Save as PDF Plugin by PDFCrowd
The « Save as PDF » plugin is the WordPress-native way to add PDF download buttons to posts, pages, and selected content. Visitors can download a WordPress page or post as PDF in one click, and you can configure button placement and PDFCrowd conversion settings in the WordPress admin area.
The plugin can be tested in demo mode. Production output without the PDFCrowd watermark and branding requires a PDFCrowd license.
Features
- WordPress-native PDF download button: Add a Save as PDF button to posts, pages, and selected content.
- Automatic or manual placement: Show the button automatically, place it with a shortcode, or add it from PHP.
- Selected-content conversion: Convert the full page or only the content enclosed by the block shortcode.
- Customizable button appearance: Configure button text, icon, layout, style, and placement.
- PDFCrowd conversion settings: Control PDF layout, page size, margins, headers, footers, and other conversion options from WordPress admin.
- Cloud PDF generation: Generate PDFs through PDFCrowd without installing a server-side PDF library on your WordPress host.
Usage
Once activated, the « Save as PDF » button will automatically appear on eligible content according to your settings. Users can click the button to download the current page as a PDF file.
To manually add the « Save as PDF » button to specific pages or posts, use the following shortcode:
[save_as_pdf_pdfcrowd]
To add a button for selected content, wrap that content in the block shortcode:
[block_save_as_pdf_pdfcrowd] Selected content [/block_save_as_pdf_pdfcrowd]
For additional methods of adding the button to your pages, please refer to the Getting Started Guide.
Customization
The plugin offers various customization options accessible through the WordPress admin area. You can change the PDF generation settings and button appearance. For more detailed customization, please refer to the plugin option reference.
Licensing
By default, the plugin operates in demo mode. Demo mode is fully functional, but adds a watermark and PDFCrowd branding to the generated PDF.
To remove the demo watermark and PDFCrowd branding, purchase a PDFCrowd license. Activate the license by entering your PDFCrowd username and key in the plugin settings under the License tab.
A PDFCrowd license can be used across multiple WordPress websites for our plugins. It also grants direct access to the PDFCrowd API for custom application integrations.
Basic Troubleshooting
If the default plugin output does not meet your requirements, consider adjusting the following settings individually. You may need to activate the « Expert Settings » option to access some of these features.
- Mode > Conversion Mode: Try switching it to either « Upload » or « Content ».
- Print Resolution > Content Viewport Width: Experiment with different widths to see which yields the best result.
- Print Resolution > Content Fit Mode: Different scaling modes can significantly alter the PDF’s page layout.
- Print Resolution > Content Viewport Height: Increase this value, for example, to 50000, to see if it improves the output.
Support
Please contact us or write to support@pdfcrowd.com if you need any help. We will be happy to assist you with configuring the plugin to ensure its output meets your needs.
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About us
PDFCrowd provides cloud document conversion APIs and integrations for developers, website owners, WordPress sites, and automation workflows.