natsenack

Advanced PDF Invoice Builder lets you create, customize, and generate PDF invoices or documents directly from your WordPress admin area. Build your own templates with a live drag-and-drop canvas and attach them to WooCommerce orders automatically.
Perfect for: 
* E-commerce stores needing branded PDF invoices 
* Service businesses generating quotes and documents 
* Anyone who needs professional-looking PDFs without coding
<h3>🎁 Free Features (BASE EDITION)</h3>
Canvas Editor 
* Visual drag-and-drop PDF template editor (React 18, real-time preview) 
* Drag-and-drop elements — text, image, line, rectangle 
* Full element control — position, size, rotation, colors, fonts
PDF Generation 
* High-performance Puppeteer-based rendering engine 
* Automatic WooCommerce integration — auto-generate PDFs by order status, email to customer
Document Templates 
* 2 document types: Invoice & Quote 
* 3 dynamic text models for common fields 
* 3 mention templates (terms, legal notices, etc.)
Export Options 
* 3 DPI settings: 72, 96, 150 DPI 
* Format: PDF only 
* Page size: A4 portrait only
Localization 
* French (fr_FR) & English translations included 
* RTL support (<code>/languages</code>) 
* Full source code included (TypeScript + PHP, GPL v2)
Limits 
* Up to 1 custom template saved in database
<h3>🚀 Pro Edition (PREMIUM ADD-ON)</h3>
Available separately at <a href="https://hub.threeaxe.fr" rel="nofollow ugc">hub.threeaxe.fr</a>
Everything in FREE, PLUS:
Extended Document Types 
* 6 document types: Invoice, Quote, Purchase Order, Credit Note, Delivery Note, Contract 
* 36 advanced dynamic text models (vs 3 in FREE) 
* 21 advanced mention templates (vs 3 in FREE)
Advanced Export 
* PNG & JPG image export in addition to PDF 
* 6 DPI settings: 72, 96, 150, 300, 600 DPI 
* 4 page formats + landscape: A3, Letter, Legal, A4 + all in landscape 
* Transparent background export
Canvas Features 
* Grid navigation & snapping 
* Guides and alignment tools 
* Multi-select elements 
* Keyboard shortcuts 
* Theme customization 
* Layer ordering & manipulation 
* Full element locking system
Template Management 
* Unlimited custom templates (vs 1 in FREE) 
* Gallery of 3 premium pre-designed templates 
* Set default template per document type
Support 
* Priority support & updates
<h3>Getting Started</h3>
<ol>
<li>Navigate to PDF Builder → Templates in your WordPress admin</li>
<li>Click “Create New Template”</li>
<li>Use the drag-and-drop editor to design your template</li>
<li>Save and test with a sample WooCommerce order</li>
<li>Enable auto-generation in settings</li>
</ol>
<h3>Source Code</h3>
This plugin contains minified/compiled JavaScript and CSS files. The complete unminified source code is included in the plugin package, as required by WordPress.org guidelines.
Source Repository: 
* GitHub: https://github.com/natsenack/advanced-pdf-invoice-builder 
* Build tool: webpack 5 
* Build command: <code>npm install && npm run build:free</code>
Compiled assets mapped to sources:
<ul>
<li><code>assets/js/pdf-builder-react.min.js</code> ← <code>src/js/react/</code> (TypeScript/JSX)</li>
<li><code>assets/js/vendors.min.js</code> ← webpack vendor bundle (React, ReactDOM, etc.)</li>
<li><code>assets/js/notifications.min.js</code> ← <code>src/js/admin/notifications.js</code></li>
<li><code>assets/js/settings-tabs.min.js</code> ← <code>src/js/admin/settings-tabs.js</code></li>
<li><code>assets/js/canvas-settings.min.js</code> ← <code>src/js/admin/canvas-settings.js</code></li>
<li><code>assets/css/pdf-builder-react.min.css</code> ← <code>src/css/pdf-builder-react.css</code></li>
<li><code>assets/css/pdf-builder-admin-css.min.css</code> ← <code>src/css/pdf-builder-admin.css</code></li>
</ul>
Third-party Library: 
* <code>assets/js/html2canvas.min.js</code> — <a href="https://github.com/niklasvh/html2canvas" rel="nofollow ugc">html2canvas v1.4.1</a> (MIT License)
<h3>Privacy & Data</h3>
✅ This plugin is privacy-first:
Deactivation Feedback (Optional) 
* Collected only when you click “Send and Deactivate” 
* Anonymous — includes reason, optional comment, site URL, version, date/time 
* No passwords, no personal data, no tracking without consent 
* You can always skip the modal or use “Skip and Deactivate”
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to third-party services for PDF generation and license validation. All are optional and require explicit configuration.
By using this plugin, you agree to their terms of service and privacy policies.
<h4>📄 PDF Generation Service (pdf.threeaxe.fr)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purpose: Renders templates to PDF/PNG/JPG</li>
<li>When used: When you generate a PDF from WooCommerce or the admin editor</li>
<li>Data sent: Template HTML, fonts, colors, order data (if from WooCommerce)</li>
<li>Service URL: https://pdf.threeaxe.fr</li>
<li>Privacy: https://hub.threeaxe.fr/privacy-policy/</li>
<li>Terms: https://hub.threeaxe.fr/conditions-dutilisation</li>
</ul>
<h4>🔑 License Validation Server (hub.threeaxe.fr)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purpose: Activate, deactivate, and verify Pro licenses</li>
<li>When used: (1) When you manually manage license keys; (2) Once daily on admin pages (Pro only)</li>
<li>Data sent: License key, site URL, plugin name</li>
<li>Service URL: https://hub.threeaxe.fr</li>
<li>Privacy: https://hub.threeaxe.fr/privacy-policy/</li>
<li>Terms: https://hub.threeaxe.fr/conditions-dutilisation</li>
</ul>
<h4>📦 WordPress.org Updates (api.wordpress.org)</h4>
<ul>
<li>Purpose: Check for plugin updates</li>
<li>When used: Automatically via WordPress update system</li>
<li>Data sent: None (standard WordPress mechanism)</li>
<li>Service URL: https://api.wordpress.org</li>
</ul>
<h4>☁️ Optional Cloud Integrations (opt-in)</h4>
The following are completely optional and disabled by default:
<ul>
<li>Google Drive — Export PDFs to Google Drive</li>
<li>Dropbox — Export PDFs to Dropbox</li>
<li>Microsoft OneDrive — Export PDFs to OneDrive</li>
<li>Slack — Send PDF notifications to Slack</li>
<li>HubSpot — Attach PDFs to CRM contacts</li>
<li>Salesforce — Attach PDFs to Salesforce records</li>
</ul>
None of these require configuration unless you explicitly enable them. No data leaves your site without your consent.
<h3>Author Links</h3>
This plugin includes navigational links to author-owned pages:
<ul>
<li>Product & Upgrade: https://hub.threeaxe.fr</li>
<li>Support Tickets: https://hub.threeaxe.fr/index.php/ticket/</li>
<li>GitHub Repository: https://github.com/natsenack/advanced-pdf-invoice-builder</li>
</ul>
These links are purely informational and do not automatically send site data.
<h3>Support</h3>
📧 Need help?
<ul>
<li>Visit our <a href="https://hub.threeaxe.fr/index.php/ticket/" rel="nofollow ugc">support portal</a></li>
<li>Check the <a href="https://github.com/natsenack/advanced-pdf-invoice-builder" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub documentation</a></li>
<li>Report bugs on GitHub Issues</li>
</ul>
🚀 Want to upgrade?
Visit <a href="https://hub.threeaxe.fr" rel="nofollow ugc">hub.threeaxe.fr</a> to learn about the Pro edition and premium features.
Made with ❤️ by Threeaxe

