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Core Booster Documentation: How to Install and Configure

Core Booster add-on

Core Booster is a premium plugin for Gravity PDF that adds a number of enhancements to the Core and Universal PDF templates. The Core PDF templates are the free designs that ship with Gravity PDF, and the Universal templates are the premium designs from our Template Shop.

You can purchase the Core Booster plugin from our Extension Shop. This guide will walk you through installing and configuring Core Booster to its full potential.

Installation​

Please follow our installation guide, which provides instructions for uploading the add-on to your WordPress website and adding your license key for automatic updates.

Configuring​

This extension adds a number of new features to Core and Universal templates. All functionality can be enabled from the Template tab when editing the PDF settings.

The new options this extension adds to Core and Universal templates

Refer to the sections below for information on what each feature does and how to enable it:

Customise Fields​

Display Fields​

  • This feature allows you to control which fields are displayed or excluded in the current PDF. You can create multiple PDFs on the same form with different fields selected.
  • This setting will override the rudimentary "exclude" CSS class.
  • The fields you included will be displayed in the original order used in the Form Editor. You cannot re-order the fields.
  • As of v1.3.0, this setting can be toggled on or off (default off). When on, you can pick and choose the fields to display. When off, all form fields will automatically be considered for display in the PDF.
  • To control the display of HTML fields you first need to enable the Show HTML Fields setting.
  • To control the display of Product fields you first need to set the Group Product setting to "No".

Display Notes​

Show Entry Notes​

  • This feature allows you to display the Entry Notes at the bottom of the PDF.
  • Regardless of template used, the Notes will match the layout and style used in Gravity Forms.
  • This feature is disabled by default.

Show All Available Options​

Show Field Options​

  • This feature allows you to control if all available options are shown in the PDF for Radio, Checkbox, Select and Multiselect (RCSM) fields.
  • If a user selected an option, it'll show up as an ☒, if the option isn't selected it'll be an empty ballot box instead ☐
  • You can individually enable this functionality for each field type. For example, you can set only Radio fields to show all options, and leave the other fields using the standard Gravity PDF output.
  • If you aren't using a layout column on your RCSM field (usually using the CSS classes, like gf_left_half, gf_left_third or gf_first_quarter) you can create up to five option columns. Use the CSS classes gf_list_2col, gf_list_3col, gf_list_4col, or gf_list_5col to enable this functionality.
  • Note: Option columns don't work in the templates Formium, Colossus or Cellulose as they utilise layout columns internally.
  • Product fields that utilise an RCSM field are compatible provided you ungroup the products.
  • You can find this setting at the bottom of the Template tab when editing the PDF Settings for Core and Universal PDF templates.

Toggle Option Label / Value​

Option Field Display​

  • This feature allows you to control whether Radio, Checkbox, Select and Multiselect (RCSM) fields will show the selected option label or value in the PDF.
  • This setting will apply to all RCSM fields in your form, including Product fields that utilise RCSM field types.
  • To utilise this feature correctly, you need to take advantage of RCSM field's "Use Value" option in the Form Editor. Values must be unique and cannot contain any HTML markup or special characters.
  • You can find this setting at the bottom of the Template tab when editing the PDF Settings for Core and Universal PDF templates.

Show Field Descriptions​

Show Field Description?​

  • When enabled, a field's description will be displayed alongside the user's response.
  • The description position is determined by your Form Settings and can be placed above or below the user's response in the PDF.
  • You can find this setting at the bottom of the Template tab when editing the PDF Settings for Core and Universal PDF templates.

Group / Ungroup Product Fields​

Group Products?​

  • Disable this feature to prevent products from being grouped at the end of a PDF. Instead, they'll be displayed in the order they appear in your Form Editor.
  • As of Gravity PDF 5.1, you can completely remove the Product table. Prior to 5.1, to remove you have to ungroup the products and remove them using the Customise Field setting.
  • You can find this setting at the bottom of the Template tab when editing the PDF Settings for Core and Universal PDF templates.

Toggle Field Labels​

Field Label Display​

  • This feature gives you four different ways to display the field labels in the PDF:

    1. Display the Standard/Field Label for all fields
    2. Display the Admin Field Label for all fields
    3. Display the Admin Field Label for fields that have one, otherwise fall back to the Standard/Field Label
    4. Disable the Field Label

  • This feature applies to all Gravity Form fields that support an Admin Field label

  • You can find this setting at the bottom of the Template tab when editing the PDF Settings for Core and Universal PDF templates.