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WordPress PDF Generator

Create and fill PDF documents with data from post-data and meta-data, acf and more...

Provide site users with a link to download a customized Portable Document Format (PDF) of a page and/or post. You'd be surprised at the amount of data that is available to merge to a PDF. See the list of fields and options below.

Inner Shortcodes

Inner Helper Shortcodes

Global Shortcodes
- [e2pdf-download]
- [e2pdf-view]

Inner Shortcodes #

Post ID #

- Set shortcode to the current Post ID: [e2pdf-wp key="metakey" meta="true"]
  - id - is not set.
- Set shortcode to the pre-defined Post ID: [e2pdf-wp id="1" key="metakey" meta="true"]
  - id - is set to the Post ID.
- Set shortcode to the dynamic Post ID: [e2pdf-wp id="dynamic" key="metakey" meta="true"][e2pdf-wp key="metakey2" meta="true"][/e2pdf-wp]
  - id - is set to dynamic.
    - [e2pdf-wp key="metakey2" meta="true"] must output Post ID.
    - All additional [e2pdf-wp] shortcodes inside same field / element must be closed as [e2pdf-wp key="ID"][/e2pdf-wp]

Post Data #

Page Post Data #

- Post ID: [e2pdf-wp key="id"]
- Post Date: [e2pdf-wp key="post_date"]
- Post Date in GMT: [e2pdf-wp key="post_date_gmt"]
- Post Content: [e2pdf-wp key="post_content"]
  - Post Content with frontend "actions" and "filters": [e2pdf-wp key="post_content" output="frontend"]
  - Post Content with backend "actions" and "filters": [e2pdf-wp key="post_content" output="backend"]
- Post Title: [e2pdf-wp key="post_title"]
- Post Excerpt: [e2pdf-wp key="post_excerpt"]
- Post Status: [e2pdf-wp key="post_status"]
- Comment Status: [e2pdf-wp key="comment_status"]
- Ping Status: [e2pdf-wp key="ping_status"]
- Post Password: [e2pdf-wp key="post_password"]
- Post Name: [e2pdf-wp key="post_name"]
- To Ping: [e2pdf-wp key="to_ping"]
- Pinged: [e2pdf-wp key="pinged"]
- Post Modified Time: [e2pdf-wp key="post_modified"]
- Post Modified Time in GMT: [e2pdf-wp key="post_modified_gmt"]
- Post Content filtered: [e2pdf-wp key="post_content_filtered"]
- Parent Post ID: [e2pdf-wp key="post_parent"]
- GUID: [e2pdf-wp key="guid"]
- Menu Order: [e2pdf-wp key="menu_order"]
- Post Type: [e2pdf-wp key="post_type"]
- Post Mime Type: [e2pdf-wp key="post_mime_type"]
- Comments Count: [e2pdf-wp key="comment_count"]
- Filter [e2pdf-wp key="filter"]
- Post Thumbnail: [e2pdf-wp key="post_thumbnail"]
  [e2pdf-wp key="get_the_post_thumbnail"]
  - Post Thumbnail with specidied size: [e2pdf-wp key="get_the_post_thumbnail" size="full"]
    - Default Image sizes: thumbnail, medium, medium_large, large, full.
- Post Thumnail URL: [e2pdf-wp key="get_the_post_thumbnail_url"]
- Post Permalink: [e2pdf-wp key="get_permalink"]
  [e2pdf-wp key="get_post_permalink"]

Page Post Meta #

- Post Meta Value: [e2pdf-wp key="metakey" meta="true"]
- Post Meta Value converted from the attachment id to the attachment url: [e2pdf-wp key="metakey" meta="true" attachment_url="true"]
- Post Meta Value converted from the attachment id to the image attachment url: [e2pdf-wp key="metakey" meta="true" attachment_image_url="true"]
- Post Meta Value converted from the attachment id to the image attachment url with the specified size: [e2pdf-wp key="metakey" meta="true" attachment_image_url="true" size="full"]
  - Default Image sizes: thumbnail, medium, medium_large, large, full.
- Single value from the comma separated value:
  Value 1, Value 2, Value 3
  - 1st value: [e2pdf-format-output explode=", " output="{0}"][e2pdf-wp key="metakey" meta="true"][/e2pdf-format-output]
  - 2nd value: [e2pdf-format-output explode=", " output="{1}"][e2pdf-wp key="metakey" meta="true"][/e2pdf-format-output]
    - https://e2pdf/com/docs/shortcodes/helper/e2pdf-format-output
- Comma separated value from the indexed array:
  a:2:{i:0;s:7:"Value 1";i:1;s:7:"Value 2";}
  [e2pdf-wp key="metakey" implode=", " meta="true"]
- Single value from the indexed array:
  a:2:{i:0;s:7:"Value 1";i:1;s:7:"Value 2";}
  [e2pdf-wp key="metakey" path="0" meta="true"]
  - Will output value from array(0). To unserialize the array for the structure it can be used: https://www.unserialize.com/
- Single value from the multidimensional array:
  a:2:{i:0;a:1:{s:4:"name";s:7:"Value 1";}i:1;a:1:{s:4:"name";s:7:"Value 2";}}
  [e2pdf-wp key="metakey" path="0.name" meta="true"]
  - Will output value from array(0 => name). To unserialize the array for the structure it can be used: https://www.unserialize.com/

