immonex Kickstart
Essential components and add-on framework for embedding and searching/filtering imported OpenImmo-XML-based real estate offers
Safe pick
Yes — immonex Kickstart is a safe, well-maintained plugin to use in 2026. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 weeks ago, and scores 81/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 3 weeks ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Momentum — downloads up 183.4% vs the previous 30 days
- Small user base (300+ active installs)
- Needs PHP 8.1 or newer
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where immonex Kickstart stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| immobilien | #3 |
| immomakler | #1 |
| import | >100 |
| openimmo | #2 |
| realestate | #3 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 5 reviews
About immonex Kickstart
From the official readme · v1.18.0Description
immonex Kickstart provides customizable components for integrating imported OpenImmo®-based property offers in real estate websites built upon multi-purpose themes in an easy and visually appealing way. Beyond that, it’s also a framework for add-ons, separate plugins that extend the functionality on the same foundation.
tl;dr
– See it in action at base.immonex.one!
– Install the free Team add-on for extended real estate agency/agent data handling and property related contact forms.
– Download a compatible OpenImmo import plugin [2] and example data at immonex.dev (free of charge for testing/development).
– Read the docs for detailed usage/customization instructions.
immonex®
immonex is the PropTech umbrella brand of a versatile portfolio of software solutions for the German-speaking real estate industry.
As a part of this, the immonex WP Plugin Suite includes a wide range of WordPress plugins for the implementation of sophisticated real estate agency websites and portals, which can be flexibly combined depending on the specific project requirements.
OpenImmo®
OpenImmo-XML is a proven standard for the exchange of real estate data, which is supported primarily in German-speaking markets by almost all common software solutions and portals for real estate professionals in the form of corresponding import/export interfaces.
immonex OpenImmo2WP [2], initially released in 2015, is a tried and tested solution for importing OpenImmo-XML data into WordPress sites that supports the specific data structures of various popular real estate themes and frontend plugins by means of customizable mapping tables.
Main Features
- Custom post type for properties
- Extendable custom taxonomies (property type, usage type, marketing type, project, location, features, labels)
- Special status flags per real estate object (reference, available, sold …)
- Flexible real estate search form
- Area/Radius search (Photon or Google Maps autocomplete)
- Property list and detail views
- Animated photo slideshows and floor plan galleries
- Integration of YouTube/Vimeo videos
- Embedding of 360° virtual tours from common providers
- Extendable sort options
- Shortcodes for embedding real estate components (suitable for use in page builder layout elements)
- Contract withdrawal form and custom post type
- Simple but powerful templating system (“Skins”)
- Clean and responsive default skin
- Property grouping (project taxonomy)
- Property location overview maps incl. clustered markers (OpenStreetMap/OpenTopoMap or Google Maps)
- Property detail location maps (OpenStreetMap/OpenTopoMap or Google Maps)
- Selectable map variants/views (road map, area map, topographic, satellite + streetmap layer)
- Customizable map marker image (SVG)
- Dynamic updates of property lists and location map views based on the current search parameters
- SEO/GEO: Extensive structured data (Schema.org markup) and meta tags for social media sharing (Open Graph, X/Twitter)
- Obtainment of user consent before loading external libraries (EU GDPR compliance)
- Various filter and action hooks for special adaptions
- Extension framework for separate add-on plugins
- Extended frontend component caching (optimized for object cache solutions like Redis and Memcached)
- Translation via translate.wordpress.org (GlotPress)
- Current POT file and German translations included as PO/MO files additionally
- Support for multilingual websites (Polylang or WPML)
- Compatible with immonex OpenImmo2WP (OpenImmo importer) [2]
- Compatible with immonex Energy Scale Pro (energy class visualization) [2]
- Compatible with immonex Notify (real estate e-mail marketing/automation) [2]
Add-ons
- Team: Extended real estate agency/agent data handling and property related contact forms
- Print: PDF exposés for printing and sharing
- Elementor: Elementor widgets and dynamic tags for Kickstart frontend components
- Slideshows: Real estate slideshows for display presentation in shop windows and public areas [2]
Installation
immonex Kickstart is available in the official WordPress Plugin Directory and can be installed via the WordPress backend.
