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Shortcodes

[e2pdf-download]

Shortcode applied to generate Download link to downloadable PDF

Can be used inside: Extensions Success Messages, Extensions Emails, Wordpress Pages/Posts

Example:

[e2pdf-download id="1" dataset="1" flatten="1" name="name" password="password" button-title="Download" inline="true" auto="true" class="additional-class"]

Required

id - ID of the E2pdf Template to use.
- Value: (int)
- Usage: [e2pdf-download id="1"]

pdf - Full path to static PDF
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-download pdf="/home/pdfs/document.pdf"]

Optional Parameters

dataset - Static ID of dataset to use
- Value: (mixed)
- Usage: [e2pdf-download id="1" dataset="1"]
- Default: Current entry
flatten - Flatten or not Flatten PDF
- Value: (int)
  - 0 - No flatten:
  - 1 - Form flatten:
  - 2 - Full flatten:
- Usage: [e2pdf-download id="1" flatten="1"]
name - Name of downloadable PDF file
- Value: (string)
- Wordpress/extension shortcodes allowed
- Usage: [e2pdf-download id="1" name="name"]
password - Password for downloadable pdf file
- Value: (string)
- Wordpress/extension shortcodes allowed
- Usage: [e2pdf-download id="1" password="password"]
button-title - Title of button to download PDF file
- Value: (string)
- Wordpress/extension shortcodes allowed
- Usage: [e2pdf-download id="1" button-title="Download"]
inline - Download PDF file or show directly inside browser (if supported)
- Value: (boolen) true or false
- Usage: [e2pdf-download id="1" inline="true"]
auto - Force autodownload when on page/form submited
- Value: (boolen) true or false
- Usage: [e2pdf-download id="1" auto="true"]
class - Additional class to add to generated link
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-download id="1" class="additional-class"]
arg1, arg2, arg3... - Add custom values to generated PDF while render
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-download id="1" dataset="1" arg1="Custom Value 1" arg2="Custom Value 2"]
- To output values inside E2Pdf Template: [e2pdf-arg key="arg1"], [e2pdf-arg key="arg2"], etc...
output - Custom output for shortcode
- Value: (string)
  - url - Output "href" value:
- Usage: [e2pdf-download id="1" output="url"]

[e2pdf-attachment]

Shortcode applied to generate attachment to email

Can be used inside: Extensions Emails

Example:

[e2pdf-attachment id="1" dataset="1" flatten="1" name="name" password="password"]

Required

id - ID of the E2pdf Template to use.
- Value: (int)
- Usage: [e2pdf-attachment id="1"]

pdf - Full path to static PDF
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-attachment pdf="/home/pdfs/document.pdf"]

Optional Parameters

dataset - Static ID of dataset to use
- Value: (mixed)
- Usage: [e2pdf-attachment id="1" dataset="1"]
- Default: Current entry
flatten - Flatten or not Flatten PDF
- Value: (int)
  - 0 - No flatten:
  - 1 - Form flatten:
  - 2 - Full flatten:
- Usage: [e2pdf-attachment id="1" flatten="1"]
name - Name of downloadable PDF file
- Value: (string)
- Wordpress/extension shortcodes allowed
- Usage: [e2pdf-attachment id="1" name="name"]
password - Password for downloadable pdf file
- Value: (string)
- Wordpress/extension shortcodes allowed
- Usage: [e2pdf-attachment id="1" password="password"]
arg1, arg2, arg3... - Add custom values to generated PDF while render
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-attachment id="1" arg1="Custom Value 1" arg2="Custom Value 2"]
- To output values inside E2Pdf Template: [e2pdf-arg key="arg1"], [e2pdf-arg key="arg2"], etc...
apply - Required if called via custom call or via do_shortcode function
Will output path to TMP PDF that was generated via shortcode
- Value: (boolen) true or false
- Usage: [e2pdf-attachment id="1" dataset="1" apply="true"]

[e2pdf-save]

Shortcode applied to save file on server

Can be used inside: Extensions Success Messages, Extensions Emails

Example:

[e2pdf-save id="1" dataset="1" flatten="1" name="name" password="password" dir="/home/pdfs/" overwrite="true"]

Required

id - ID of the E2pdf Template to use.
- Value: (int)
- Usage: [e2pdf-save id="1"]

