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pdfl.io

Generate PDFs from your template, powered by pdfl.io

Installation

Copy the pdflio folder to your system/user/addons folder.

Head to your add-ons page and install the add-on.

Settings

API KEY: Your pdfl.io API key. Get your at https://pdfl.io.

Template Tags

The basic usage of the tag is:

{exp:pdflio:link url="https://example.com/"}

This will generate a link that, when accessed, will download a copy of the URL you enter as a param.

Example use:

<a href="{exp:pdflio:link url='https://example.com/'}">
    Download Example.com for some reason
</a>

Parameters

pdfl.io also has a number of parameters you can use to format your PDF!

filename

A url encoded string that will be set as the filename of the PDF. The .pdf extension is not required. Default: the slugified URL sent in with the request

{exp:pdflio:link url="https://example.com/" filename="my-awesome-pdf.pdf"}

no_background

Will not render the background images for the page. Default: false

{exp:pdflio:link url="https://example.com/" no_background="y"}

greyscale

Will render the PDF in greyscale. Default: false

{exp:pdflio:link url="https://example.com/" greyscale="y"}

format

Set the paper format for the PDF. Default: Letter

Options:

• Letter: 8.5in x 11in
• Legal: 8.5in x 14in
• Tabloid: 11in x 17in
• Ledger: 17in x 11in
• A0: 33.1in x 46.8in
• A1: 23.4in x 33.1in
• A2: 16.54in x 23.4in
• A3: 11.7in x 16.54in
• A4: 8.27in x 11.7in
• A5: 5.83in x 8.27in
• A6: 4.13in x 5.83in

{exp:pdflio:link url="https://example.com/" format="A4"}

top_view_only

By default, pdfl.io will load the entire web page. If you only want what is in the specific screen view, set this option. Default: false

{exp:pdflio:link url="https://example.com/" top_view_only="y"}

disable_javascript

By default, pdfl.io will load all javascript on the page, and dismiss all alerts. Set this option to disable all javascript on a page. Default: false

{exp:pdflio:link url="https://example.com/" disable_javascript="y"}

disable_images

Set this option to disable all images on the page. Default: false

{exp:pdflio:link url="https://example.com/" disable_images="y"}

just_wait

Set this option to wait until all network activity on the page has ended. NOTE: If the page has long running scripts, there is a chance this will cause a timeout, or stop your PDF from rendering.

{exp:pdflio:link url="https://example.com/" just_wait="y"}

delay

Set this option to delay X seconds before rendering the PDF. Especially useful if you have a page preloader on the page. Default: unset

{exp:pdflio:link url="https://example.com/" delay="3"}

SUPPORT

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ATTRIBUTIONS

ICON: The pdfl.io icon was created by my daughter, Claire!