Property Hive Rental Yield Calculator Plugin

This plugin, from the creators of Property Hive, allows you to quickly and easily add a rental yield calculator to your website by adding the shortcode [rental_yield_calculator] where you want it to appear.

Users simply enter the purchase price and monthly rent then the rental yield is calculated instantly.

Documentation

Note: This plugin is independent of Property Hive. You DO NOT need to be using Property Hive to download and use this plugin.

Automatic installation

Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install of the Property Hive Rental Yield Calculator, log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.

In the search field type “Property Hive Rental Yield Calculator” and click Search Plugins. Once you’ve found our plugin you can view details about it such as the point release, rating and description. Most importantly of course, you can install it by simply clicking “Install Now”.

Manual installation

The manual installation method involves downloading the plugin and uploading it to your webserver via your favourite FTP application. The WordPress codex contains instructions on how to do this here.

Updating

Updating should work like a charm; as always though, ensure you backup your site just in case.

The Shortcode

Simply add the shortcode [rental_yield_calculator] where you want it to appear.

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   Once you've added the [rental_yield_calculator] shortcode the calculator becomes available for people to complete

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   Users are instantly shown the rental yield once they've completed the form

1.0.4

• PHP8.2 compatibility
• Declared support for WordPress 6.5.3

1.0.3

• Declared support for WordPress 5.7.2

1.0.2

• Provided ability to override template by creating a copy in yourtheme/propertyhive/rental-yield-calculator.php

1.0.1

• Corrected shortcode in documentation
• Declared support for WordPress 4.7.3

1.0.0

• First working release of the plugin