>
<city>Albufeira</city>
<bedrooms_number>4</bedrooms_number>
<baths_number>3</baths_number>

This normalization layer is critical because different CRMs use different field names, values, taxonomies, and data formats.

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Green-Acres Mandatory Property Fields

The current Green-Acres specification defines several mandatory fields.

Examples include:

• account_id
• reference
• advert_type
• price
• has_included_fees
• agency_rates_type
• agency_rates
• fees
• currency
• city
• country_code
• postal_code
• property_type

The specification also requires location information, with latitude/longitude preferred or alternative location information depending on the property and country. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}

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Property Location & Geographical Data

Location accuracy is particularly important for real estate portals.

A custom Green-Acres exporter can map:

• Latitude
• Longitude
• Country
• Region
• City
• Postal code
• Neighbourhood
• District
• Municipality

The Green-Acres documentation specifically allows latitude and longitude as location information and also provides alternatives involving district or municipality information for Portugal. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}

This is particularly useful when your CRM stores detailed geolocation data but Green-Acres expects specific fields.

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Green-Acres Property Images & Photo Feed

Property images are another important component of the integration.

Green-Acres supports photo URLs inside the XML feed using <pic> elements.

The documentation supports an ordered photo structure, with photo positions from 1 through 60. JPEG is recommended, while PNG, JPEG and WebP are also accepted and converted to JPEG during import. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}

For example:

<pics>
    <pic order="1">
        https://example.com/images/property-123.jpg
    </pic>

    <pic order="2">
        https://example.com/images/property-123-2.jpg
    </pic>
</pics>

A custom exporter can automatically collect the gallery associated with each property and generate the appropriate XML.

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Automating Property Image Updates

Image synchronization needs special consideration because downloading every photo on every feed run is inefficient.

Green-Acres notes that photos already present on an advert may not be retrieved again unless the agency enables the option to force photo updates. :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}

Your own synchronization system can also maintain image hashes or modification dates so that your application knows when an image has actually changed.

This reduces:

• bandwidth usage
• server load
• processing time
• duplicate downloads

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Green-Acres Multilingual Property Feed

International real estate agencies often need to publish properties in multiple languages.

Green-Acres supports language-specific title and summary fields such as:

title_fr
title_en
title_pt

summary_fr
summary_en
summary_pt

The exact language fields should be generated according to the active languages and the Green-Acres specification.

Importantly, the current documentation states that automatic translations are forbidden for those title and summary fields. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}

This means your integration should send approved agency content rather than automatically translating those fields without considering the portal’s requirements.

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Green-Acres & Vizzit Publishing

The feed also includes a publication control for Green-Acres and Vizzit.

The documentation provides a <publications> structure that can specify whether a listing should be published on Green-Acres. Vizzit publication is enabled by default according to the documentation. :contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}

<publications>
    <greenacres>1</greenacres>
</publications>

This gives a feed exporter the ability to control portal publication at the property level.

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Green-Acres Feed Is a Cancel-and-Replace System

One of the most important technical considerations is how listings are synchronized.

Green-Acres states that publication operates in cancel-and-replace mode.

This means that listings not present in the feed can automatically be removed from publication. :contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}

This makes feed generation extremely important.

If your CRM contains 5,000 active properties but your exporter accidentally sends only 4,000 because of:

• an API timeout
• a database error
• pagination failure
• invalid property data
• server memory exhaustion

the resulting feed may not represent the complete inventory.

A professional exporter should therefore validate the feed before making it available for collection or transferring it.

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How a Professional Green-Acres Feed Exporter Should Work

A reliable architecture should look like this:

CRM / WordPress / ERP / API
          |
          v
   Data Collection
          |
          v
   Data Validation
          |
          v
   Field Normalization
          |
          v
   Green-Acres Mapping
          |
          v
   XML Generation
          |
          v
   XML Validation
          |
          v
   Feed Publication
       /       \
     FTP       HTTP
      |          |
      +----------+
           |
           v
      Green-Acres

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Building a Green-Acres WordPress Plugin

If your properties are stored inside WordPress, a custom plugin can turn WordPress into a Green-Acres feed generator.

The plugin can:

• read properties from a custom post type
• read property metadata
• map property categories
• collect property images
• generate multilingual fields
• generate XML automatically
• validate required fields
• provide a feed URL
• support scheduled generation
• log feed generation errors

For example:

https://yourwebsite.com/?green_acres_feed=1

or:

https://yourwebsite.com/feeds/green-acres.xml

The exact implementation depends on your WordPress architecture and property plugin.

