In the past we showed you how to add a printer friendly option for your posts. Recently, one of our users asked if there was a way to add PDF downloads for your posts. In this article, we will show you how to add a PDF download for your post in WordPress.
First you need to do is install and activate the Post PDF Export plugin. Upon activation, the plugin adds a Post PDF Export menu item in admin sidebar.
Clicking on Post PDF Export will take you to plugin’s settings page. Check the box next to Enable single post download option and save changes. Now visit your blog and you will see a PDF icon below your posts.
You can also export your website’s content in PDF format. Go to Download PDF under Post PDF Export. Select the categories or authors you want to export and press the Download button. You can also export PDF for content published between two dates.
To style the PDF files exported by the plugin, you can add your own CSS on plugin settings page. You can also create your own templates by clicking on Add Template button. The templates allow you to add header and footer images, link to your websites, and other design elements. You have to add shortcodes where you want the post elements. Its not as hard as it sounds.
We know that blogs with creative writing, or academic websites often need an option to add PDF downloads. If you were running an academic journal website or any type of magazine, then you can find this very useful. We hope that this article helped you make your website a little more user-friendly by adding PDF downloads option for your posts if the users ask for it. Let us know if you have any questions or comments regarding this plugin.
Hi there – Why has this great looking plugin disappeared from the WordPress plugin repository?
Cheers
Richard
Hi Richard,
I’m the developer of the plugin. The plugin is unpublished because the wordpress support found an unsanitized query. I have apply the necessary action. Let us just wait till the support review and make it live again.
Hi,
The plugin is now live. Please download the new version. The new version comes with more secured codes.
Hi All,
I’m back. I just forgot to post the complete user guide for this plugin.
Here is the link: http://cmdino.com/post-pdf-export/
This will highlight all the features of the plugin for you to appreaciate it further.
Check it out!
Hi,
I’m Cristopher, I’m the creator of the plugin. I thank you for featuring my plugin. I really appreciate it.
For others, if you have concerns regarding the plugin. Please post you question in the plugin support: http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-pdf-export
If you liked the plugin, i’ll appreciate if you could give it a rate.
You can rate it here: http://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/post-pdf-export
Thank you!
Can this be used to export Pages? Or just Posts?
This allows pdf’s of POSTS, how about PAGES?
I mostly use WordPress lately doing websites that are CMS and are 99% PAGES.
Does this plugin account for PAGES too?
Thanks in advance!
I want to know the same thing–I’m using WP as a CMS, too.
Enjoy your posts. Just added the Post PDF Export plugin. I get the icon at the bottom of my post, but when clicking on the icon, I do NOT get a pdf document. Did I miss or misunderstand something? Thanks.
It should give you the PDF file when you click on that button. It could be a plugin compatibility issue with your site. We recommend posting this in the support forum, so the author can take a look.
Hi,
I recently Subscribed to your updates, and I just want to tell you how much I appreciate what you are doing. Thank you very much. RB
Thanks for the update on this plugin-one of my readers recently asked for the same thing and you just helped me out that hole. Thanks again for the update.
Hey thanks for this, I will implement it on my site.
I was wondering is there any way to get all posts of a particular month of a website ( of which we are not admins , obviously )
You an probably modify the plugin to do that. But by default, it is not possible.
I also suggest Print Friendly and PDF! It’s really complete and nice.