Real Estate Webmasters - Koitz Group

Koitz Group FAC

Introduction

Design a widget (or module) that is meant to draw attention to special content the client wished to have highlighted on his site. This module had to present a photo and brief description of the region of interest and also provide a list of links showing other areas of interest that where related to the region.

The challenge here was that verticle space was at a premium, so I built a parent container that housed a control (or button), and a hidden child container that would only display when the user clicked on the control to display it. This child container would slide out or in as the user pressed its control button.

Methods Used

XHTML and CSS wher used to layout and format the widget. The JQuery library was used to hide and show the expanded list of areas of interest. The markup was rolled up into a include, and handed over to the client for inclusion into his Web site.

Results

The client was pleased that he didn't have to worry about the formatting or behaviour of the widget. All he had to do was edit some basic HTML, he could modify and create new modules for different areas as required. He also appreciated the added level of user interactivity with the expanding / contracting content.