WooCommerce PDF Catalog FAQ

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• I need the Demo settings. Where can I find them?The demo settings are below. You can just import them via the settings... > View Article
• I only get strange signs in my PDFIf you get something like %PDF-1.4 %���� then please make sure you have installed the following PHP extensions mbstring gd Please contact your hosting partner if you do …
• Timeouts when creating full catalogWhen you try to create the full catalog, but have many products / product categories we recommend the following: Increase the PHP max_execution_time (see here how) Turn …
• Images in PDF displays as a red cross (https / mpdf)First please make sure, that you are not on a localhost AND do not have any .htaccess / .passwd on your sever. Because our plugin uses HTTP to get the images for the PDF…
• How I can change the css style of top variation attributes background?You can change the background color of the variations table inside the PDF like this: .woocommerce-pdf-catalog-variations .variation-head-row, .woocommerce-pdf-catalog-v…
• How can I add custom Styles to the PDF Catalog?When you want to add some styles to the PDF you should go to Advanced Settings > Enable debug mode. When you create the PDF then the raw html will be shown. This you can…
• I get a 500 Error when installing the plugin?You need to: Increase memory_limit Increase php_max_execution time Edit your .htaccess file and add the following: php_value upload_max_filesize 1000M php_value post_max…
• The HTML code size is larger than pcre.backtrack_limitIf you get the issue message "The HTML code size is larger than pcre.backtrack_limit 1000000. You should use WriteHTML() with smaller string lengths." you can try the fo…
• Are WooCommerce B2B or Discount Plugins supported in PDF?We use the WooCommerce standard get_price_html function to get the price for a product. If your 3rd party B2B or discount plugin hooks into this function, it will work. …
• Generating Large PDF CatalogsIf you have many products like above 500 or many products in multiple categories, the full catalog may stop rendering and gives you a 500 / 504 error. However the catego…
• Cannot find TTF TrueType font file DejaVuSans-Bold.ttfIssue fixed in 1.6.9 - we added support for ATUM in 1.6.9 The error "Cannot find TTF TrueType font file DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf occurs when you have installed the ATUM WooCo…
• How to add custom Data to the WooCommerce Products PDF?If you want to add / show some custom data like post meta or similar, you can use one of our hooks. An example: add_filter( 'woocommerce_pdf_catalog_before_product_infor…
• Export WooCommerce Wishlists as PDFOur WooCommerce Wishlist plugin is fully supported by our PDF Catalog plugin. If users create a wishlist and you have enabled Wishlist PDF export in plugin settings, the…
• How do I stop Google from indexing PDF exports?If you want Google to stop indexing the post, product or category PDF exports, you need to exclude the URL parameters within the Google Search Console. An example how to…
• How to not index PDF Catalogs or ProductsIf you want to prevent Google from indexing your exported PDF catalogs or products in WooCommerce you have to add the following lines into your robots.txt Disallow: /*?*…
• Are custom PDF layouts possible?If none of the built in PDF layouts are what you are looking for then there are two solutions for your own custom PDF template. First option: code your own template in P…