Advanced PDF Invoice Builder

💼 Professional PDF invoice and document builder for WordPress — visual drag-and-drop editor with WooCommerce integration.

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Generates thumbnail for PDF file automatically after file is uploaded to the Media library.
You can also generate thumbnails for old PDF files that are already in the Media library – you can generate missing thumbnails or regenerate all thumbnails.
Imagick library must be installed on your server, otherwise this plugin will not work
<ul>
<li>automated test after plugin activation to make sure it will work on your server</li>
<li>works with all types of WordPress installations: domain, subdomain, subdirectory, multisite/network</li>
<li>works on Apache and NGiNX</li>
<li>automatically generate thumbnail for new uploaded PDFs</li>
<li>(re)generate thumbnails for existing PDFs in Media library</li>
<li>set maximum width of PDF thumbnail</li>
<li>set maximum height of PDF thumbnail</li>
<li>set image quality of PDF thumbnail</li>
<li>set image file type of PDF thumbnail</li>
</ul>
<h3>Shortcodes</h3>
<h3>pdf_thumbnail</h3>
Maybe you want to display PDF thumbnail by using a shortcode
<pre><code>[pdf_thumbnail id="123"]
</code></pre>
<h3>pdf_thumbnail_url</h3>
Maybe you want to display PDF thumbnail url by using a shortcode
<pre><code>[pdf_thumbnail_url id="123"]
</code></pre>
<h3>pdf_clickable_thumbnail</h3>
Maybe you want to display clickable PDF thumbnail that will open PDF in new tab
<pre><code>[pdf_clickable_thumbnail id="123"]
</code></pre>
 
