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1. Joy
   Member
   Posted 5 months ago #

   Version 3.04.4
   I am struggling to get the invoice page to look the way a classic invoice looks. The options for CSS and templates are not clear.

   The plugin should not use the theme as the base for the template files because of upgrades to the theme and switching themes. They should be stored in the uploads folder. This applies to the default CSS also (which is not copied with the templates). The plugin created the wpi folder in my parent theme, not the child theme I am using. That parent theme is the one that will have automatic updates that will delete my customized templates.

   The default CSS should lay out the spacing and relative sizes with no colors specified. Then there could be an option for light colored pages and dark colored pages. Or set the colors for the block that is the invoice to be consistent within the whole block, meaning you have to set background and text colors for everything in it.
   I tried the TwentyTen and TwentyEleven CSS files (copied to a file with the same name as my theme) because my theme is based on those (one of each), but they did not seem to make any difference to the invoice page.

   It would be nice to have a list of the template functions provided. It would also be nice if there were ways to customize them more. Having the default templates use all of the parameters to the functions would help people see what's available instead of having to dig through the code. Why isn't the date a part of the invoice? Why isn't the invoice number prominent instead of in a sentence? Why doesn't the total stand out? Why aren't the amounts right-justified so they line up? Why isn't the rate listed in the itemized table? Why is the customer information output in text input fields?

   I am a programmer and it took me all day yesterday to get the invoice page looking decent (it's not quite right yet). It shouldn't be so difficult.

   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-invoice/

2. Denys Kostin
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   Thank you. Please, use our Feedback site. We need your ideas to improve WP-Invoice.

3. Joy
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   No, I don't want to register at yet another site. We need your documentation and user struggle right here on WordPress.

4. Denys Kostin
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   How can we add all docs here?

   We need our Feedback site to understand what changes are really necessary. Because users vote for most needed ideas. We'll implement them.

5. Joy
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   You don't need a vote to tell you that it should be easier to make the invoice page look good. If it takes an experienced programmer a whole day, you need to work on that!
   Your docs should be part of the plugin, not external. The feedback belongs on WordPress so everyone considering the plugin can see what real users have experienced with it.

6. Denys Kostin
   Member
   Posted 4 months ago #

   You understand, that looking good is subjective. We're looking for ideas to improve our plugin. To put docs into plugin is a good idea too, thank you. As you understand, we can't understand here who is experienced user, who is beginner. Our support forum and feedback site can give anyone that opportunity.

   Also we have LinkedIn group for professional talking.

7. fullgoodfood
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   @Joy: if you're using a child theme this post may be of interest if you haven't solved your issue or given up and installed Web Invoice: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-invoice-web-invoice-and-billing-where-are-the-templating-instructions?replies=4#post-2676518

8. Joy
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   Thanks @fullgoodfood, but I posted this after working on it all day and I quit after that. I need to do my quarterly invoices soon, so I'll be back at it to see if I should switch plugins. I don't think my suggestions were implemented.

9. Denys Kostin
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   Recently, we've fixed PayPal recurrent billing, added due date to invoice page, added currency tab, with function to add custom currency, added visualize sales function, updated all our tutorials, added many help notes to the plugin, so we always listen good advises.

   Our site is using only WP-Invioice for billing process. So I think it's good and convenient, but we always thankful for new improving ideas.

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