Title: Cannot edit created pdf’s Last modified: July 16, 2025 --- # Cannot edit created pdf’s * Resolved [ppeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ppeople/) * (@ppeople) * [10 months, 4 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-created-pdfs/) * There are occasions that I need to edit a created pdf – for example, change the words Tax Invoice, to Receipt. * Whenever I try and edit one of the created documents in Adobe, I get an error message “Adobe Acrobat has encountered an unknown error” * This does not happen when I open any other pde to edit – it only happens with files created by PDF Invoices and Packing Slips. * Can you advise how this can be fixed? Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * Plugin Contributor [Yordan Soares](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yordansoares/) * (@yordansoares) * [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-created-pdfs/#post-18568948) * Hi [@ppeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ppeople/), * I just downloaded a testing PDF invoice from my staging site, and I was able to activate the editing mode in Adobe Acrobat Pro DC on Windows: * ![](https://i0.wp.com/i.ibb.co/Df4SL7vS/PDF-Invoices-Editing-with-Adobe-Acrobat- Pro-DC.png?ssl=1) * Please try editing my testing invoice to confirm if this happens with my file too: [https://www.swisstransfer.com/d/04b9c92c-bce3-4252-ac6f-88c73d282fbe](https://www.swisstransfer.com/d/04b9c92c-bce3-4252-ac6f-88c73d282fbe) * Let me know whether you were able to edit it, or not! * Thread Starter [ppeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ppeople/) * (@ppeople) * [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-created-pdfs/#post-18568962) * Unfortunately I get the same error. The only workaround I have found is: * 1. Go to File -> Print. * 2. Select “Adobe PDF” as the printer. * 3. Click Print., and Save the PDF * 4. Open the new PDF. * Then I can make any edits as necessary. This used to work fine – it only seems to be a recent update perhaps to the plugin that has stopped it from working * Plugin Contributor [Yordan Soares](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yordansoares/) * (@yordansoares) * [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-created-pdfs/#post-18569121) * Thanks for the feedback, [@ppeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ppeople/)! * > Unfortunately I get the same error. The only workaround I have found is: [steps] * This will certainly help as a workaround for other users with a similar issue 🙂 * > This used to work fine – it only seems to be a recent update perhaps to the > plugin that has stopped it from working * That’s strange, because the PDF file as such is rendered by _dompdf_, a PDF engine which was updated several months ago, in v4.2.0 launched on March 24 this year, not recently. * That said, it would be helpful to know which version of Adobe Acrobat you are using, and the OS you are running, to try to reproduce the issue on our side. * Also, I would like to mention that we offer an extension to switch the PDF engine to _mPDF_ as an alternative to generate PDF documents. You can download the latest release here: [woocommerce-pdf-ips-mpdf.2.6.0.zip](https://github.com/wpovernight/woocommerce-pdf-ips-mpdf/releases/download/v2.6.0/woocommerce-pdf-ips-mpdf.2.6.0.zip) * Let me know if you need anything else! * Thread Starter [ppeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ppeople/) * (@ppeople) * [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-created-pdfs/#post-18569246) * Thanks for the reply. I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC v 2019.008.20071 on a PC running Windows 11. * Can you advise how I install this extension – do I upload this like a plugin? * Plugin Contributor [Yordan Soares](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yordansoares/) * (@yordansoares) * [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-created-pdfs/#post-18570773) * Hi [@ppeople](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ppeople/), * > Thanks for the reply. I am using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC v 2019.008.20071 on a > PC running Windows 11. * This could be the reason why the document can’t be edited: You’re using a very old version of Adobe Acrobat Pro. Actually, my version is not the latest either( 2022.002.20212), but the edition works perfectly on my side. Therefore, if you could update to a newer version, you should be able to edit the files as well. * > Can you advise how I install this extension – do I upload this like a plugin? * That’s right! This is a plugin extension that you just need to download, install and activate in your site. As soon as this is active, the PDF engine will be switched from dompdf to mPDF. Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) The topic ‘Cannot edit created pdf’s’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/woocommerce-pdf-invoices-packing-slips/assets/icon-256x256. png?rev=2189942) * [PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-pdf-invoices-packing-slips/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-pdf-invoices-packing-slips/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-pdf-invoices-packing-slips/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-pdf-invoices-packing-slips/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-pdf-invoices-packing-slips/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce-pdf-invoices-packing-slips/reviews/) * 5 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Yordan Soares](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yordansoares/) * Last activity: [10 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-edit-created-pdfs/#post-18570773) * Status: resolved