=== Mortgage Loan Calculator ===
Tags: widget, sidebar, plugin, mortgage, loan, calculator, mortgage calculator, loan calculator, mortgage loan, AJAX, realty, real estate, homes
Contributors: mlcalc
Requires at least: 2.1.x
Tested up to: 3.3.1
Stable tag: trunk

Powerful mortgage and loan calculator widget for your blog.

== Description ==

[Mortgage Loan Calculator](http://www.mlcalc.com/ "Mortgage Loan Calculator Homepage") is a great value-add for any loan officer or real estate agent looking to provide good-looking, functional, valuable content to readers. The execution of this calculator is superb from the smooth sidebar integration, modal window results and AJAX-based graphs that are incredibly visually appealing. It's a great little application that delivers a lot of value in a user-friendly and well-executed way.

Languages included: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, and Albanian.

[WordPress Mortgage Loan Calculator Plugin](http://www.mlcalc.com/free-widgets/mortgage-loan-calculator/wordpress.htm)

== Installation ==

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.

The plugin can be used in one of three ways:
1. If you are using widgets, just add the plugin to the sidebar through the `Appearance -> Widgets` menu in WordPress.
2. Add the following code: `<?php display_mlcalc(); ?>` to your template where you would like the calculator form to appear.
3. Add the shortcode [mlcalc] to your page or post and configure default 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
	Examples:
	[mlcalc]
	[mlcalc calculator="mortgage_only"]
	[mlcalc calculator="mortgage" size="narrow" price="125,000" rate="6.2" language="es"]

== Screenshots ==
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.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Do I need any special code in my template =
No.

= Which browsers are supported =
Any good up-to-date browser should work fine. We've tested in Firefox, IE6, IE7, IE8, Safari and Opera.