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Green-Acres Integration With Houzez, Homey & WP Residence

Many real estate websites use WordPress themes and plugins such as:

• Houzez
• Homey
• WP Residence
• Estatik
• RealHomes
• Custom property themes

Each platform stores property information differently.

A custom exporter can map internal fields such as:

_property_price
_property_bedrooms
_property_bathrooms
_property_address
_property_city
_property_country
_property_latitude
_property_longitude
_property_gallery

into the Green-Acres XML structure.

This eliminates the need to manually recreate listings on the property portal.

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Green-Acres Integration With a Property CRM

For agencies using a CRM, the better approach is usually to generate the feed directly from the central property database.

For example:

Property CRM
     |
     | REST / JSON / Database
     v
Integration Middleware
     |
     | Normalize + Map
     v
Green-Acres XML
     |
     v
FTP / HTTP Feed
     |
     v
Green-Acres

This architecture means that agents only need to update the property once inside their CRM.

The feed exporter handles the distribution automatically.

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Green-Acres Feed Automation for Real Estate Agencies

A complete automation system can synchronize:

• New properties
• Updated prices
• Changed descriptions
• Property status
• New photos
• Removed photos
• Location information
• Property characteristics
• Rental information
• Agency information

This means your agents don’t need to manually update Green-Acres every time a property changes.

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Price & Property Data Synchronization

Real estate inventory changes frequently.

A property can change from:

€450,000

to:

€425,000

A professional feed exporter automatically reads the latest CRM value and generates the updated XML.

The same approach can be used for:

• rental prices
• agency fees
• property status
• availability
• property type
• room counts
• surface areas

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Green-Acres XML Feed Validation

Feed validation should be an essential part of any professional implementation.

The Green-Acres documentation provides a validation process where an XML file can be submitted to test compatibility with its format. :contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}

Your application can perform additional validation before generating the production feed.

For example:

• Check required property reference
• Check price format
• Check currency
• Check property type
• Check country code
• Check location
• Check image URLs
• Check XML encoding
• Check duplicate references
• Check invalid characters

This prevents incomplete or malformed listings from reaching the production feed.

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Why a Custom Green-Acres Developer Is Better Than Manual Export

A manual export process becomes difficult when an agency manages hundreds or thousands of listings.

A custom integration provides:

• Automatic XML generation
• Automatic property mapping
• Automated image handling
• Scheduled synchronization
• CRM integration
• WordPress integration
• FTP delivery
• HTTP feed delivery
• Error logging
• Validation
• Scalable processing

Instead of maintaining separate listings, the CRM or website becomes the central source of truth.

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Who Needs Green-Acres Property Feed Integration?

• Real estate agencies
• Property management companies
• International estate agents
• Property portals
• Real estate CRMs
• Property SaaS platforms
• WordPress real estate websites
• Houzez websites
• Homey websites
• WP Residence websites
• Custom Laravel property platforms
• Real estate software companies
• Property data aggregators

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Green-Acres Property Feed Exporter Development Services

I build custom property feed and API integrations that connect real estate systems with external portals and marketplaces.

A Green-Acres integration can be built around your existing:

• WordPress website
• Property CRM
• Laravel application
• PHP application
• ERP
• MySQL database
• REST API
• JSON feed
• XML feed
• Custom SaaS platform

The integration can include:

• Green-Acres XML feed generation
• CRM-to-Green-Acres mapping
• WordPress property feed plugin
• FTP feed automation
• HTTP XML feed generation
• Property image synchronization
• Property category mapping
• Multilingual feed support
• Feed validation
• Error logging
• Scheduled synchronization
• Custom middleware

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Ready to Automate Your Green-Acres Property Listings?

If your agency is manually exporting properties or you need to connect your property CRM, WordPress website, Laravel application, or custom real estate platform to Green-Acres, a dedicated feed integration can remove repetitive work and create a reliable automated publishing workflow.

I can help build:

• Green-Acres XML feed exporters
• Green-Acres WordPress plugins
• Green-Acres CRM integrations
• Green-Acres FTP integrations
• Green-Acres HTTP XML feeds
• Real estate portal integrations
• Property API middleware
• Multi-portal property synchronization
• Custom real estate data import/export systems

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