[RenatoMN]

Originally Posted by Floris

Again it's just me .. I would donate if it's a fair honest submitted contribution for free, no commercialization or monetizing on the mind, and there's a paypal link on the release or install thread in the right place.

If I did not mentioned I developed it after a mod request, you would never know it. I can say it's "a new mod, grab from the idea of a paid mod", and not "a mod based in a paid mod". I went ahead and developed a mod better than what a user requested (asking a bid), and put it here, for free. I do not like template edits, although I ever read "Instructions.txt" as I ever read the manual of anything I buy. However, I know people do not like to do it, therefore I prefer to provide a simple .xml to import.

Also, it is not the mod the user requested. It is a very different mod (far better, in my point of view). Like I said, he wants something that looks "simpler": the filtering links in forumhome (index.php), below forum titles. However, it's harder to code, because there are more forumbits than a single forumdisplay template to edit (and there're no hooks or variables I can use to append the ABC table content). And if I did only it (with no menu in forumdisplay), then people would go back index to filter other letter, and I would not have a good place to put the ordering popup menu.

Anyway, thanks for your point of view. I still think you're free to use it, or not. It's up to you. You would never see the mod acp options after the 1st time you go there (or you maybe never see it, if you're good with default options: show in all forums, no bgclass alternating, no table header message, "white over blue" selected letter cell styling), then you will not see the donate button anymore.

IMHO, a single (optional) donate button is FAR, very very very FAR from a popup asking for a donation. The fact is the mod have currently 28 installs (not counting the people using it without marking as installed), and I didn't received a single donation, then it isn't so intrusive.

What to say about search engines? Not too far, you were able to search web without seeing ads in the results pages. Today, every search tool is ad monetized. You only see the ads if you decide to search. Same way, you only see my donation button if you decide to use the mod.

If you still think the donation button is intrusive and do a) or b), I will be sad if your option is a). I prefer you do b) than not use the mod at all. Your suggestions will be helpful for me and all ppl using the mod.

Regards.

(I should update it today, with new options: usergroup settings and - maybe - the pagination fix).