Save as PDF Plugin by PDFCrowd
Save as PDF Plugin by PDFCrowd
Description
The “Save as PDF” plugin is the WordPress-native way to add PDF download
buttons to posts, pages, and selected content. Visitors can download a
WordPress page or post as PDF in one click, and you can configure button
placement and PDFCrowd conversion settings in the WordPress admin area.
The plugin can be tested in demo mode. Production output without the PDFCrowd
watermark and branding requires a PDFCrowd license.
Features
- WordPress-native PDF download button: Add a Save as PDF button to posts, pages, and selected content.
- Automatic or manual placement: Show the button automatically, place it with a shortcode, or add it from PHP.
- Selected-content conversion: Convert the full page or only the content enclosed by the block shortcode.
- Customizable button appearance: Configure button text, icon, layout, style, and placement.
- PDFCrowd conversion settings: Control PDF layout, page size, margins, headers, footers, and other conversion options from WordPress admin.
- Cloud PDF generation: Generate PDFs through PDFCrowd without installing a server-side PDF library on your WordPress host.
Usage
Once activated, the “Save as PDF” button will automatically appear
on eligible content according to your settings. Users can click the button to
download the current page as a PDF file.
To manually add the “Save as PDF” button to specific pages or posts,
use the following shortcode:
[save_as_pdf_pdfcrowd]
To add a button for selected content, wrap that content in the block shortcode:
[block_save_as_pdf_pdfcrowd]Selected content[/block_save_as_pdf_pdfcrowd]
For additional methods of adding the button to your pages, please refer to the
Getting Started Guide.
Customization
The plugin offers various customization options accessible through the
WordPress admin area. You can change the PDFgeneration settings and button appearance. For more detailed customization,
please refer to the plugin option reference.
Licensing
By default, the plugin operates in demo mode. Demo mode is fully functional, but
adds a watermark and PDFCrowd branding to the generated PDF.
To remove the demo watermark and PDFCrowd branding, purchase a
PDFCrowd license. Activate the license by entering your
PDFCrowd username and key in the plugin settings under the License tab.
A PDFCrowd license can be used across multiple WordPress websites for our
plugins. It also
grants direct access to the PDFCrowd API for
custom application integrations.
Basic Troubleshooting
If the default plugin output does not meet your requirements, consider
adjusting the following settings individually. You may need to activate the
“Expert Settings” option to access some of these features.
- Mode > Conversion Mode: Try switching it to either “Upload” or “Content”.
- Print Resolution > Content Viewport Width: Experiment with different widths to see which yields the best result.
- Print Resolution > Content Fit Mode: Different scaling modes can significantly alter the PDF’s page layout.
- Print Resolution > Content Viewport Height: Increase this value, for example, to 50000, to see if it improves the output.
Support
Please contact us or write to
support@pdfcrowd.com if you need any help. We will be happy to assist you with
configuring the plugin to ensure its output meets your needs.
Plugin links:
About us
PDFCrowd provides cloud document conversion APIs and integrations for
developers, website owners, WordPress sites, and automation workflows.
Installation
- Upload Plugin: Download the “Save as PDF” plugin ZIP file. In your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin. Choose the ZIP file you downloaded and click Install Now.
- Activate Plugin: After the installation is complete, click Activate Plugin to start using “Save as PDF” on your site.
- Configure Settings: Go to the “Save as PDF” settings page to customize the button appearance and conversion settings.
Screenshots
Faq
- Purchase a PDFCrowd license plan that matches your usage level.
- Activate the license by entering your PDFCrowd username and key in the “License” tab of the plugin settings.
Yes. The plugin can be tested in demo mode. Demo mode is fully functional, but
the generated PDF includes a watermark and PDFCrowd branding. A
PDFCrowd license is required to remove the watermark and branding.
The plugin uses the PDFCrowd HTML to PDF API,
a cloud conversion service. When a visitor clicks the button, the plugin sends
either the page URL or the HTML content to PDFCrowd. PDFCrowd processes the
request and returns the generated PDF file.
