Gravity PDF Requirements and Installation Instructions
Plugin Requirements
Gravity PDF can be run on most shared web hosting providers and the easiest way to check if yours is compatible is to install the plugin. Gravity PDF has multiple checks in place when activating and will let you know if there are any issues than need addressing.
While Gravity PDF is a free plugin, it requires Gravity Forms to run. You'll need to purchase a Gravity Forms license before you can use Gravity PDF – any license type will work.
Gravity PDF is a third party extension for Gravity Forms, created by an independent company who love how powerful the software is. We have no control over their pricing model, and we do not provide direct support for their software.
Software Requirements
- Gravity Forms 2.3.1+. Any license type will work.
- WordPress 4.8+
Server Requirements
- PHP 5.6+ (PHP 7.1+ recommended)
- MB String with Regex enabled (
--enable-mbregex
) - GD Library
- DOM
- allow_url_fopen (optional) - If you have image display problems make sure this option is enabled.
- 128MB+ WP Memory (256MB+ recommended)
Installation
Manual Installation
You can manually install the plugin by downloading the plugin zip file from WordPress.org and then uploading through your WordPress admin area. The plugin zip file is 4.6MB and most web hosts maximum upload limit should be higher than this (you can check your maximum upload limit by navigating to Media -> Add New
in your WordPress admin area and reviewing the Maximum upload file size limit).
Go to the Download Previous Version section in the plugin's WordPress repository, use the dropdown and select the latest version 5 release, then use the download button.
In your WordPress admin area, navigate to the
Plugins -> Add New
page then select theUpload Plugin
button (located to the right of theAdd Plugins
title)Click the
Browse
button and select the zip file downloaded in step one.Click the
Install Now
button and wait. Depending on your internet speed, it could take some time to upload.Once installed, select the
Activate Plugin
link.
FTP Installation
Upload the Gravity PDF plugin files to the WordPress plugins directory using your favourite FTP client.
Go to the Download Previous Version section in the plugin's WordPress repository, use the dropdown and select the latest version 5 release, then use the download button.
Once downloaded, unzip the plugin folder. A folder called
gravity-forms-pdf-extended
will be extracted and this is what you should upload to your FTP server.Open your favourite FTP client (we recommend Filezilla) and enter your hostname, username and password. If you are unsure where to get these details, you should contact your web hosting provider for assistance.
Once logged in, navigate to your WordPress plugin directory (usually
/wp-content/plugins/
) and upload thegravity-forms-pdf-extended
folder. If a directory calledgravity-forms-pdf-extended
already exists, delete it before uploading.Next, activate the plugin via your WordPress admin plugins page
Plugins -> Installed Plugins