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Simple PDF Exporter

Name: Simple PDF Exporter
Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)
Author: Duke

Export a single PDF with all posts, or custom post types.

Simple PDF Exporter ranks #9,687 among WordPress.org plugins with 400+ active installations, is #1,058 of 6,305 in the Media category, a 3.5/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Jan 14, 2023. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.1.12 (Current: 7.1)

v2.0 Current Version v2.0

Updated 3 years ago Last Update on 14 Jan, 2023

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#1,058 of 6,305 in Media Top 25% by installs No update in over a year

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.0
Last Updated: Jan 14, 2023
Requires WP: 0+
Tested Up To: 6.1.12
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Duke

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.5
Reviews: 4
Support Threads: 0
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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who need to generate a downloadable PDF containing their posts or custom post types, but users should have some html/css/php technical knowledge since customization requires editing code. It solves the problem of exporting site content into a single PDF file, either as a full export or limited to a specific post or number of posts.

Export all posts to PDF
Export custom post types
Export a single post
Export a limited number of posts
Caches generated PDF by date
Customizable PDF layout template
Customizable PDF CSS styling
Uses DOMPDF, FPDF, FPDI libraries

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Simple PDF Exporter

In order to export a pdf, you can do it from backend from Tools -> PDF Export or enter http://yoursite.com/?export=pdf in your browser. You can also make the url into a link or button on your site, to use on frontend.

You can add a frontend link or button on your frontend and customize it, like in this example for Twitter Bootstrap: Change the parameters to suit your needs. <?php // Check if PDF Export Plugin exists first if( function_exists('simple_pdf_export_process')) { ?> <ul class="nav nav-tabs pull-right pdf_export_menu"> <li role="presentation" class="dropdown"> <a class="dropdown-toggle btn" data-toggle="dropdown" href="#" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Export Posts to PDF <span class="caret"></span></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu"> <?php $post_type_to_export = 'portfolio'; $final_pdf = SIMPLE_PDF_EXPORTER_EXPORT.$post_type_to_export.SIMPLE_PDF_EXPORTER_EXTRA_FILE_NAME.date('dMY').'.pdf'; if(file_exists($final_pdf)) { $file_date = date("d M Y - H:i", filemtime($final_pdf)); ?> <li><a class="" href="?export=pdf&post_type=portfolio&num=3" target="_blank">Download Existing Version <small>(<?php echo $file_date; ?> GMT)</small></a></li> <?php } ?> <li><a class="" href="?export=pdf&post_type=portfolio&num=3&force" target="_blank">Generate New Version <small>(might take several minutes)</small></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <?php } ?> I want to limit the amount of posts Use &num=x in your url. eg. http://yoursite.com/?export=pdf&num=3 I want to export a specific post Use &post_id=x with the ID of the post or custom post type you need, in your url. eg. http://yoursite.com/?export=pdf&post_id=3 In this case, don't use the post_type parameter. The num parameter will be ignored for obvious reasons. I want to create a PDF from a custom post type Use &post_type=x. eg. http://yoursite.com/?export=pdf&post_type=your-post-type-slug

You need to change the file pdf_layout.php inside the plugin folder wp-content/plugins/simple-pdf-exporter/process/pdf_layout.php Your layout must be echoed in php. eg. echo '<div>the content goes here</div>'; or it won't show up in the PDF. I want to override the existing file / generate a new pdf no matter what Use &force after your url eg. http://yoursite.com/?export=pdf&force This will also invalidate the internal cache, hence it will take more time to generate the PDF. Avoid if possible.

You can use a custom CSS to customize the layout. Create a file named pdf_export.css in your theme folder, otherwise the plugin's default (and really basic) CSS will be used (you can find it here wp-content/plugins/simple-pdf-exporter/assets/pdf_export.css)

Yes there's a few. In order to change them, add them to your wp-config.php file. eg. define(SIMPLE_PDF_EXPORTER_PAGINATION', true); Here's the full list and what they are set to, by default: define('SIMPLE_PDF_EXPORTER_DEBUG', false); // if true, the output will be in html for debugging purposes define('SIMPLE_PDF_EXPORTER_PAGINATION', false); define('SIMPLE_PDF_EXPORTER_HTML_OUTPUT', false); define(SIMPLE_PDF_EXPORTER_CSS_FILE', get_stylesheet_directory().'/pdf_export.css'); define('SIMPLE_PDF_EXPORTER_LAYOUT_FILE', get_stylesheet_directory().'/pdf_layout.php'); define('SIMPLE_PDF_EXPORTER_EXTRA_FILE_NAME', '-'); define('DOMPDF_PAPER_SIZE', 'A4'); define('DOMPDF_PAPER_ORIENTATION', 'portrait'); define('DOMPDF_DPI', 72); define('DOMPDF_ENABLE_REMOTE', true); define('DOMPDF_ENABLE_HTML5', true); // true by default, since v.1.9.2 define('DOMPDF_ENABLE_FONTSUBSETTING', true); define('DOMPDF_MEDIATYPE', 'print'); define('DOMPDF_FONTHEIGHTRATIO', 1);

You can set define('SIMPLE_PDF_EXPORTER_HTML_OUTPUT', true); in your wp-config.php file, just remember to comment the line or set to false, when you are done debugging.