Optional Parameters

dataset - Static ID of dataset to use
- Value: (mixed)
- Usage: [e2pdf-save id="1" dataset="1"]
- Default: Current entry
flatten - Flatten or not Flatten PDF
- Value: (int)
  - 0 - No flatten:
  - 1 - Form flatten:
  - 2 - Full flatten:
- Usage: [e2pdf-save id="1" flatten="1"]
name - Name of saved PDF file
- Value: (string)
- Wordpress/extension shortcodes allowed
- Usage: [e2pdf-save id="1" name="name"]
password - Password for saved pdf file
- Value: (string)
- Wordpress/extension shortcodes allowed
- Usage: [e2pdf-save id="1" password="password"]
dir - Path to save files
Directory must exists and be writable. If parameter not used, default dir will be used:
/wp-content/uploads/e2pdf/tpl/{Template ID}/save/
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-save id="1" dir="/home/pdfs/"]
view - Shortcode applied to view PDF inside page via pdf.js with "Saved PDF"
Attributes from [e2pdf-view] shortcode can be applied
- Value: (boolen) true or false
- Usage: [e2pdf-save id="1" view="true"]
download - Shortcode applied to generate Download link to Saved PDF
Attributes from [e2pdf-download] shortcode can be applied
- Value: (boolen) true or false
- Usage: [e2pdf-save id="1" download="true"]
overwrite - Overwrite file if exists
- Value: (boolen) true or false
- Usage: [e2pdf-save id="1" overwrite="true"]
arg1, arg2, arg3... - Add custom values to generated PDF while render
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-save id="1" arg1="Custom Value 1" arg2="Custom Value 2"]
- To output values inside E2Pdf Template: [e2pdf-arg key="arg1"], [e2pdf-arg key="arg2"], etc...
apply - Required if called via custom call or via do_shortcode function
Will output path to PDF that was generated via shortcode
- Value: (boolen) true or false
- Usage: [e2pdf-save id="1" dataset="1" apply="true"]

[e2pdf-view]

Shortcode applied to view PDF inside page via pdf.js

Can be used inside: Extensions Success Messages, Wordpress Pages/Posts

Example:

[e2pdf-view id="1" dataset="1" flatten="1" name="name" password="password" width="100%" height="500" class="additional-class"]

Required

id - ID of the E2pdf Template to use.
- Value: (int)
- Usage: [e2pdf-view id="1"]

pdf - Url to static PDF
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-view pdf="https://example.com/document.pdf"]

pdf - Full path to static PDF
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-view pdf="/home/pdfs/document.pdf"]

Optional Parameters

dataset - Static ID of dataset to use
- Value: (mixed)
- Usage: [e2pdf-view id="1" dataset="1"]
- Default: Current entry
flatten - Flatten or not Flatten PDF
- Value: (int)
  - 0 - No flatten:
  - 1 - Form flatten:
  - 2 - Full flatten:
- Usage: [e2pdf-view id="1" flatten="1"]
name - Name of saved PDF file *ignored at this moment
- Value: (string)
- Wordpress/extension shortcodes allowed
- Usage: [e2pdf-view id="1" name="name"]
password - Password for saved pdf file
- Value: (string)
- Wordpress/extension shortcodes allowed
- Usage: [e2pdf-view id="1" password="password"]
arg1, arg2, arg3... - Add custom values to generated PDF while render
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-view id="1" arg1="Custom Value 1" arg2="Custom Value 2"]
- To output values inside E2Pdf Template: [e2pdf-arg key="arg1"], [e2pdf-arg key="arg2"], etc...
width - Width of Viewer
- Value: (string)
- Default: 100%
- Usage: [e2pdf-view id="1" width="100%"]
height - Height of Viewer
- Value: (string)
- Default: 500
- Usage: [e2pdf-view id="1" height="500"]
class - Additional class to add to generated iframe
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-view id="1" class="additional-class"]
page - Move to Page on Load
- Value: (int)
- Usage: [e2pdf-view id="1" page="2"]
zoom - Set Zoom on Load
- Value: (string) or (int)
  - (int)
  - page-width
  - page-height
  - page-fit
  - auto
- Usage: [e2pdf-view id="1" zoom="100"]
nameddest - Go to a Named destination on Load
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-view id="1" nameddest="named"]
pagemode - Sidebar state on Load
- Value: (string)
  - none
  - thumbs
  - bookmarks
  - attachments
- Usage: [e2pdf-view id="1" pagemode="thumbs"]

[e2pdf-adobesign]

Shortcode can be used for uploading and creating agreements with Adobe Sign REST API

By default shortcode will do current API Calls :

