Output User Field Values into downloadable PDF

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Problem: I would like to allow my site visitors to download a PDF file that includes some custom user fields.

Solution: Use a View or a Content Template to output the desired custom User field values, and use print stylesheets to style the output. Users can print to PDF using the native browser print features.

Related Documentation: https://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_for_Print

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Last updated by GamX 3 years, 10 months ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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April 27, 2021 at 6:47 pm #2034523

GamX

Hello, is there a way to display values that the user has input (into custom Toolset User Fields via Toolset User Forms) in a downloadable PDF file? If a plugin is needed, please advise what tends to work well with Toolset.

I know I can display the content I wish using Toolset Views, but the user would have to know how to "print to PDF" and it may print extra info such as headers and sidebars that I don't want to clutter their PDF file.

Thanks for any advice and recommendations!

April 27, 2021 at 7:14 pm #2034561

Christian Cox

Hi, I'm not aware of any integrations between Toolset and PDF generating plugins, so I don't really have a good recommendation there. Normally I would suggest using Views to output the desired User information in a custom page, and use custom CSS print styles via media queries or custom print stylesheets to style the desired information and hide any extra information you don't want to include in the generated PDF. Some articles about manipulating print styles in WordPress with CSS:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_for_Print
https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/quick-tip-adding-a-simple-print-stylesheet-to-wordpress--wp-176
https://torquemag.io/2017/09/make-your-website-printer-friendly/

You would be able to turn off the display of items like the header, footer, main menu, sidebars, page title and meta information, etc. using this technique with the standard browser print function.

April 28, 2021 at 5:20 pm #2035833

GamX

Thanks Christian, I'll try that approach. Meanwhile, would appreciate it if you could pass this along as a feature request... thank you!