<h3>Functions</h3>
<h3>get_pdf_thumbnail_url</h3>
If you want to return PDF thumbnail URL you can use
<pre><code>get_pdf_thumbnail_url( $pdf_id )
</code></pre>
it works similar to <code>wp_get_attachment_url</code> and it will return something like
<pre><code>https://site.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/example.pdf.png
</code></pre>
<h3>get_pdf_thumbnail_path</h3>
If you want to return PDF thumbnail URL you can use
<pre><code>get_pdf_thumbnail_path( $pdf_id )
</code></pre>
it works similar to <code>get_attached_file</code> and it will return something like
<pre><code>/www/site.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/example.pdf.png
</code></pre>
<h3>get_pdf_thumbnail_image_src</h3>
If you want to return PDF thumbnail url, width and height you can use
<pre><code>get_pdf_thumbnail_image_src( $pdf_id )
</code></pre>
it works similar to <code>wp_get_attachment_image_src</code> and it will return something like
<pre><code>[
 0 => 'https://site.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/example.pdf.png',
 1 => 600,
 2 => 800
]
</code></pre>
<h3>get_pdf_thumbnail_image</h3>
If you want to return PDF thumbnail image tag you can use
<pre><code>get_pdf_thumbnail_image( $pdf_id )
</code></pre>
it works similar to <code>wp_get_attachment_image</code> and it will return something like
<pre><code><img src="https://site.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/example.pdf.png" width="600" height="800" alt="example" loading="lazy">
</code></pre>
 
<h3>Hooks</h3>
<h3>pdf_thumbnail_max_width</h3>
Maybe you want to change global PDF thumbnail max_width for a specific PDF file
<pre><code>add_filter( 'pdf_thumbnail_max_width', function( $max_width, $pdf_id ){
 if( $pdf_id == 123 ){
 return 1024;
 }
 return $max_width;
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>
<h3>pdf_thumbnail_max_height</h3>
Maybe you want to change global PDF thumbnail max_width for a specific PDF file
<pre><code>add_filter( 'pdf_thumbnail_max_height', function( $max_height, $pdf_id ){
 if( $pdf_id == 123 ){
 return 768;
 }
 return $max_height;
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>
<h3>pdf_thumbnail_quality</h3>
Maybe you want to change global PDF thumbnail quality for a specific PDF file
<pre><code>add_filter( 'pdf_thumbnail_quality', function( $quality, $pdf_id ){
 if( $pdf_id == 123 ){
 return 100;
 }
 return $quality;
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>
<h3>pdf_thumbnail_type</h3>
Maybe you want to change global PDF thumbnail file type for a specific PDF file
<pre><code>add_filter( 'pdf_thumbnail_type', function( $type, $pdf_id ){
 if( $pdf_id == 123 ){
 return 'png'; // or 'jpg'
 }
 return $type;
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>
<h3>pdf_thumbnail_bgcolor</h3>
Maybe you want to change default PDF thumbnail background for a specific PDF file
<pre><code>add_filter( 'pdf_thumbnail_bgcolor', function( $bgcolor, $pdf_id ){
 if( $pdf_id == 123 ){
 return 'black'; // default is 'white'
 }
 return $bgcolor;
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>
<h3>pdf_thumbnail_page_number</h3>
Maybe you want to PDF thumbnail page number for a specific PDF file
<pre><code>add_filter( 'pdf_thumbnail_page_number', function( $page, $pdf_id ){
 if( $pdf_id == 123 ){
 return 1; // default is 0
 }
 return $page;
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>
<h3>pdf_thumbnail_filename</h3>
Maybe you want to PDF thumbnail filename for a specific PDF file
<pre><code>add_filter( 'pdf_thumbnail_filename', function( $filename, $pdf_id ){
 if( $pdf_id == 123 ){
 return str_replace( '.pdf.png', '.png', $filename );
 }
 return $filename;
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>
<h3>pdf_thumbnail_imagick</h3>
Maybe you want to add watermark to PDF thumbnail for a specific PDF file
<pre><code>add_filter( 'pdf_thumbnail_imagick', function( $imagick, $pdf_id ){
 if( $pdf_id == 123 ){
 // add your watermark here
 }
 return $imagick;
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>
<h3>get_pdf_thumbnail_image_attributes</h3>
Maybe you want to change attributes for image tag from <code>get_pdf_thumbnail_image</code> function
<pre><code>add_filter( 'get_pdf_thumbnail_image_attributes', function( $attr, $pdf_id ){
 $attr['loading'] = 'eager';
 return $attr;
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>
<h3>pdf_thumbnail_generated</h3>
Maybe you want to do something after the thumbnail is generated
<pre><code>add_action( 'pdf_thumbnail_generated', function( $thumbnail_path, $pdf_id ){
 // do somthing with the local file $thumbnail_path
}, 10, 2 );
</code></pre>

PDF Thumbnail Generator


I've used this on multiple sites and have found it invaluable.



While I've struggled with getting the required ImageMagick set up and working on a few servers – each one requiring a slightly different approach owing to different OS and security settings – this is not the fault of the plugin or plugin author.



I'm not sure what one reviewer means by this being built-in to WordPress; to the best of my knowledge that is incorrect.


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