POST /transientDocuments
POST /agreements

or can be extended via filters:

e2pdf_model_shortcode_e2pdf_adobesign_fileInfos
e2pdf_model_shortcode_e2pdf_adobesign_post_agreements_data
e2pdf_model_shortcode_e2pdf_adobesign_response

Can be used inside: Extensions Success Messages, Extensions Emails

Example:

[e2pdf-adobesign id="1" recipients="[email protected],[email protected]"]

Required

id - ID of the E2pdf Template to use.
- Value: (int)
- Usage: [e2pdf-adobesign id="1"]

Optional Parameters

dataset - Static ID of dataset to use
- Value: (mixed)
- Usage: [e2pdf-adobesign id="1" dataset="1"]
- Default: Current entry
recipients - Recipients emails to send PDF to
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-adobesign id="1" recipients="[email protected],[email protected]"]
- Multiple values can be set via comma.
flatten - Flatten or not Flatten PDF
- Value: (int)
  - 0 - No flatten:
  - 1 - Form flatten:
  - 2 - Full flatten:
- Usage: [e2pdf-adobesign id="1" flatten="1"]
name - Name of saved PDF file
- Value: (string)
- Wordpress/extension shortcodes allowed
- Usage: [e2pdf-adobesign id="1" name="name"]
password - Password for pdf file
- Value: (string)
- Wordpress/extension shortcodes allowed
- Usage: [e2pdf-adobesign id="1" password="password"]
arg1, arg2, arg3... - Add custom values to generated PDF while render
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-adobesign id="1" arg1="Custom Value 1" arg2="Custom Value 2"]
- To output values inside E2Pdf Template: [e2pdf-arg key="arg1"], [e2pdf-arg key="arg2"], etc...
disable - Disable DEFAULT (transientDocuments, agreements) API calls
- Value:
  - post_transientDocuments - Disable upload request of PDF to Adobe Sign to get transientDocumentId
  - post_agreements - Disable create agreement request
- Usage: [e2pdf-adobesign id="1" disable="post_transientDocuments,post_agreements"]

[e2pdf-exclude]

Exclude content from rendering inside PDF.

Can be used inside: Wordpress Posts, Wordpress Pages

Example:

[e2pdf-exclude]content[/e2pdf-exclude]

[e2pdf-user]

Output User Data/User Meta Data to PDFs

Can be used inside: Templates

Example:

[e2pdf-user] If "key" attribute not defined, ID will be outputed.

Optional Parameters

id - Define User ID to output data. If not set, Current User ID will be used to generate output.
- Value: (int)
- Usage: [e2pdf-user id="1"]
key - Output User Data/User Meta Data
- Value: (string)
  - ID - User ID
  - user_login - User Login
  - user_nicename - User Nicename
  - user_email - User Email
  - user_url - User URL
  - user_registered - User Registrated Time
  - display_name - User Display Name
  - custom_meta - Will search data inside User Meta with key 'custom_meta'
- Usage: [e2pdf-user key="ID"]
meta - Force search only inside Meta Data
- Value: (boolen) true or false
- Usage: [e2pdf-user key="custom_meta" meta="true"]

[e2pdf-format-number]

Apply number format to string

Can be used inside: Templates

Example:

[e2pdf-format-number decimal="2" dec_point="." thousands_sep="," explode="" implode=""]x[/e2pdf-format-number]

Required

x - String or Shortcode
- Value: (mixed)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-number]10000000[/e2pdf-format-number]

Optional Parameters

decimal - Number of decimals
- Value: (int)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-number decimal="2"]1000[/e2pdf-format-number]
dec_point - Decimal point used in number
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-number decimal="2" dec_point="."]1000[/e2pdf-format-number]
thousands_sep - Thousands separator
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-number thousands_sep=","]1000000[/e2pdf-format-number]
explode - Separator to explode string
Shortcode parameters will be applied to each value that was separated
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-number explode=","]1000000,2000000[/e2pdf-format-number]
implode - Separator to implode exploded string
Shortcode parameters will be applied to each value that was separated
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-number explode="," implode="|"]1000000,2000000[/e2pdf-format-number]

[e2pdf-format-date]

Apply date format to string

Can be used inside: Templates

Example:

[e2pdf-format-date format="Y-m-d H:i:s"]x[/e2pdf-format-date]

Required

x - String or Shortcode
- Value: (mixed)
  - now - Current Datetime
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-date]now[/e2pdf-format-date]

Optional Parameters

format - Date format in PHP date() function style
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-date format="Y-m-d H:i:s"]now[/e2pdf-format-date]

