Formidable Forms PDFs Addon GPL Overview:
Export form entries as PDFs in your WordPress forms. It allows the option to attach a PDF export of the entry that can be attached to the email.
There are several ways to export entries as a PDF:
Export entry as PDF#
If you want to export a specific entry as a PDF, follow the instructions below.
- Go to your form Entries page.
- Select the View or Edit link below the selected entry that will take you to the entry details page.
- In the admin sidebar under the Entry Actions section, select the Download as PDF link.
Attach PDF of entry to email#
If you want to attach a PDF export of the submitted entry to the email notification, follow the instructions below.
- Go to your form Settings → Actions & Notifications page.
- Click on the Email Notification action to edit it, or click the Send Email icon to add a new email notification.
- Scroll down and toggle the Attach PDF of entry to email option.
Insert the shortcode manually
You may insert the following shortcode on a page, post, email notification, or View to show an expiring link to the entry’s PDF export.
[frm-pdf id=x]
Replace x with the ID of the entry you want to display. The entry ID is found on the entry details page.
Parameters#
- id: Change the entry ID that holds the value you want to retrieve. When using the shortcode in Email content, On submit message or View content, the current entry ID will be automatically used.
[frm-pdf id=x]
- label: By default, the label is shown as Download PDF. If the label is set to empty (label=””) or 0 (label=0), the shortcode will display the URL.
[frm-pdf id=x label="Click to download entry as PDF"]
- title: Change the PDF link HTML title attribute. If this is empty, the label attribute will be used.
[frm-pdf id=x title="Entry PDF link"]
- mode: Change how the PDF file is delivered after clicking the link. Set the mode using either mode=view or mode=download. The default mode is a view, where the PDF file content is shown in the browser. Use download as the value to automatically download the PDF file.
[frm-pdf id=x mode="download"]
About Formidable PDFs
Formidable PDFs is a premium WordPress plugin developed by Strategy11. Export entry as PDF and attach PDF file to email It is distributed under the GPL-2.0+ licence, which means you can install it on an unlimited number of websites — including websites you build and manage for your clients.
Compatibility & Requirements
Formidable PDFs requires WordPress 5.0 or later, and has been tested up to WordPress 6.7, and requires PHP 7.4 or higher. We verify every file before it goes live on our store, so you can install with complete confidence. Text domain: formidable-pdfs. This listing reflects version , updated within 24 hours of the upstream release.
Your Rights Under GPL
Every product in our library, including Formidable PDFs, is distributed under the GNU General Public License — the legal foundation of open-source WordPress. This means you are fully entitled to use it on personal websites, client projects, and staging environments without any additional cost or permission. The GPL was designed to keep software free; we built our store on top of that principle.
What Makes digitalgpl Different
- Always up to date – We track upstream releases and update Formidable PDFs within 24 hours of every new version.
- Zero domain restrictions – Use it on as many websites as you need, now and in the future.
- Round-the-clock delivery – Automated delivery means your download reaches you within seconds of purchase.
- Manually tested files – We do not list any file without first verifying it installs correctly on a clean WordPress setup.
- Safe payment processing – All transactions are encrypted and handled by trusted payment partners.
- Single purchase, lifetime access – Pay once, re-download anytime from your account at no extra charge.
Before You Download — Quick Answers
Will Formidable PDFs break my existing site?
Formidable PDFs has been tested up to WordPress 6.7 and PHP 7.4. We recommend always testing on a staging site before installing on live production.
I build sites for clients — is one purchase enough?
One purchase covers unlimited installations. The GPL-2.0+ licence that Formidable PDFs is released under has no domain or site limits — neither does digitalgpl.
My host uses PHP 7.4 — any issues?
None at all. Formidable PDFs requires PHP 7.4 as a minimum version, so your hosting environment is perfectly compatible.
What if Strategy11 releases an update next month?
Log into your digitalgpl account and re-download for free. We keep our files current within 24 hours of any upstream release.
Is it safe to buy a GPL plugin from a third-party store?
Yes. The GPL licence was created specifically to allow this. Any developer who releases software under GPL grants everyone the legal right to redistribute it. That is the foundation of the open-source WordPress community.
Official developer page: https://formidableforms.com
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