SimplePDF Embed Review

Hey @wireb, thank you for taking the time to leave feedback: it’s genuinely appreciated.

You’re raising fair points, and it’s clear we’re not doing a good enough job communicating what the plugin can do. That’s on us, and we’ll be improving both the plugin interface and its documentation accordingly.

That said, I’d love to clarify a few things:

Field validation / restriction
SimplePDF does support required fields and field validation on PDF forms. Here’s a guide on how to set it up: https://simplepdf.com/help/how-to/add-required-fields-on-pdf-forms

No save function
When visitors fill out a PDF, they can download the completed PDF directly from the editor. If you have a SimplePDF account, submissions are also automatically collected and sent to you via email or webhook – no manual save button needed.

Previewing the form
The WordPress plugin turns every PDF link on your site into an interactive editor. You can preview exactly what your visitors will see by simply clicking any PDF link on your site.

For managing submissions and advanced configuration, those are available through your
SimplePDF account at simplepdf.com.

Interface
The plugin settings are intentionally minimal (just a company identifier field) because the editor itself is fully featured and runs client-side. All the configuration for branding, form fields, and notifications happens in your SimplePDF account dashboard.

I suspect some of these expectations might stem from looking at the WordPress settings page alone, rather than the actual editor experience visitors get.

I’d be happy to walk you through the setup if you’d like – feel free to reach out at [email protected]!

• This reply was modified 3 months ago by bendersej.