maximum.software

I have the first working version of the download feature committed on GitHub. I would appreciate someone testing and giving me feedback. You can download the work in progress version of the plugin at the following URL,

https://github.com/maximum-software/wpcf7-pdf-forms/archive/9377af242e114cdf25d686de5adb36545c153efe.zip

I have the first working version of the download feature committed on GitHub. I would appreciate someone testing and giving me feedback. You can download the work in progress version of the plugin at the following URL,

https://github.com/maximum-software/wpcf7-pdf-forms/archive/9377af242e114cdf25d686de5adb36545c153efe.zip

I will need to investigate what needs to be done to apply date format from _format_your-date tag to the field values. I will add that onto my TODO list. Look for the fix in the upcoming versions of the plugin. If you need this sooner, let me know.

Thanks for pointing out documentation about the “_raw_” values. It make sense to add a feature to the plugin that would allow users to map these values. I will add that in when I get a chance.

Meanwhile, you can use my suggestion,

1. Install this plugin: https://wordpress.org/plugins/contact-form-7-dynamic-text-extension/

2. Add a shortcode roughly like this,

add_shortcode( 'get_value_shortcode', 'get_value_shortcode_handler' );
function get_value_shortcode_handler(){
return $_POST['value'];
}

3. Use the following CF7 tags and map them to the appropriate PDF fields,
[radio value “f|FEMALE” “m|MALE”]
[dynamichidden raw_value “get_value_shortcode”]

I know this is really ugly, but I am sure you can come up with something prettier, given the time.

This is a problem with most PDF viewers not rendering correctly. I have a solution in the works, however, it will be a while before I will be able to deploy it. The problem will persist anyway if the user attempts to edit the contents of filled fields. This is something that has to be fixed with the PDF viewers themselves.

Hi,

I believe this issue is caused by incompatibilities with other plugins. Try to disable other plugins and test to see if the problem is resolved.

I am about to launch a new version that does away with the file upload and replaces it with built in WP media browser, so, hopefully the new method will not cause incompatibilities.

Thanks.

Hi,

Are up using code similar to what I’ve provided in the response? If that format isn’t suitable for you, you can always change it. One possible solution is to use the following built in WP function,
https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/date_i18n

When you say ‘date format is not very readable in my country/language,’ what do you mean exactly? How is it not readable? Can you provide examples of how it should be and how it is currently?

The problem is, it is not clear to me what you guys are trying to do. I need more information, such as the PDF file you are trying to fill, your CF7 form, any additional plugins that are used for formatting the data, the date formats you want use on the website, email message and the PDF file, etc. I need more details.

What I can do is add data formatting hooks to the plugin to allow you guys to adjust the data format before it is added into the PDF file.

Let me know more details.

Thanks.