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If you want to “automatically download” AND “create a download link”, you need to use two shortcodes.
If your question regarding ‘title’ is the ‘filename’, then;
(‘x’ = YOUR FORM and ‘y’ = YOUR LAYOUT)– Add a field to your form, we’ll call it [100].
– The shortcode would be: [formidable-download form=”x” dataset=[id] layout=”y” filename=[100]]
– To automatically download after clicking submit
[formidable-download form=”x” dataset=[id] layout=”y” filename=[100] download=”auto”]
(NOTE: The shortcode above does NOT create a download link)
– To open PDF in browser after clicking link:
[formidable-download form=”x” dataset=[id] layout=”y” filename=[100] inline=1]If your question regarding ‘title’ is to have a dynamic TITLE of the download link, then;
– The shortcode would be: [formidable-download form=”x” dataset=[id] layout=”y” title=[100]]Let us know if we answered your question.
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TIP: To find a field in the field map layout’s dropdown lists on large forms, you can type (quickly) the fieldname rather than scrolling the entire list. Be sure to include spaces if they exist in the fieldname.
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However, it should be mentioned that the field Mr, Mrs, Ms is actual a single choice and should be a Radio Button not checkboxes… For the PDF, all three fields should have the same field name, and only need to be mapped once. Unlike checkboxes, which must each named differently and be mapped separately.
Additionally, we would change the PDF Radio Button and Checkbox field names to be descriptive and easy to find. In the case of 2685, we would name all three fields “Client1Radio”.
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Your mapping appears to be working except the Ms PDF checkbox has “Yes” as the export value, which will not work. Mr and Mrs are both confirmed to be working as expected.
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To help you map the very long form, we have installed our “Development Tools” plugin which will allow Admin to disable form pages, and pre-fill the entire form with test data with 1-click. We find the plugin invaluable and hope you do to!
Here’s the plugin on your site.
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We have corrected the mapping method. An entire Address field cannot map to a PDF single-line text field, you would need to use a PDF multi-line text field or map the Address field to each of the PDF single-line text fields, as we have done on this field map layout.
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To accomplish the user experience you outlined, we would add regular checkbox fields to the Formidable Form, set to only be visible by Administrators with the checkbox checked by default and conditional logic to show/hide IF text box is/not empty. Then, map the FF checkbox to the PDF checkbox as usual.
(Using the “Visible to Administrator” functionalities ‘hides’ the field from all other users, but the field is visible to PRO2PDF and the value is saved with the FF entry)
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Ah… a good and refreshing question… (non technical and not related to our plugin.)
Regarding your desired result, “my dynamic PDF…into my webpage so that when someone clicks the link or types in the web address, just the PDF form will pop up in the browser window and they can fill it out and submit it electronically”.
The method you seek to deploy will be 100% dependent upon the user’s browser and installed Acrobat Form compatible software. This is the very reason you’re having trouble finding a simple answer, and also why we have developed not one, but two different plugins to manage the filling of PDF forms.
A few questions;
– Regarding “my webpage”. How is your webpage hosted? Do you have FTP access to the webpage?
– Regarding “submit it electronically”.. How do you want to receive it electronically? as the PDF attachment by email? or as raw data entered into a database, spreadsheet, CMS, or other?
– Will 100% of your target users have Adobe’s prerequisites to complete and save the form?(Side Note: We’re also located in (619) 🙂 Let us know if you’d prefer a quick call…
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Regarding “Repeatable Fields” please refer to and strictly follow these instructions.
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To be clear, we made changes to the PDF on the site now in order for the checkboxes (which should be radio buttons) work correctly. This mapping was the cause of the error.
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The only error was the mapping. We corrected the mapping to work as designed, see example merge here.
The PDF form has a lot of fields, therefore it would be best practice to use the automap feature to map most of the PDF. Checkboxes, radio button, and Address fields will require manually mapping.
Our suggestion is to;
-Rename all PDF field’s to their corresponding Formidable Form field “KEY” and upload to the plugin using the Export tab.