[e2pdf-format-output]

Apply output format to string

Can be used inside: Templates

Example:

[e2pdf-format-output search="test" replace="test2" explode="," implode="."  output="{0} - {1}" filter="trim"]x[/e2pdf-format-output]

Required

x - String or Shortcode
- Value: (mixed)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-output]10000[/e2pdf-format-output]

Optional Parameters

explode - Separator to explode string
Shortcode parameters will be applied to each value that was separated
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-output explode=","]1000000,2000000[/e2pdf-format-output]
implode - Separator to implode exploded string
Shortcode parameters will be applied to each value that was separated
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-output explode="," implode="|"]1000000,2000000[/e2pdf-format-output]
search - Used for search to replace/ireplace value inside string
For multiple search "|||" delimeter is used
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-output search="test" replace="test2"]test[/e2pdf-format-output]
replace - Replace all occurrences of the search string with the replacement string (Case-sensitive)
For multiple replace "|||" delimeter is used
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-output search="test" replace="test2"]test[/e2pdf-format-output]
ireplace - Replace all occurrences of the search string with the replacement string (Case-insensitive)
For multiple replace "|||" delimeter is used
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-output search="test" ireplace="test2"]test[/e2pdf-format-output]
output - Custom output for each exploded value
'implode' parameter will be ignored in this case
- Value: (string)
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-output explode="," output="{0} - {1}"]1000000,2000000[/e2pdf-format-output]
filter - Filter value
- Value: (string) or (string),(string),...
  - trim - Strip spaces at start/end of string
  - strip_tags - Remove html tags
  - strtolower - String to lowercase
  - strtoupper - String to uppercase
  - ucfirst - Uppercase first letter
  - lines - Remove empty lines
- Usage: [e2pdf-format-output explode="," filter="trim,ucfirst"] test , e2pdf [/e2pdf-format-output]

Conditions

Conditions are designed to create dynamic PDFs depending on user input. With conditions you can change properties, hide or show elements/pages.

» To add conditions to element it's need to go to "Properties" of element (right mouse click) and at the bottom will be "Actions" section, where you can add/edit/remove condition actions.

» To add conditions to page it's need to go to "Properties" of page () and at the bottom will be "Actions" section, where you can add/edit/remove condition actions.

Action Parameters

Each element or page can have unlimited actions.

order - The order of action to fire
action - The action to fire
- hide - hide element/page
- show - show element/page
- change - change property of element/page
property - The property to change. Available only if action set to "change". List of properties individual for each element/page.
change - Change selected property
With number properties (width, height, top, left, etc) it's possible to use positive and negative numbers (+10, -20, etc), to have property change dynamically depending on current property value.
apply if - Apply action if:
- any - any of conditions fit
- all - all conditions fit

Condition Parameters

Each action can have unlimited conditions.

if - Value to compare. Can be used shortcodes inside
condition - Condition
- = - equals
- != - not equal
- > - bigger
- >= - bigger or equals
- < - less
- <= - less or equals
- LIKE - if "if" contains "value"
- NOT LIKE - if "if" doesn't contain "value"
value - Value to compare with. Can be used shortcodes inside

Actions & Filters

Actions & Filters can be applied to extend functionality of E2Pdf.

Filters

e2pdf_model_shortcode_e2pdf_adobesign_fileInfos

Location: /e2pdf/classes/model/e2pdf-shortcode.php

                    
add_filter('e2pdf_model_shortcode_e2pdf_adobesign_fileInfos', 'e2pdf_example_callback', '30', '6');
function e2pdf_example_callback($documents, $atts, $template, $entry, $extension, $file_path) {
      return $documents;
}

e2pdf_model_shortcode_e2pdf_adobesign_post_agreements_data

Location: /e2pdf/classes/model/e2pdf-shortcode.php

                    
add_filter('e2pdf_model_shortcode_e2pdf_adobesign_post_agreements_data', 'e2pdf_example_callback', '30', '7');
function e2pdf_example_callback($data, $atts, $template, $entry, $extension, $file_path, $documents) {
      return $data;
}

e2pdf_model_shortcode_e2pdf_adobesign_response

Location: /e2pdf/classes/model/e2pdf-shortcode.php

                    
add_filter('e2pdf_model_shortcode_e2pdf_adobesign_response', 'e2pdf_example_callback', '30', '8');
function e2pdf_example_callback($response, $atts, $template, $entry, $extension, $file_path, $documents, $agreement_id) {
      return $response;
}

Tips

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