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Show HN: Invoiced, a self-hosted invoicing app with API

12 points by mjnaus 11y ago

namuol 11y ago
Might want to compress this a tad: https://invoiced.io/images/bg.jpg https://invoiced.io/images/bg.jpg ;)
- mjnaus 11y ago
  Tnx for pointing that out, fixed :)
breakingcups 11y ago
Slight (ironic?) spelling error: Please note, that at the moment, no other language besides Enlgish are bundled with the application. Looks good otherwise!
- mjnaus 11y ago
  Tnx; taken care off
SlashmanX 11y ago
Install Instructions: "purcahsing". "Alternatively, you can the documentation online". Also, the install step says "Install SiteCloner". Dashboard z-indexes are all messed up (tooltips behind main divs). Currency symbols are completely messed up, € is displaying as 'â‚¬'. Also why do I have to edit a php file to change the currency when there's an "Application Settings" page? This doesn't seem very professional.
- mjnaus 11y ago
  Apologies for the typos; we'll take care of these shortly. Regarding issues on the dashboard; we're not aware of any issues. Would you mind sending an email to support@chillyorange.com so we can figure out what the issue is and hopefully take care of them asap? The only currency set through the config file is the default one; we placed this in the config file as, typically, you would set this once. Defaults per invoice and client can easily be set through the UI.
  - SlashmanX 11y ago
    Screenshots of dashboard issues: http://imgur.com/yzaoduu,89pEqZw http://imgur.com/yzaoduu,89pEqZw Screenshot of install screen showing template was 'borrowed' from elsewhere: http://imgur.com/bxRXPyM http://imgur.com/bxRXPyM Also, the currency icon issues in the database? Appears to be an encoding issue. Could you at least put in the README that there's a config file that should maybe be looked at before install?
    - mjnaus 11y ago
      Thanks for the screenshots; the popup issue seemed to appear on Safari/Chrome, and has been taken care off now. We also corrected the wording on the install page (SiteCloner is another one of our products, nothing shady going on here :)) and fixed the typos in the install instructions. Thanks again for pointing out these issues :) Ping us at support@chillyorange.com if you'd like us to you the updated version right away.
  - teh_klev 11y ago
    While we're at it :) In the "Self hosted Huh?" section: "subscript-based" -> subscription-based "Subscript" is a typographical term.
reustle 11y ago
Feedback: The dark text on a dark background is hard to read http://i.imgur.com/jiQa20D.png http://i.imgur.com/jiQa20D.png
mgkimsal 11y ago
Have you taken this offline? Can't get to it at all right now.
- mjnaus 11y ago
  No, it should be online. Just tried and it loads ok for me... Are you getting an error or anything?
  - mgkimsal 11y ago
    "Too many redirects" in safari. works now in ff, but I'd started the 'demo' in safari 60 mins ago. now I can't get back to the main page in safari.
    - mjnaus 11y ago
      Should be working OK in Safari now as well
quotedmycode 11y ago
creating an invoice, why is it I have to manually calculate the rate, if I give you the hourly rate and the number of hours? And why does the popup message say 'please make sure the last field contains a number'? Why can't it say "hey, you didn't enter a total"? The 'internal invoice number' on the settings page seems to max out at 2 digits. On the demo account, it's a 3 digit number, but you can't see the third digit because it's overlain by the huge up/down arrows. Where are the discounts? Where are the terms on the invoice? Say I want to have a 2/10 net 30. That's a 2% discount if paid within 10 days, 30 days before overdue - I don't see any way to define my terms. Has anyone there even studied accounting?
- itcodes 11y ago
  I'm curious, do you know of any existing invoicing software that handles discounts that way? I'm sure it exists, but I've never seen discounts that are tied to the date paid...
  - quotedmycode 11y ago
    Two are quickbooks and freshbooks. You really should study accounting if you've never seen discounts tied to the date paid. Cash flow is important to every business, and a lot of businesses do give discounts for quick payment. http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/the-best-invoice-payment-terms-to-help-you-get-paid-faster-and-more-often/ http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/the-best-invoice-payment-term... https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/6-invoice-tricks-to-get-you-paid-faster/ https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/... Being able to define your payment terms is important.
    - itcodes 11y ago
      Agree completely. I just asking about the software end. I've used freshbooks a lot and I've never seen that option. Just checked again, and it doesn't appear to be there. There are discounts, but it's a discount that is applied immediately, at the time of invoicing, rather than being applied IF certain conditions are met. I'll check out quickbooks.

