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PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin

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E-commerce & Shopping /

PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin Review - In-Depth Analysis

Generate PDF files and print WordPress posts/pages. Customize document header/footer styles and appearance.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.7/10

User Rating

3.9/5 (based on 102+ reviews)

Active Installations

10,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

This plugin allows you to create PDF files and print pages quickly. You can add PDF and print buttons to your WordPress website pages, posts, and widgets.

Generate documents with custom styles and useful data for archiving, sharing, or saving. The plugin offers automatic addition of PDF and Print buttons to various content types, including pages, posts, and custom post types.

With simple settings for fast setup, you can customize the button positions, types, and actions. The pro version includes advanced features such as watermarks, custom headers and footers, and WooCommerce compatibility.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin plugin.

Generate pdf

Add pdf button

Add print button

Screenshots

FAQ

Go to the Settings page and change value for the ‘Add Button to’ option.

Please make sure that displaying of PDF/Print buttons is enabled for the necessary custom post type on the plugin settings page. If necessary, mark the checkboxes and save changes.
Check displaying the buttons on the specified pages in the front end of your site.

If buttons are still not displayed, please complete the following:

Try activating a standard WordPress theme for a while (Twenty Fifteen, Twenty Sixteen) and check if the problem remains.
Try deactivating all of your plugins except PDF & Print by BestWebsoft and also check if the problem is still present. If it is not, activate the plugins one-by-one, meanwhile checking, after which plugin activation the problem appears again.

Also, if you are using custom template you should paste the following string to the custom post or page template in order to use PDF and Print buttons:

in the top of the post or page template
in the bottom of the post or page template

You can specify some query parameters for your post. For example:

<?php do_action( 'bwsplgns_display_pdf_print_buttons', 'bottom', 'post_type=gallery&orderby=post_date' ); ?>

<?php do_action( 'bwsplgns_display_pdf_print_buttons', 'bottom', array( 'post_type'=>'gallery', 'orderby'=>'post_date' ) ); ?>

For more information on the syntax for assigning parameters to function see here.

You can use following filters if “Full Page PDF” option is disabled:

in order to change main content of pdf/print document

add_filter( ‘bwsplgns_get_pdf_print_content’, {your_function} );
in order to change top running title

add_filter( ‘bwsplgns_top_running_title’, {your_function} );
in order to change bottom running title

add_filter( ‘bwsplgns_bottom_running_title’, {your_function} );
in order to change the title of pdf/print document

add_filter( ‘bwsplgns_get_pdf_print_title’, {your_function}, 10, 2 );

For example, go to the plugin settings page -> “Custom Code” tab, mark “Activate custom PHP code.” checkbox in the “PHP” section and add the following code:

add_filter(     'bwsplgns_get_pdf_print_content',     function( $content ) {         $my_content   = '<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</p>';         $more_content = '<p>Donec fringilla libero ac sapien</p>';          /* if you want add some data before to the main content */         return $my_content . $content;          /* if you want add some data after the main content */         return $content . $my_content;          /* if you want add some data both sides the main content */         return $my_content . $content . $more_content;          /* if you want add some data instead of the main content */         return $my_content;     } );

For more information about WordPress filters see here.

If “Full Page PDF” option is enabled please use beforeImageToPdf() and afterImageToPdf() JavaScript functions for changing PDF document.
For example, go to the plugin settings page -> “Custom Code” tab, mark “Activate custom JavaScript code.” checkbox in the “JavaScript” section and add the following code:

function beforeImageToPdf() {     document.getElementById("site-header").style.display = "none"; } function afterImageToPdf() {     document.getElementById("site-header").style.display = "block"; }

Replace “site-header” on the id of the element you need to hide.

To do that, go to Dashboard->PDF & Print->Output and mark “Custom CSS” checkbox. Enter the required styles in the “Custom CSS” field. You can use the class ‘pdfprnt_print’ in order to add some styles only for Print pages.

For example:

body p {     color: green; } .pdfprnt_print p {     color: red; }

Also you can use filter ‘bwsplgns_add_pdf_print_styles’ to include additional css-files.

For example:

Let’s imagine that you have files style.css, style_print.css and style_pdf.css and you want include them to your PDF or Print pages.

Upload these files to the folder ‘wp-content/uploads’ via FTP.
Go to the plugin settings page and open “Custom Code” tab.
Mark “Activate custom PHP code” checkbox in “PHP” section and insert the following code:

add_filter(
‘bwsplgns_add_pdf_print_styles’,
function( $styles ) {
$styles[] = array( ‘wp-content/uploads/style_pdf.css’, ‘pdf’ ); /* file will be included to PDF pages /
$styles[] = array( ‘wp-content/uploads/style_print.css’, ‘print’ ); / file will be included only to Print pages /
$styles[] = array( ‘wp-content/uploads/style.css’ ); / file will be included to PDF and Print pages */
return $styles;
}
);

Contributors and developers

“PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.