1. Upload the mortgage-loan-calculator directory (including all files within) to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

Usage

• If you are using widgets, just add the plugin to the sidebar through the Appearance -> Widgets menu in WordPress.
• Add the following code: <?php display_mlcalc(); ?> to your template where you would like the calculator form to appear.
• Add the shortcode [mlcalc] to your page or post and configure default parameters.

Shortcode parameters

• calculator = mortgage|loan|mortgage_only|loan_only
• size = wide | narrow
• currency = usd | eur | gbp | CUSTOM
• rate = ‘{interest rate}’
• price = ‘{purchase price}’
• mterm = ‘{mortgage term in years}’
• down = ‘{down payment in %%}’
• tax = ‘{property tax}’
• insurance = ‘{property insurance}’
• pmi = ‘{pmi in %%}’
• amount = ‘{loan amount}’
• lterm = ‘{loan term in years}’
• schedule = month | year | month_nc | year_nc | none (_nc stands for “no choice” for visitor)
• language = en | de | es | fr | it | pt | ru

Shortcode examples

[mlcalc]
[mlcalc calculator="mortgage_only"]
[mlcalc calculator="mortgage" size="narrow" price="125,000" rate="6.2" language="es" currency="eur"]

1. The Mortgage Loan Calculator front-end, as it appears in your WordPress Sidebar.
2. The Calculation Summary and Chart, as it appears when a visitor clicks the Calculate button.
3. The Mortgage Loan Calculator configuration dialog, as it appears within WordPress Administration Interface.