Gravity PDF Requirements and Detailed Installation Instructions
Plugin Requirements
Gravity PDF can be run on modern shared web hosting providers, and the easiest way to check if your host can run it is to install the plugin. Gravity PDF has checks in place when you first activate it on your WordPress website, and it 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 2.5+.
- WordPress 5.3+
Server Requirements
- PHP 7.3+
- MB String with Regex enabled (
--enable-mbregex
) - GD Library
- DOM
- libxml
- Ctype
- allow_url_fopen (optional) - If you have image display problems make sure this option is enabled.
- 128MB+ WP Memory (256MB+ recommended)
Installation
Automatic Installation
Search for the plugin directly from your WordPress admin area and install it with a single click.
Login to your WordPress admin area and navigate to the
Plugins -> Add New
page.Use the search bar in the top right-hand corner of the plugins page to search for
Gravity PDF
.Click the
Install Now
button on the Gravity PDF plugin to confirm the installation.Once the installation has completed select the
Activate
link.
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 4.8MB 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 plugin's WordPress repository and select the
Download Version 6.x.x
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 plugin's WordPress repository and select the
Download Version 6.x.x
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