-From the plugin’s SETTINGS tab: Check the option “Enable automated layout creation for new field maps”, and Click Save.
-From the plugin’s EXPORT tab, “Field Map to use” dropdown: Select “New Field Map”, “Name of Field Map”, “Select (THE NEW) PDF file to work with”
-Click Create New Field MapThen go through the field map and correct each of the Checkbox, Radio Button, and Address field based on the linked instructions.
Here’s a downloadable Checkbox & Radio Button demo in case you need more hands-on.
We also offer paid support to create Field Map Layouts. Even with the automap functionality, yours would be a few hours to create at $40 per hr. Let us know if you would like a written offer based on the exact number of fields and form difficulty (repeating fields, address fields, # of check/radio, PDF format).
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This is not a known issue. Please complete this form to provide login credentials so we may investigate and fix. If not possible, please reply with the following preliminary information.
– Are you experiencing any other issues on the site?
– Are you able to view/export PDFs from the 1st Field Map Layout?
– Are all active plugins updated?
– Send screenshot of the Under The Hood tab to support AT formidablepro2pdf DOT com
– From the plugin’s TEMPLATES tab, Export any “known-to-be-working” field map layouts in case we need to remove and reinstall the plugin, we can import them back into the site.We remain at your service.
What are the differences between PRO2PDF and E2PDF? As far as functionality?
– Here’s the plugin comparison chart.Can we use letterhead on the generated PDF?
– Yes, both plugins provide this functionality.Do I tried to check out the demo for E2PDF, but they all say “Sorry for the inconvenience but we’re performing update on current demo page at the moment.” Is there an ETA on when the demos will be back up?
– The Formidable Form Demo should be complete this week, I’ll message you here when it is released.We remain at your service.
Yes, PRO2PDF will do exactly as your described; “form fields mapped to fields on a PDF …. the fields filled in gets emailed as an attachment…”
However, be sure to compare PRO2PDF with our newest (and best ever made plugin to create PDFs in WP) called E2Pdf. The free version includes all features (email as attachment too) for one 1-page PDF template.
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Your request was received and the plugin has been emailed to the a************e@s*******-e****a.i* email address.
Thank you for using PRO2PDF!
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Also, make sure there are no other abandoned/undesired/non-working field map layouts for the same form that are also sent attachments.
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Have you tested the mapping of the merge that is not attaching, to be sure it’s working?
Complete this form if you’d like us to login and take a look. Premium support is offered on our forum and with login support.
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Our apologies, the issue has been corrected and we have extended the expiration of the license to one year from today.
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There’s no special trick, just create two field map layouts for the same Formidable Form and set them both to send an email attachment. They both will be attached to the email when the form is submitted.
The only issue is that the merges should be optimized for speed with no or minimal images to avoid timeouts. You can use this site to reduce PDF file size.
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You selected 1-SITE | 2-FORM as the current plan to upgrade to the 1-SITE | 10-FORMS plan, however, you already have the 10-FORMS plan (customized to 2-SITES | 15-FORMS).
Do you want to upgrade to the 40-FORMS plan (with an additional site for a total of 3 sites)? If so, please pay the remaining balance of $5 here or reply to request a refund and/or to discuss another option.
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Yes, it appears the third-party API has gone offline and is no longer an option to create .docx files.
At this point PRO2PDF will not be adding the functionality, however, our other plugin E2Pdf has .docx and .jpg outputs on the development todo list. We do not have a timeline yet for the development, but we hope to implement a solution in the first quarter of 2021.
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We apologize for the renewal issue and have refunded the most recent payment to allow the original renewal payment’s term to complete. We will look into what may have caused this to occur.
Let us know if you experience any further issue.
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Thank you for opening a support request. Our sincere apologies for the delay. It appears our hosting provider upgrader our server overnight and now the backend sales automation is failing.
We are working on the issue and expect to have it repaired soon. Your activation keys will be forwarded as soon as possible.
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We would need to test the document, if it does not work, we are willing to create an update if necessary.
Send a sample document to supportATformidablepro2pdfDOTcom for testing.
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