Mike Jaquish

So, you don’t understand that a subdomain is not required and LOL at proof?
And you are advising an agent to get a bloated site with “functionality” that no one cares about so it can be over-baked like all the other over-baked agent sites out there?
“Premium design?”
Sounds really really developer-centric and overly-expensive to me.

Sub-domain is not required at all.
https://www.nohasslepropertysearch.com/idx/search/basic

Works for me.

And there are plenty of upgraded WordPress themes ready-made.

Join the IDXBroker FB Group and get some support from people who are glad to share:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/357357214342168/

Yes, I would rather use my search site domain, and no subdomain, too. But it doesn’t have to be a big deal, particularly if you use a separate WP installation in multisite for your search.

search.petraforu.com
homefinder.petraforu.com
newnest.petraforu.com
Etc.
even use www. for the subdomain www. petraforu.com

Redirect petraforu.com to the chosen subdomain.
It is a little sloppy, but brings the Platinum benefits, which are many.