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Installing/Upgrading Premium Templates

Installing a Premium Template​

You've purchased a premium PDF template through our online store. The next step is to install it on your website.

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Before you begin, please ensure you have the Gravity Forms and Gravity PDF plugins both active on your WordPress website. Done? Good! Now let's get you up and running with your new premium template.

Once you've completed your purchase you'll receive an email containing a link to your PDF template zip file – the email also contains your product key which will give you access to support: keep it safe!

Your template can easily be installed through the PDF Template Manager which is accessed two ways:

  1. View the PDF global settings
  2. When you configure a new PDF on your form.

We're going to walk you through the latter option as it's faster.

Install Steps​

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If your browser auto-extracts zip files when downloaded, you'll need to temporarily disable this functionality to prevent issues during installation. See how to disable this in Safari.

  1. Open the Shop Receipt email you received and locate the Your Purchases section. Click the link to download the template zip package. Your purchase receipt contains the downloads to your premium template

  2. Login to your WordPress admin area and locate the form PDF settings by following these instructions.

  3. You should now be on the Add PDF Settings Page and will see an option under the General section called Template – the option includes a dropdown of all your installed templates, and a button labelled Manage. Select the button to open the PDF Template Manager. Access the Template Manager through the Manage button

  4. A new window will open, showing a graphical view of all your installed PDF templates. Scroll to the bottom of the window until you see a box with the text Add New Template. Either drag and drop the zip file you downloaded during step 1 into this box, or click the box and locate the zip file in the File Upload window that appears. Drag and drop your purchase into the install section of the PDF Template Manager

  5. If everything goes well, you'll see your newly-purchased PDF in the Manager. Next, click the Select button to use the template. The Manager will close automatically when you do this.

  6. Fill in the required Name and Filename fields, then go through the other available settings and adjust as needed..

  7. Click the Add PDF button when you're done! The Template section is where you customise your PDF

  8. Finally, view your PDF from the entries list page by hovering over an entry and selecting the View PDF link. If the list is empty, you'll need to submit an entry first.

Upgrading Premium Template​

Upgrading your premium PDF template is a straightforward process. To complete the upgrade:

  1. Login to your GravityPDF.com account
  2. On the Downloads page locate the template file and click the link to download
  3. Navigate to Forms -> Settings -> PDF in your WordPress admin area
  4. Open the PDF Template Manager
  5. Scroll to the bottom of the window that opens
  6. Drag and drop the new template zip file into the Add New Template box, or select the box and then the zip file
  7. If the upload is successful, preview one of your PDFs from the entry list page to ensure everything is working correctly
caution

If you have directly edited the template .php code you will lose all modifications when you complete an update. To safely update you will need to reapply your code changes to the new template file before installation.

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