Add or Change Listing Photos
To add or change the photos for a listing that has an MLS number, start on the Change Listing page. To go to the page, click Change Listing under Add/Change on the menu. Then enter the MLS number or click on the listing in the My Listings section of the page. To add photos to an incomplete listing, click My Incomplete under Add/Change on the menu, then select the listing and click Edit.
In the Media section of the Change Listing page, click the Photos link to open the photo library for the listing. You can add or remove photos, rearrange the order, add titles and captions, change the primary photo, rotate photos, and change photo privacy. Updates to photos are saved automatically. When you are finished adding and editing photos, click the Return to edit your listing link in the upper left corner of the page.
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The following Guided Help tours are available for this function in Flexmls. When you click on a link, an instance of Flexmls will open in a new browser tab and instruction bubbles will guide you through the process.
Add photos by clicking the Add Photos button. Select the folder where the photo is located on your computer. To select multiple photos, hold down the Control key (Command key on a Mac) and click on the photos you want to add. Click Open to add the photos to the listing.
The maximum file size per photo is 15 MB or 3000 x 2000 pixels. Flexmls supports .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .tif, .tiff, .bmp, .png, .pgm, .pbm, .ppm, and HEIC photo formats. Note that large files take longer to upload than smaller files. The maximum number of photos per listing is set by your MLS.
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Photo titles cannot be more than 40 characters long. Photo caption (text space under the photo) character limit is 1000. Photos will not upload if the file name includes special characters, including but not limited to the following: [ ] ? * { } : /
Once uploaded, all the photos appear on the page, with a description at the top of each photo.
You can upload photos in HEIC format using the process described above if using a Safari browser.
If uploading photos in HEIC format in a Chrome browser, you will need to select All Files in the Format dropdown menu after selecting Add Photos in Flexmls.
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When uploading HEIC photos, you may need to resize the photo to 2665x1999.
If your MLS uses the Artificial Intelligence (AI) detected photo feature functionality, you can auto-populate features, detected by AI in the photos you upload, directly into your listing. Once you have uploaded at least five photos, the AI detection will begin automatically. A progress bar at the top of the page notifies you that your photos are uploading and that AI detection has begun.
When the photo detection has completed, a disclaimer message notifies you that while AI has been used to generate photo feature data, you are still responsible for confirming that the data is correct. Click Accept to continue.
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When you click Accept, the listing history will show that the listing agent accepted the AI photo detection disclaimer.
If you want to use AI photo detection for multiple listings, you will need to accept the AI photo detection disclaimer each time you add a listing.
If you click Decline, you can no longer use AI photo detection for that listing. You are still able to use AI photo detection for a different listing.
A prompt at the bottom of the screen notifies you that your photos have been uploaded and that AI-detected features are ready for you to review. Click Review Now to see the list of detected features.
A panel on the right side lists the features that were detected from the photos, with checkboxes next to each feature. All checkboxes are selected by default.
Review the features that were detected, and deselect the checkboxes next to any features that are incorrect. Each feature is grouped by category, which correspond to the detail fields set by your MLS. At the bottom of the list, you may see a “Search Tag Only” category. This category lists AI-detected features that do not have a corresponding field in your MLS. The features in this category can still be saved with your listing and can eventually be searchable by others in Flexmls.
Once you have finished reviewing the data and making any changes to your selections, click Save to Listing. A confirmation message displays, indicating that your selections from the AI photo detection have been auto-populated in the Detail Fields section of the listing input form.
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If you have already entered data in any of the detail fields, any AI-detected feature selections you have made and saved to your listing will overwrite the data that has already been entered. You can still go back and re-edit any of the data in those fields.
To add or change the title of a photo, hover over the title bar at the top and click the Edit title (pencil) icon. Click the Save changes (check mark) icon to save your changes.
To add or change the caption for a photo, hover over the caption bar at the bottom and click the Edit caption (pencil) icon. Click the Save changes (check mark) icon to save your changes.
Click the Upload Replacement Photo icon to replace a listing photo with another photo.
Click the Rotate icons to rotate your photos. Each click rotates the photo 90 degrees in the direction indicated by the icon.
You can take other actions after uploading your listing photos. Refer to the pages below for more information.