This approach has several benefits:
- Performance: Conversion does not consume your WordPress server’s CPU or memory.
- Scalability: Cloud conversion can handle traffic spikes without adding conversion load to your site.
- Reliability: PDFCrowd’s conversion infrastructure is maintained separately from your WordPress hosting environment.
Yes. You can configure automatic button placement in the plugin settings, add
the button with a shortcode, or create the button from PHP.
Yes. Use the block shortcode to place the button around selected content. The
plugin can convert the enclosed block instead of the whole page.
- Guide: Provides basic information about the plugin.
- Option Reference: Offers a detailed reference for plugin options, including examples.
- FAQ: An extensive plugin FAQ is available on our website.
- Contact Us: If you need any assistance, we’re here to help.
Reviews
Powerful and flexible – but not free
By 
This plugin is an excellent choice when it comes to rendering webpage content into a PDF document. It is feature-rich and highly configurable. The PDF document is not generated on your webserver but on a third-party server operated by PDFCrowd, which eliminates many potential problems.
Without a paid subscription, all generated PDF documents contain a demo watermark and a PDFCrowd branding. While I absolutely understand that developing a plugin and a service on that level needs funding, I am not sure if a plugin that is useless without a subscription should be listed in this repository.
free version is USELESS
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There's no point in fooling people with a free version that requires an API key to activate, which only lasts 30 days and consumes credits; after that, you have to pull out your credit card…
Great Plugin and Knowledgeable Support
By 
This plugin accomplished just what we needed for a large clients website. When we ran into an emergency issue, support was quick to respond and did help to provide the solution. This support was a lifesaver to prevent damaging the client relationship \o/
Incredibly flexible and powerful; responsive support
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Works great even on pages with dynamic content of all sorts. Support was very responsive for tips and troubleshooting.
Top plugin, even better support
By 
I'm using this plugin to create print-ready point of sale graphics via a CPT. It was very easy to set-up and the results, even after minimal tweaks, are just excellent.
I had a couple of queries regarding functionality and Pavel got back to me within minutes, and, more importantly, not only answered my questions but also pointed me in the direction of a better solution to what I needed to do.
I've not even got into using it on the live site yet, but based on my testing I'm very confident it will work beautifully.
Perfect plugin + top support
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I love this plugin and the functionality it adds to our website - for a decent price. Thank you very much for your super helpful and fast responding support!
Fantastic Plugin
By 
I had been using another popular pdf plugin with pretty good success. However, it was always a bit finicky, spacing never quite right, etc. After a little frustration, I searched again and found this PDFCrowd plugin.
I was super excited about how cleanly the formatting, including spacing, came across from my wordpress pages.
I am not a programmer, but have a somewhat technical background. I needed a couple of minor tweaks to the set up (eg. manual page break, image borders, images not breaking across pages, etc.). I was even more excited at the support provided to assist me with these items.
This is probably more expensive than the other options out there, but the quality of the pdf rendering stands above the rest, at least for my site. I highly recommend this plugin.
MUST HAVE plugin for saving pages and posts as PDF file
By 
AWESOME plugin for saving pages/posts as a pdf. We ended up purchasing the pro version as well and support was quick and accurate for helping us with a small issue.
How is this allowed in the WordPress repository?
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I understand allowing 'freemium' plugins, but this is just a pitch for the paid version as it is not usable without paying:
"The plugin runs in the demo by default. It is fully functional but adds a watermark and Pdfcrowd branding over the content."
Best PDF solution so far!
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Changelog
4.5.8
- Updated the readme file.
- Fixed the vertical alignment of option labels in the plugin settings.
4.5.7
- Added ABSPATH guards, switched to wp_safe_redirect to pass Plugin Check.
4.5.6
- Fixed CVE-2026-0862 by avoiding the use of an empty key for encryption.
4.5.5
- Enhanced descriptions of plugin options.
4.5.4
- Fixed: Prevent undefined AJAX URL by reliably exposing admin-ajax.php, avoiding clashes with third-party plugins.