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<p>AC Print + Email adds a simple Print link and a lightweight Email dropdown to posts, pages, and archive views.</p>
<p>It is designed for sites that value clarity, accessibility, and user trust over analytics-heavy sharing widgets and third-party services.</p>
<p>The plugin uses:<br />
* The browser’s native print dialog<br />
* The visitor’s own email provider or mail client<br />
* A copy-link fallback for universal compatibility</p>
<p>No emails are sent from your server.<br />
No tracking pixels are injected.<br />
No external APIs are required.</p>
<h3>Philosophy: Human-first sharing</h3>
<p>Most sharing plugins today are built around tracking, engagement metrics, and external networks.</p>
<p>AC Print + Email is built around people.</p>
<p>This plugin follows a few simple principles:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Use tools users already trust</strong><br />
Printing uses the browser’s native print dialog. Email opens in the user’s own mail provider or mail app.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Avoid third-party services</strong><br />
No URL shorteners, redirect chains, or external dashboards.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Respect privacy by default</strong><br />
No analytics, no tracking pixels, no background requests.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Separate user intent</strong><br />
Printing and emailing are distinct actions with different expectations and behaviors.</p>
</li>
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<p><strong>Stay out of the way</strong><br />
The toolbar is minimal, theme-agnostic, and designed to blend into content.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>This approach mirrors how the early web worked: direct, understandable, and user-controlled.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Print using the browser’s native print dialog</li>
<li>Clean print stylesheet (removes navigation, widgets, and UI chrome)</li>
<li>Email options:
<ul>
<li>Gmail</li>
<li>Yahoo Mail</li>
<li>Outlook / Hotmail</li>
<li>AOL Mail</li>
<li>Default mail client (mailto)</li>
<li>Copy link fallback</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Fully accessible:
<ul>
<li>Keyboard navigation</li>
<li>ARIA roles and states</li>
<li>Screen-reader friendly feedback</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Display modes:
<ul>
<li>Icons + labels</li>
<li>Icons only</li>
<li>Labels only</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Per-content controls:
<ul>
<li>Enable on posts</li>
<li>Enable on pages</li>
<li>Enable on category archives</li>
<li>Enable on tag archives</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Placement control:
<ul>
<li>Automatic injection</li>
<li>Shortcode-only mode for manual placement [ac_print_email]</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Live admin preview panel</li>
<li>No dependencies</li>
<li>No tracking</li>
<li>No advertisements</li>
</ul>
<h3>Placement & Theme Compatibility</h3>
<p>By default, the toolbar is automatically injected into supported content.</p>
<p>For older or heavily customized themes, you may prefer <strong>Shortcode only</strong> placement, which gives you full control over where the toolbar appears.</p>
<p>Use the shortcode: [ac_print_email]</p>
<p>This mode avoids layout conflicts and is recommended for legacy or custom templates.</p>
<h3>Why this plugin does NOT send email from your server</h3>
<p>Sending email from a WordPress server introduces complexity, privacy concerns, and deliverability issues.</p>
<p>AC Print + Email intentionally avoids server-side email so that:<br />
* Emails are sent by the user, not your site<br />
* SPF and DKIM issues are avoided<br />
* User expectations are respected<br />
* Privacy is preserved</p>
<p>If you need server-side email campaigns, this plugin is not designed to replace that functionality.</p>
<h3>Accessibility</h3>
<p>Accessibility is treated as a first-class feature.</p>
<p>The toolbar supports:<br />
* Full keyboard navigation<br />
* Proper focus management<br />
* ARIA-expanded and ARIA-live announcements<br />
* Screen-reader friendly labels and feedback</p>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<p>The toolbar can be automatically injected into content, or placed manually using a shortcode: [ac_print_email]</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.</p>


AC Print + Email

A clean, privacy-first Print and Email toolbar for WordPress. No tracking, no third-party services, no UI bloat.

