> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://support.agentfire.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://support.agentfire.com/agentfire-idx/idx-tools/search-restrictions-tool.md).
# How to Limit Your Property Search With Search Restrictions
Limit your AgentFire IDX property search to your areas, price range and property types, turn the sign-up prompt on or off, and fix missing listings caused by restrictions.
Search Restrictions set the limits for your whole AgentFire IDX property search: which areas, prices and property types show, and whether visitors have to sign up to keep browsing.
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**AgentFire IDX only.** This page only affects websites that use AgentFire IDX.
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## Open Search Restrictions
Open the menu in the top left and go to **Site Tools** > **AgentFire IDX** > **Search Restrictions**.
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These settings apply across your website, including your search page, area pages and listing sliders. Only change what you need, and check those pages after you click **Update**.
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## Limit the areas
Under **Location Filtering**:
* **Allow Search Only In These Locations**: start typing a city, ZIP code or state and pick it from the list. Only listings in these places show.
* **Exclude Locations**: places you never want to show, like a state your MLS covers that you don't work in.
Leave both empty to show everything your MLS allows.
## Set a price range
Under **Sale Price Filter**, set a **Minimum Price** and **Maximum Price**. No listings under the minimum or over the maximum will show.
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A minimum price also applies to rentals. A minimum of $50,000 hides almost every rental, since rent is a monthly price. If you want rentals to show, keep the minimum low or empty. Make sure the maximum is higher than the minimum, or nothing will show.
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## Choose listing types
Untick anything you don't want in your search:
* **Sale Type Filter**: For Sale, For Rent and Sold.
* **Listing Type Filter**: like Residential, Commercial and Land.
* **Property Type Filter**: like Condo and Single Family Residence.
* **Status Filter**: like Active and Contingent.
* **Features**: like Single Story.
The options you see come from your MLS, so they differ from site to site. Each one needs at least one box ticked.
## Make visitors sign up
**Forced Registration** asks visitors to create an account before they can keep looking at listings. Turn it on to see its settings:
* **Listings Limit**: how much browsing a visitor gets before the sign-up prompt.
* **Trigger Type**: **Action** (the default) counts things like opening photo galleries and scrolling. **Views** counts listing pages opened. With **Views**, a limit of 2 asks on the second listing, and 0 asks right away on the search page.
* **Link Only**: turn on to ask for sign-up only on links you share that end in `#forceRegistration`, like `yoursite.com/listing/123-main-st/#forceRegistration`. Handy for listing links you send in ads.
Turn **Forced Registration** off to stop the prompt entirely.
## Save and check
Click **Update** on the right. Then open your property search in a private (incognito) window and check that the right listings show. To test the sign-up prompt, use a private window too: visitors who already signed up won't see it again.
## Common Questions
My area pages or saved searches suddenly show no listings.
Check **Search Restrictions** first. A location that isn't in **Allow Search Only In These Locations**, or a maximum price below the minimum, hides those listings everywhere on your site.
Rentals don't show even though For Rent is ticked.
Check the **Minimum Price**. Rent is a monthly price, so a minimum like $50,000 hides rentals. Also check that there are rentals for sale in your allowed areas.
Can my listings or my area's listings show first, without hiding the rest?
Not with Search Restrictions, which only include or leave out listings. To feature your own listings, use a [listings slider](/agentfire-idx/property-alerts-and-saved-searches/af-idx-create-a-featured-listings-page.md) with your [Connect My Listings](/agentfire-idx/idx-tools/connect-my-listings.md) search.
Can you add a school, HOA or waterfront filter?
Filters depend on what your MLS sends us, so we can't add every one. Email and we'll check what your MLS has.
Sold listings aren't an option on my search.
Tick **Sold** under **Sale Type Filter** and click **Update**. Some MLSs don't allow sold listings to be shown. If it still doesn't show, email support.
The sign-up prompt never shows.
Check that **Forced Registration** is on and **Link Only** is off. Then test in a private window, since it doesn't show to anyone already signed up.
Can you set this up for me?
Yes. Email with the areas, prices and listing types you want.