Page Post Terms #

- The Terms in a given Taxonomy: [e2pdf-wp key="taxonomy" terms="true"]
- The Terms in a given Taxonomy names: [e2pdf-wp key="taxonomy" terms="true" names="true"]
- The Terms in a given Taxonomy names as comma separated value: [e2pdf-wp key="taxonomy" terms="true" names="true" implode=", "]
- The Terms in a given Taxonomy by Post ID: [e2pdf-wp id="1" key="taxonomy" terms="true"]
- The Terms in a given Taxonomy by Dynamic Post ID: [e2pdf-wp id="dynamic" key="taxonomy" terms="true"][e2pdf-wp key="metakey2" meta="true"][/e2pdf-wp]
  - [e2pdf-wp key="metakey2" meta="true"] must output Post ID
  - All additional [e2pdf-wp] shortcodes inside same field / element must be closed as [e2pdf-wp key="ID"][/e2pdf-wp]
- The Terms in a given Taxonomy converted from the attachment id to the attachment url: [e2pdf-wp key="taxonomy" terms="true" attachment_url="true"]
- The Terms in a given Taxonomy converted from the attachment id to the image attachment url: [e2pdf-wp key="taxonomy" terms="true" attachment_image_url="true"]
- The Terms in a given Taxonomy converted from the attachment id to the image attachment url with the specified size: [e2pdf-wp key="taxonomy" terms="true" attachment_image_url="true" size="full"]
  - Default Image sizes: thumbnail, medium, medium_large, large, full.
- Convert serialized value a:3:{i:0;s:2:"v1";i:1;s:2:"v2";i:2;s:2:"v3";} to the comma separated value: [e2pdf-wp key="taxonomy" implode=", " terms="true"]
- Output single value from the serialized multidimensional array a:2:{i:0;a:1:{s:4:"name";s:7:"Value 1";}i:1;a:1:{s:4:"name";s:7:"Value 2";}}: [e2pdf-wp key="taxonomy" path="0.name" terms="true"]
  - Will output value from array(0 => name)

ACF Fields #

Ensure the "Allow Access to Value in Editor UI" option is selected in the "Presentation" tab of the ACF field properties.

- Field value with native Advanced Contact Fields shortcode: [acf field="fieldname"]
  - https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/shortcode/
- Field value with native Advanced Contact Fields syntax from the Options page: [acf field="fieldname" post_id="option"]
- Separate field value from the ACF Repeater Field:
  - 1st Repeater Value: [acf field="repeatername_1_fieldname"]
  - 2nd Repeater Value: [acf field="repeatername_2_fieldname"]
- Iterate via Repeater Field: [e2pdf-acf-repeater field="repeatername"]Field: [acf field="fieldname"] [/e2pdf-acf-repeater]

Additional #

- Dataset: [id]
  - Can be used as shortcode attribute: [shortcode id="[id]"]
  [e2pdf-dataset]
  - Can be used as shortcode attribute: [shortcode id="[e2pdf-dataset]"]
- PDF URL: [e2pdf-url]

Inner Helper Shortcodes #

[e2pdf-user] #

Shortcode is used to get User Data/User Meta Data. The shortcode can be used inside E2Pdf Templates. Read More ››

- Get User Data: [e2pdf-user key="ID"]

[e2pdf-content] #

Shortcode is used to get a pre-defined content part that was wrapped with shortcode inside WordPress Page / Post Content.

- Usage inside WordPress Page Content: [e2pdf-content key="page1"]This content must appear inside pdf[/e2pdf-content]
- Usage inside E2Pdf Template: [e2pdf-content key="page1"]

[e2pdf-exclude] #

Shortcode is applied to exclude part of the content from rendering inside PDF with [e2pdf-wp key="post_content"] shortcode. Read More ››

- Usage inside WordPress Page Content: [e2pdf-exclude]content[/e2pdf-exclude]

[e2pdf-format-number] #

Shortcode is applied to modify the number output of the shortcode or field slug. Read More ››

- Format the Number Output: [e2pdf-format-number decimal="2"][e2pdf-wp key="metakey" meta="true"][/e2pdf-format-number]

[e2pdf-format-date] #

Shortcode is applied to is applied to modify the date output of the shortcode or field slug. Read More ››

- Format the Date Output: [e2pdf-format-date format="Y-m-d H:i:s"][e2pdf-wp key="metakey" meta="true"][/e2pdf-format-date]

[e2pdf-format-output] #

Shortcode is applied to modify the output of the shortcode or field slug. Read More ››

- Format the Output: [e2pdf-format-output explode=", " implode="-"][e2pdf-wp key="metakey" meta="true"][/e2pdf-format-output]

Global Shortcodes #

[e2pdf-download] #

Shortcode is applied to generate and output the PDF download link button. Read More ››

[e2pdf-download id="1"]

Post Content

Elementor Text Editor

Elementor Shortcode

[e2pdf-view] #

Shortcode is applied to insert PDF to the page via pdf.js viewer. Read More ››

[e2pdf-view id="1"]

Post Content

Elementor Text Editor

Elementor Shortcode