deckerweb

David Decker

<blockquote>
<h4>Optimized: Saves You Printing Ink & Paper 🙂</h4>
<p>This <strong>small and lightweight plugin</strong> adds a printer-ready stylesheet file (print.css / print-html5.css) for the <em>Genesis Framework</em> and its currently active child theme. Any unneeded site elements will be removed, such as main and sub navigation bar, sidebar, footer widgets, form input fields to name a few.</p>
<p>For most use cases and most existing/ regular Genesis Child Themes this should work really fine!</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>NEW since version 1.5.0+</strong> For fully custom styles or additions just have look at the <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/genesis-printstyle-plus/faq/" rel="ugc">FAQ section</a> here. 🙂 It is now really easy to handle and complete update-safe!</p>
<p><strong>Please note:</strong> The plugin requires the <em>Genesis Theme Framework</em> (GPL-2.0+), a paid premium product released by StudioPress/ Copyblogger Media LLC (via studiopress.com).</p>
<p>Credit where credit is due: The first plugin version was based on the work of Ramoonus and his plugin.</p>
<h4>Translations: Internationalization (i18n) / Localization (L10n)</h4>
<ul>
<li>English (default) – always included</li>
<li>German (de_DE) – always included</li>
<li>Italian (it_IT) – user-submitted, thanks to Marco Rosselli – currently 32% complete for v1.9.3</li>
<li>.pot file (<code>genesis-printstyle-plus.pot</code>) for translators is also always included 🙂</li>
<li>Easy plugin translation platform with GlotPress tool: <a href="http://translate.wpautobahn.com/projects/genesis-plugins-deckerweb/genesis-printstyle-plus" rel="nofollow ugc">Translate “Genesis Printstyle Plus”…</a></li>
<li><em>Your translation? – <a href="http://genesisthemes.de/en/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">Just send it in</a></em></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://genesisthemes.de/en/" rel="nofollow ugc">A plugin from deckerweb.de and GenesisThemes</a></p>
<h4>Feedback</h4>
<ul>
<li>I am open for your suggestions and feedback – Thank you for using or trying out one of my plugins!</li>
<li>Drop me a line <a href="https://twitter.com/deckerweb" rel="nofollow ugc">@deckerweb</a> on Twitter</li>
<li>Follow me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deckerweb.service" rel="nofollow ugc">my Facebook page</a></li>
<li>Or follow me on <a href="https://plus.google.com/+DavidDecker/posts" rel="nofollow ugc">+David Decker</a> on Google Plus 😉</li>
</ul>
<h4>This Plugin…</h4>
<ul>
<li>…is <em>Quality Made in Germany</em></li>
<li>…was created with love (plus some coffee) on an <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop" rel="nofollow ugc">Ubuntu Linux</a> powered machine 🙂</li>
</ul>
<h4>More</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://genesisthemes.de/en/wp-plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">Also see my other plugins</a> or see <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/daveshine/" rel="nofollow ugc">my WordPress.org profile page</a></li>
<li>Tip: <a href="http://genesisfinder.com/" rel="nofollow ugc"><em>GenesisFinder</em> – Find then create. Your Genesis Framework Search Engine.</a></li>
<li>Hey, come & join the <a href="http://ddwb.me/genesiscommunity" rel="nofollow ugc">Genesis Community on Google+ 🙂</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Plugin Links</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://translate.wpautobahn.com/projects/genesis-plugins-deckerweb/genesis-printstyle-plus" rel="nofollow ugc">Translations (GlotPress)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/genesis-printstyle-plus" rel="ugc">User support forums</a></li>
<li><a href="https://gist.github.com/deckerweb/9230551" rel="nofollow ugc">Code snippets archive for customizing, GitHub Gist</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Donate</h3>
<p>Enjoy using <em>Genesis Printstyle Plus</em>? Please consider <a href="https://www.paypal.me/deckerweb" rel="nofollow ugc">making a small donation</a> to support the project’s continued development.</p>
<h3>Translations</h3>
<ul>
<li>English – default, always included</li>
<li>German (de_DE): Deutsch – immer dabei! <a href="http://deckerweb.de/material/sprachdateien/genesis-plugins/#genesis-printstyle-plus" rel="nofollow ugc">Download auch via deckerweb.de</a></li>
<li>Italian (it_IT): Italiano – user-submitted by <a href="http://www.prenotazionetraghetti.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Marco Rosselli</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Easy plugin translation platform with GlotPress tool:</strong> <a href="http://translate.wpautobahn.com/projects/genesis-plugins-deckerweb/genesis-printstyle-plus" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Translate “Genesis Printstyle Plus”…</strong></a></p>
<p><em>Note:</em> All my plugins are internationalized/ translateable by default. This is very important for all users worldwide. So please contribute your language to the plugin to make it even more useful. For translating I recommend the awesome <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/codestyling-localization/" rel="ugc">“Codestyling Localization” plugin</a> and for validating the <a href="http://www.poedit.net/" rel="nofollow ugc">“Poedit Editor”</a>, which works fine on Windows, Mac and Linux.</p>
<h3>Idea Behind / Philosophy</h3>
<p>I just wanted to have a special print layout optimized for most Genesis Child Themes – with any unneeded elements removed but still with proper image display  (including title tag text!) and proper footer line/copyright included. And I wanted that as a plugin so I could just activate it on client sites or if clients just request an easy-to-use solution. I intentionally used CSS Media Queries because they are made for this case – in combination with the output medium print.</p>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<ul>
<li>Thanks to <a href="http://juiced.de/" rel="nofollow ugc">@juicedaniel</a> for reporting a CSS3 bug!</li>
<li>Thanks to all users that helped with their feedback to improve this plugin, especially the print CSS! 🙂</li>
</ul>
<h3>Last but not least</h3>
<p><strong>Special Thanks go out to my family for allowing me to do such spare time projects (aka free plugins) and supporting me in every possible way!</strong></p>


Genesis Printstyle Plus

This plugin is adding a printer-ready stylesheet file for the Genesis Framework and its currently active child theme.

AC Print + Email vs Genesis Printstyle Plus