Title: Plugin Not Creating nor Saving PDF Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Plugin Not Creating nor Saving PDF * [kenedyt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kenedyt/) * (@kenedyt) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-creating-nor-saving-pdf/) * Member Posted 42 minutes ago # * Hello, i have the same problem, still not working for me, I have version 2.2.3 and GF 1.7.2. * I double checked everything, inserted this code in functions.php inside my theme files, before php tag, please take a look. The PDF is not being created neither attached. I used the ID and the tittle when needed. Wrote the notification tittle for the user and the admin: * ``` function gfpdfe_create_and_attach_pdf($notification, $form, $entry) { /* * Set the PDF name here or leave blank to use the default. * Example: $PDF_name = 'My Custom Document.pdf'; */ $PDF_name = 'My Custom Document.pdf'; /* * Use a custom template or leave blank to use the default. * The template file needs to be in your active theme's PDF_EXTENDED_TEMPLATES folder before referencing below * Example: $custom_template_name = 'my-custom-template.php'; * Default template options: default-template.php, default-template-two-rows.php, default-template-no-style.php */ $template_name = 'default-template.php'; /* * Set data used to determine if PDF needs to be created and attached to notification * Don't change anything here. */ $notification_name = $notification['name']; $notification_id = $notification['id']; $form_title = $form['title']; $form_id = $entry['form_id']; $user_id = $entry['id']; $folder_id = $form_id.$user_id.'/'; /* GENERATE AND EMAIL PDF * Do we want to create and send a PDF for this form? * You can match the form ID or the form title * Example: if($form_id == 2 || $form_title == 'Let me Know What Do You Need') */ if ($form_title == 'Let me Know What Do You Need') { /* * Get ready to create the PDF file */ require PDF_PLUGIN_DIR . 'render_to_pdf.php'; $PDF_name = (strlen($PDF_name) > 0) ? $PDF_name : get_pdf_filename($form_id, $user_id); $pdf_arguments = array( 'pdfname' => $PDF_name, 'template' => $template_name, 'return' => true ); /* generate and save default PDF */ $filename = PDF_Generator($form_id, $user_id, $pdf_arguments); /* ATTACH PDF TO EMAIL * As of GF 1.7 notifications aren't limited to admin and user. * We now need to match the notification we would like to attach the file to instead of using gform_admin_notification_attachments and gform_user_notification_attachments. * You can match against the name of your notification * Example: if($notification_name == 'Admin - Notify admin user') */ if ($notification_name == 'Admin Notification' || $notification_name == 'User Notification') { $attachment_file = PDF_SAVE_LOCATION . $folder_id . $PDF_name; $notification['attachments'][] = $attachment_file; } } return $notification; } add_filter('gform_notification', 'gfpdfe_create_and_attach_pdf', 10, 3); ``` * Please help… I couldn’t make this work for me. * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gravity-forms-pdf-extended/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gravity-forms-pdf-extended/) Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * Plugin Author [Jake Jackson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blue-liquid-designs/) * (@blue-liquid-designs) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-creating-nor-saving-pdf/#post-3708772) * Hi Kenedyt, * You need to place the function inside the PHP tags * Secondly, you should match to the form ID not the form title – change: _if ($ form\_title == ‘Let me Know What Do You Need’) {_ to _if ($form\_id == 3) {_. * If you are still having problems please follow steps 4 and 5 here: [http://gravityformspdfextended.com/topic/pdf-not-working-please-read-before-starting-a-new-topic/](http://gravityformspdfextended.com/topic/pdf-not-working-please-read-before-starting-a-new-topic/) * Thread Starter [kenedyt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kenedyt/) * (@kenedyt) * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-creating-nor-saving-pdf/#post-3708820) * Thankyou! Amazing… I love this plugin… * [coryhubbell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coryhubbell/) * (@coryhubbell) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-creating-nor-saving-pdf/#post-3709053) * K feeling like im really close here can i get some help on what im missing on my code: * ``` /************************************************************************************* * Gravity forms pdf writer *************************************************************************************/ function gfpdfe_create_and_attach_pdf($notification, $form, $entry) { /* * Set the PDF name here or leave blank to use the default. * Example: $PDF_name = 'My File.pdf'; */ $PDF_name = 'Customer Information.pdf'; /* * Use a custom template or leave blank to use the default. * The template file needs to be in your active theme's PDF_EXTENDED_TEMPLATES folder before referencing below * Example: $custom_template_name = 'my-custom-template.php'; * Default template options: default-template.php, default-template-two-rows.php, default-template-no-style.php */ $template_name = 'default-template.php'; /* * Set data used to determine if PDF needs to be created and attached to notification * Don't change anything here. */ $notification_name = $notification['name']; $notification_id = $notification['id']; $form_title = $form['title']; $form_id = $entry['form_id']; $user_id = $entry['id']; $folder_id = $form_id.$user_id.'/'; /* GENERATE AND EMAIL PDF * Do we want to create and send a PDF for this form? * You can match the form ID or the form title * Example: if($form_id == 3 || $form_title == 'My Custom Form') */ if ($form_id == 7 || $form_title == 'Customer Information') { /* * Get ready to create the PDF file */ require PDF_PLUGIN_DIR . 'render_to_pdf.php'; $PDF_name = (strlen($PDF_name) > 0) ? $PDF_name : get_pdf_filename($form_id, $user_id); $pdf_arguments = array( 'pdfname' => $PDF_name, 'template' => $template_name, 'return' => true ); /* generate and save default PDF */ $filename = PDF_Generator($form_id, $user_id, $pdf_arguments); /* ATTACH PDF TO EMAIL * As of GF 1.7 notifications aren't limited to admin and user. * We now need to match the notification we would like to attach the file to instead of using gform_admin_notification_attachments and gform_user_notification_attachments. * You can match against the name of your notification * Example: if($notification_name == 'Admin - Notify admin user') */ if ($notification_name == 'Admin - Notify admin user' || $notification_name == 'User - Notify User') { $attachment_file = PDF_SAVE_LOCATION . $folder_id . $PDF_name; $notification['attachments'][] = $attachment_file; } } return $notification; } add_filter('gform_notification', 'gfpdfe_create_and_attach_pdf', 10, 3); ``` * Thanks for your help, I have checked to make sure my templates are in the directory on the server. * Plugin Author [Jake Jackson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blue-liquid-designs/) * (@blue-liquid-designs) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-creating-nor-saving-pdf/#post-3709054) * Hi, * Just looking at the code the first thing I noticed is you haven’t changed the notification names: * `if ($notification_name == 'Admin - Notify admin user' || $notification_name == 'User - Notify User') {` * Make sure you match them to the names of your actual notifications – ie. ‘Administrator Notification’. * Also, you should really start your own topic for support. * [coryhubbell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coryhubbell/) * (@coryhubbell) * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-creating-nor-saving-pdf/#post-3709055) * Thank you and I will do that in the future, my apologies Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) The topic ‘Plugin Not Creating nor Saving PDF’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/gravity-forms-pdf-extended/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3168987) * [Gravity PDF](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gravity-forms-pdf-extended/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gravity-forms-pdf-extended/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gravity-forms-pdf-extended/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gravity-forms-pdf-extended/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gravity-forms-pdf-extended/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gravity-forms-pdf-extended/reviews/) * 5 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [coryhubbell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/coryhubbell/) * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-creating-nor-saving-pdf/#post-3709055) * Status: not resolved