Title: Plugin Not Creating PDF
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Plugin Not Creating PDF

 *  Resolved [quoindesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/quoindesign/)
 * (@quoindesign)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-creating-pdf/)
 * Hi, I’ve carefully (I think) followed your configuration instructions on your
   web site, and can’t get your plugin operating. Here’s the functions.php code 
   I currently have. I’ve checked the form ID several times. I want to use default
   PDF name and template, and I want the PDF to attach to every notification.
 * What am I doing wrong?
 *     ```
       /*Gravity Forms PDF Extended Code */
       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 = '';
   
           /*
            * 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 == 1) {
               /*
                * 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 or the ID
                * Example: if($notification_name == 'Admin - Notify admin user' || $notification_id == '5137b95689b2e')
                */
                   $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!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gravity-forms-pdf-extended/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gravity-forms-pdf-extended/)

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 *  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-pdf/#post-3620733)
 * Hi,
 * Can you confirm what version of Gravity Forms you are using? The stable release
   is 1.6.12 and you’ve used the 1.7 Beta code.
 * You can find the 1.6.12 installation instructions/code here [http://gravityformspdfextended.com/documentation/installation/configuration/#gravity-forms-1-6-12](http://gravityformspdfextended.com/documentation/installation/configuration/#gravity-forms-1-6-12)
 *  Thread Starter [quoindesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/quoindesign/)
 * (@quoindesign)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-creating-pdf/#post-3620736)
 * I made an assumption about what version of GravityForms I was using! Okay, it’s
   generating the PDF and also attaching.
 * Thank you!
 *  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-pdf/#post-3620737)
 * No problem.
 *  [kenedyt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kenedyt/)
 * (@kenedyt)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-creating-pdf/#post-3620918)
 * 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);
   
       <?php }
       ?>
       ```
   
 * Please help… I couldn’t make this work for me.

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 * Last reply from: [kenedyt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kenedyt/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-creating-pdf/#post-3620918)
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