@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class RealEstateAssetsReaderController extends RealEstateAssetsModuleController

             Input::setGet('items', Input::get('auto_item'));

         }

-        $this->asset = RealEstateAssetsModel::findPublishedById(Input::get('items'));

+        $this->asset = RealEstateAssetsModel::findPublishedByIdOrAlias(Input::get('items'));

         if ($this->asset === null)

         {

@@ -138,15 +138,15 @@ class RealEstateAssetsModel extends Model

   /**

    * Find a published assets from one or more categories

    *

-   * @param int     $intId      The id of

-   * @param array   $arrOptions An optional options array

+   * @param mixed $varId      The numeric id or alias name

+   * @param array $arrOptions An optional options array

    *

    * @return RealEstateAssetsModel|null A model or null if there is no asset

    */

-  public static function findPublishedById(int $intId, array $arrOptions=array())

+  public static function findPublishedByIdOrAlias($varId, array $arrOptions=array())

   {

     $t = static::$strTable;

-    $arrColumns = array("$t.id=?");

+    $arrColumns = !preg_match('/^[1-9]\d*$/', $varId) ? array("BINARY $t.alias=?") : array("$t.id=?");

     if (!static::isPreviewMode($arrOptions))

     {

@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class RealEstateAssetsModel extends Model

       $arrColumns[] = "$t.published='1' AND ($t.start='' OR $t.start<='$time') AND ($t.stop='' OR $t.stop>'$time')";

     }

-    return static::findOneBy($arrColumns, $intId, $arrOptions);

+    return static::findOneBy($arrColumns, $varId, $arrOptions);

   }

 	/**