12 points by mjnaus 11y ago

namuol 11y ago

Might want to compress this a tad: https://invoiced.io/images/bg.jpg https://invoiced.io/images/bg.jpg ;)

mjnaus 11y ago
Tnx for pointing that out, fixed :)

breakingcups 11y ago

Slight (ironic?) spelling error: Please note, that at the moment, no other language besides Enlgish are bundled with the application. Looks good otherwise!

mjnaus 11y ago
Tnx; taken care off

SlashmanX 11y ago

Install Instructions: "purcahsing". "Alternatively, you can the documentation online". Also, the install step says "Install SiteCloner". Dashboard z-indexes are all messed up (tooltips behind main divs). Currency symbols are completely messed up, € is displaying as 'â‚¬'. Also why do I have to edit a php file to change the currency when there's an "Application Settings" page? This doesn't seem very professional.

mjnaus 11y ago
Apologies for the typos; we'll take care of these shortly. Regarding issues on the dashboard; we're not aware of any issues. Would you mind sending an email to support@chillyorange.com so we can figure out what the issue is and hopefully take care of them asap? The only currency set through the config file is the default one; we placed this in the config file as, typically, you would set this once. Defaults per invoice and client can easily be set through the UI.
- SlashmanX 11y ago
  Screenshots of dashboard issues: http://imgur.com/yzaoduu,89pEqZw http://imgur.com/yzaoduu,89pEqZw Screenshot of install screen showing template was 'borrowed' from elsewhere: http://imgur.com/bxRXPyM http://imgur.com/bxRXPyM Also, the currency icon issues in the database? Appears to be an encoding issue. Could you at least put in the README that there's a config file that should maybe be looked at before install?
  - mjnaus 11y ago
    Thanks for the screenshots; the popup issue seemed to appear on Safari/Chrome, and has been taken care off now. We also corrected the wording on the install page (SiteCloner is another one of our products, nothing shady going on here :)) and fixed the typos in the install instructions. Thanks again for pointing out these issues :) Ping us at support@chillyorange.com if you'd like us to you the updated version right away.
- teh_klev 11y ago
  While we're at it :) In the "Self hosted Huh?" section: "subscript-based" -> subscription-based "Subscript" is a typographical term.

reustle 11y ago

Feedback: The dark text on a dark background is hard to read http://i.imgur.com/jiQa20D.png http://i.imgur.com/jiQa20D.png

mgkimsal 11y ago

Have you taken this offline? Can't get to it at all right now.

mjnaus 11y ago
No, it should be online. Just tried and it loads ok for me... Are you getting an error or anything?
- mgkimsal 11y ago
  "Too many redirects" in safari. works now in ff, but I'd started the 'demo' in safari 60 mins ago. now I can't get back to the main page in safari.
  - mjnaus 11y ago
    Should be working OK in Safari now as well

quotedmycode 11y ago

creating an invoice, why is it I have to manually calculate the rate, if I give you the hourly rate and the number of hours? And why does the popup message say 'please make sure the last field contains a number'? Why can't it say "hey, you didn't enter a total"? The 'internal invoice number' on the settings page seems to max out at 2 digits. On the demo account, it's a 3 digit number, but you can't see the third digit because it's overlain by the huge up/down arrows. Where are the discounts? Where are the terms on the invoice? Say I want to have a 2/10 net 30. That's a 2% discount if paid within 10 days, 30 days before overdue - I don't see any way to define my terms. Has anyone there even studied accounting?

itcodes 11y ago
I'm curious, do you know of any existing invoicing software that handles discounts that way? I'm sure it exists, but I've never seen discounts that are tied to the date paid...
- quotedmycode 11y ago
  Two are quickbooks and freshbooks. You really should study accounting if you've never seen discounts tied to the date paid. Cash flow is important to every business, and a lot of businesses do give discounts for quick payment. http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/the-best-invoice-payment-terms-to-help-you-get-paid-faster-and-more-often/ http://www.freshbooks.com/blog/the-best-invoice-payment-term... https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/articles/6-invoice-tricks-to-get-you-paid-faster/ https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/openforum/... Being able to define your payment terms is important.
  - itcodes 11y ago
    Agree completely. I just asking about the software end. I've used freshbooks a lot and I've never seen that option. Just checked again, and it doesn't appear to be there. There are discounts, but it's a discount that is applied immediately, at the time of invoicing, rather than being applied IF certain conditions are met. I'll check out quickbooks.