vBulletin LTS

VC_Accounts
Mod Version: 1.0.0, by midnz

DESCRIPTION
VC_Accounts provides you with a simple and convenient method of displaying an ongoing summary of your monthly income and expenses whilst further allowing for showcasing those members who have financially contributed toward the costs of maintaining your website.

Members are able to view a summary of itemized monthly expenses, and any income received to date that will offset those expenses, prior to your accounts becoming due for payment. The VC_Accounts display further encourages potential donators to contribute towards your monthly site maintenance costs, more so than just setting a financial target and a date to achieve that target by, thus further complimenting any installed donation module.

At the end of each monthly cycle, simply take a screenshot of your Monthly Accounts Summary and post that image in a dedicated thread and then reset the values in your AdminCP to start a fresh monthly period. That is what I have done over the past 18 months. Basic but effective.


FEATURES
VC_Accounts -
- turn on/off.
Usergroup permissions -
- only allow usergroups listed in the admincp to view VC_Accounts.
- only usergroups listed with viewing permissions of VC_Accounts can view the navtab.
Navtab options -
- insert navtab link position left, middle, right or leave turned off.
- enter your preferred navtab text name in the admincp.
Monthly Accounts Summary Display
- enter row descriptions of income and expenses in the admincp. Use hyperlinks if desired.
- enter regular updates of values of donations received/expenses due in the admincp. Negative values result as debits in the Debit and Balance columns otherwise values result as credits in the Credit and Balance columns.
- total credits, total debits and overall total are automatically calculated and displayed on your Monthly Accounts Summary display.
- option to insert your own currency symbol for totals or to leave blank if preferred.
- empty/unused rows are collapsed out of view.
Fully Phrased
- whatever is not editable in the admincp options for VC_Accounts Template Fields is phrased.

INSTALLATION
Upload VC_Accounts.php to your forum directory.
Import product-vcaccounts.xml
Edit Usergroup Permissions & Options - AdminCP/Settings/Options/VC_Accounts Template Fields

FAQ
Q. I tried to install VC_Accounts but I was unable to because I use an earlier version than vBulletin 4.0.6.
A. I have only tested VC_Accounts on vBulletin version 4.0.6 and so I limited the minimum required version that this addon will install on. Either upgrade to the latest version of vBulletin or wait until those with earlier versions of vB4 than 4.0.6 post on this thread to let me know that it works on those versions. I'll make the appropriate edits when I know it is safe to do so.
EDIT: Tested and not working on 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2 and 4.0.3
Q. How can I test VC_Accounts on an earlier version than 4.0.6 if it won't install?
A. If you don't know how then you are the wrong person to be testing it. Please wait.
EDIT: Minimum version working is 4.0.4 PL1
Q. If I need more than the default 8 rows will you add more?
A. If enough people ask for more rows I would probably have to consider it.
Q. Where can I donate if I want to thank you with a few dollars?
A. I help to administer a gaming community that relies 100% on donations for survival. Please contribute to that community rather than to me personally -