Uploading Photos
MLSListings requires that all listings have at least one photo of the front of the property. After submitting a new listing, you have 72 hours to upload a photo.
Please follow these instructions to upload photos onto your listing. Follow each step carefully to ensure that your photos are uploaded properly.
If you have questions regarding the Photo Upload process, you may find an answer on our Photo Upload FAQ.
Upload Photos
Starting from the Photos page of your listing or draft, select the option for “I will upload up to 25 photos for FREE…”. Clicking this option will bring up the Photo Uploader tool.
Click the Add Photos button to bring up the Upload New Photos menu.
Click Browse. A window will appear that allows you to select the photos to add. You can select more than one photo by holding down the Control button (Command for Macs) on your keyboard while selecting the photos with your mouse. You can choose up to 25 photos to upload per listing.
After selecting your photo(s), click Open at the bottom of the window. The photos will load into the program, and should appear inside the Upload New Photos menu. Please note that photos must be at least 11KB, and no more than 4MB, in size. Take a moment to review your images and use this time to Crop or Rotate the images as needed.
User tip: Be patient when uploading photos! Larger photos or a larger number of photos in an upload batch requires additional processing time. WAIT to hit the ‘upload’ button until you see that all the photos you have opened appear in the Upload New Photos menu.
When you are satisfied with your images, click Upload near the top of the Upload New Photos menu. The menu will close and you will see your photos appear with numbers. These numbers represent the order that your photos will appear. Re-arrange your photos by clicking and dragging them inside this window. The numbers will update as you arrange the photos.
WAIT to hit the ‘submit’ button until you see the upload has completed.
Once you are satisfied with your photos, you can continue revising your listing or click Submit Change to submit your photo upload.
Crop, Rotate, and Recycle Photos
The Photo Uploader includes some tools to help you edit your images. You can Crop and Rotate your photos to show only the parts of the image that you want. A Recycle Bin is also available that allows you to store extra images that you may not want show right away.
Crop
Some photos may include more than what you want to actually show. Crop your photo to remove unwanted parts of the image.
From the Upload New Photo menu, Select the photo that you want to crop.
Click the Crop icon, as outlined in the image to the left.
A set of square dots will appear on your photo, as indicated by the arrows in the image to the left. Click and drag the dots around to outline only the portion of the image you want to keep.
Rotate
Your photos may need to be rotated to show with the proper orientation. You can use the Rotate Left and Rotate Right buttons to rotate your image so that it does not appear on it’s side or upside down.
The Rotate buttons appear on the top left and top right corners of your selected photos.
Click the Rotate Left button to rotate your photo counter-clockwise or click the Rotate Right button to rotate your photo clockwise. Your photo will be rotated 90 degrees with each click.
Recycle Bin
The Recycle Bin is used as a container to keep unwanted photos from appearing on your listing. It allows you to store photos inside the Listing Manager for quick access, in case you want to change your photos.
Using the Recycle Bin is very simple. Just drag a photo from the main Photo Uploader section onto the gray Recycle Bin box. Photos in the Recycle Bin will not appear on your listing.
The numbers that appear on items in the Recycle Bin show which position the photo was on prior to being put into the Recycle Bin.
Please note that items in the Recycle Bin will automatically be removed after 6 hours of inactivity. Any action taken to the Photo Uploader will reset the 6 hour timer. If you are waiting for items in your Recycle Bin to disappear, please wait until the 6 hours expire before touching the photos, otherwise you may risk resetting the timer.
Please allow up to an hour for the new photos to appear on your listing. Generally, photos will appear within 20 minutes.