- Plugins > Add New > Search for “immonex” … [1]
- Check/Adjust the default plugin options under immonex > Settings.
- OPTIONAL: Install the Team add-on for extended agency/agent data handling and contact forms.
- Install immonex OpenImmo2WP or another compatible OpenImmo import plugin and perform a first import. [2]
- OPTIONAL: Create pages as templates for property lists and/or detail views including the following shortcodes.
- OPTIONAL: Add Kickstart shortcodes to arbitrary pages or page builder elements as needed, e.g. for embedding property search forms or teaser lists.
Kickstart Shortcodes
Search Form: [inx-search-form]
List View: [inx-property-list]
List Sort Selection: [inx-filters-sort]
List Pagination: [inx-pagination]
Property Location Overview Map: [inx-property-map]
Property Detail View: [inx-property-details]
Property Main Image: [inx-property-featured-image]
Withdrawal Form: [inx-withdrawal-form]
(See documentation mentioned below for attributes and further details.)
[1] Alternatives: Download an installation ZIP file from the WP Plugin Directory or immonex.dev and select Upload Plugin or manually unzip and transfer it to the folder wp-content/plugins. In the latter case, activating the plugin under Plugins > Installed Plugins is required afterwards.
[2] Current and fully functional versions of premium immonex plugins as well as OpenImmo demo data are available free of charge at the immonex Developer Portal for testing/development and demonstration purposes.
Documentation & Development
A detailed plugin installation/integration documentation in German is available here:
immonex Kickstart is free software. Sources, development docs/support and issue tracking are available at GitHub:
Changelog
1.18.0
- Release date: 2026-09-24
- Reworked property list pagination and added related plugin options.
- Improved compatibility with WPML 5.0.
- Improved Polylang compatibility (language switcher and backlink URLs).
- Extended default skin to improve compatibility with block-based themes.
- Extended API-based property data retrieval.
- Added video and virtual tour data to the property backend form.
- Optimized various optical details.
- Fixed a minor map marker cache issue.
- Updated dependencies.
1.17.14
- Release date: 2026-08-05
- Fixed check for missing featured images during map marker data generation.
- Reworked property list and map marker cache handling.
- Reworked backlink handling for map-based property detail links.
- Improved WordPress 7.1 compatibility (plugin option tab display).
- Updated dependencies.
1.17.10
- Release date: 2026-07-02
- Added general use of default skin assets as fallback.
- Fixed display of empty virtual tour slides in galleries.
- Updated dependencies.
See changelog.txt for the complete version history.
Screenshots
![Property detail view: energy tab with Energy Scale Pro [2] based visualization](https://ps.w.org/immonex-kickstart/assets/screenshot-7.png?rev=3711261)
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FAQ
immonex Kickstart: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 16, 2026
Is immonex Kickstart free?
Yes. immonex Kickstart is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is immonex Kickstart safe to use in 2026?
Yes — immonex Kickstart is a safe, well-maintained plugin to use in 2026. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 3 weeks ago, and scores 81/100 on our health check.
How many websites use immonex Kickstart?
immonex Kickstart is active on 300+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 20,927 times since it launched in March 2020. It was downloaded 632 times in the last 30 days.
Does immonex Kickstart work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested immonex Kickstart up to WordPress 7.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.5 or newer.
What PHP version does immonex Kickstart need?
immonex Kickstart requires PHP 8.1 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was immonex Kickstart last updated?
The latest version, 1.18.0, was released on September 24, 2026 (3 weeks ago).
Who makes immonex Kickstart?
immonex Kickstart is developed and maintained by immonex.
What are the best alternatives to immonex Kickstart?
The most popular alternatives to immonex Kickstart are Free Property Valuation (Le… (500+ installs), immonex Kickstart Team (300+ installs) and immonex Kickstart for Eleme… (20+ installs).
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