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22. Virtual Tour 360

Overview & Technical Foundation

Virtual Tour is a streamlined virtual tour system implemented using PHP, HTML, and jQuery. It provides a user-friendly backend interface where you can create and manage an unlimited number of virtual tours with ease.

Standout Features

1. Versatile Media Support

• Panoramas: Both static images and 360° panoramas are supported.

• Dynamic Media: Optionally include 360° video streams, live 360° feeds, and even animated panoramas using Lottie.

2. Smooth Navigation & Interaction

• Room Preloading: Each "room" or scene preloads ahead to ensure fluid transitions.

• Navigation Markers: Place interactive markers for seamless movement between scenes.

• Click-Anywhere Mode: Enables intuitive scene exploration via direct clicking.

3. Informative Points of Interest (POIs)

• Custom POIs: Add hotspots that reveal images, galleries, textual information, or call-to-action overlays.

• Virtual Staging: Showcase or emphasize specific parts of a panorama dynamically.

4. SaaS Extension (Optional Add-On)

For those wanting a multi-tenant solution, there’s an optional SaaS plugin that expands the core capabilities:

• Multi-User Management: Create and control multiple user accounts.

• Subscription Plans: Offer tiered access or features via subscription models.

• Administrative Controls: Administrators can manage service visibility, assign usage credits, customize plan/service ordering, and enable live chat support directly within the backend.

5. Enhancements 

• POI Enrichments: Support for translating gallery captions and controlling image downloads.

• Custom Code Injection: Insert custom PHP code into backend or front-end headers for advanced customization.

• Mobile-Friendly Preview: Quickly preview tours in mobile view.

• Quick Preview Tools: Top-bar command for immediate live view of your virtual tour edits.

Viewer (Frontend) Features

• Preloading: Entire rooms are preloaded for seamless transitions.

• Media Support: Displays standard images, 360° videos, live 360° streams, and Lottie panoramas.

• Navigation Modes:

  • Navigation markers for room transitions.

  • “Click-anywhere” mode for intuitive navigation.

• Rich POIs (Points of Interest): Add interactive hotspots with content like images, galleries, 360° videos, audio, text, HTML, links, forms, downloadable files, maps, 3D models, products, and more. 

• E-Commerce Integration: Supports Snipcart to enable direct product sales within the tour. 

• POI Enhancements:

  • Embedded content types (e.g., video with background removal, slideshows).

  • Scheduled appearance of POIs. 

• Mapping Features: Include multiple maps with markers showing the user's current position; supports dollhouse-style 3D view and compass navigation. DoniaWeB

• Control Customizations: Built-in controls for zoom, fullscreen, maps, room lists, icons, music playback, and sharing. DoniaWeB

• Branding & UI Tweaks:

  • Add a custom logo.

  • Nadir logo hides the tripod from view.

  • Custom right-click menu for branding. 

• Automations & Visual Effects:

  • Auto-rotate when idle.

  • Atmospheres like snow, rain, fog, fireworks, confetti, sparkles, plus fly-in and transition effects. 

• Access & Monetization Controls:

  • Passcode or lead-capture form for room protection.

  • Support for in-tour advertisements. 

• Presentation Modes: Multi-room staging, info boxes, image galleries, and video slideshows. 

• Communications & Live Interaction:

  • Facebook Messenger / WhatsApp chat.

  • Live sessions — synchronized video, chat, or video conferencing using Jitsi.

• Advanced Support:

  • WebVR compatibility for immersive VR tours.

  • Voice command interaction.

  • Embedded analytics via Google Analytics.

  • Real-time visitor tracking.

  • Multi-language flexibility.

  • Progressive Web App (PWA) compatibility. 

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Backend (Admin) Features

• Setup & Tour Management:

  • Easy installation and built-in upgrade flows.

  • Visual UI editor and tour creation wizard.

  • Import/export tours, download tours, and access sample data sets. 

• Content Controls:

  • Unlimited tour and room creation.

  • Panorama upload, blur regions, and apply visual effects.

  • Manage navigation markers, POIs (with all content types), maps, floorplans, and presentations. 

• Media Tools:

  • Build image galleries.

  • Create 360° video tours compatible with YouTube or Facebook. 

• Customization & Branding:

  • Custom icon libraries, media/music management.

  • White-label settings for custom fonts, colors, social auth, and branding.

• Analytics & Publishing:

  • Tour statistics and disk usage reports.

  • Create landing pages or showcases using globes.

  • Preview tours, then publish via generated link or embed code.

  • Password protect tours. 

• Language & Responsiveness:

  • Multi-language backend.

  • Fully responsive design. 

SaaS Extension

Multi-tenant capabilities:

• Enables multi-user management, subscription plans, and service ordering.

• Admin panel allows service visibility toggling, manual credit assignment, plan order adjustments, and live chat support (via Tawk.to).

• POI virtual staging allows editing portions of panoramas individually. 

• Enhancements include:

  • Customizable learning style.

  • Translatable POI gallery captions.

  • Optionally allow users to download images from tours.

  • Inject custom PHP into both the backend and viewer’s header.

  • Mobile-view previews and top-bar quick preview button. 

Summary Table

Why It Stands Out

This system offers extreme versatility, from immersive experiences with 360 media to powerful admin workflows and SaaS scalability. Each feature streamlines the virtual tour creation and monetization process, while maintaining intuitive control.

• Simplicity: No steep learning curve—quick to set up, easy to manage.

• Flexibility: Supports a wide range of content types and interactive features.

• Scalability: Perfect for both independent use or full SaaS deployment.

• Continually Evolving: Regular updates add enhancements and polish.

Ideal For

• Real estate agents, museums, or designers wanting to deliver immersive online walkthroughs.

• Educators or trainers creating virtual learning environments.

• Platform builders seeking to offer customizable virtual tour services with subscription functionality.