Promising, but bugged

  • Promising plugin. I have a few issues with it.

    1. Trying to run mysite.com/?export=pdf causes an error:

    
Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '(...)/public_html/wp-content/plugins/simple-pdf-exporter/process/assets/pdf_layout.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php/inst/php-5.3.27/pear/php/') in (...)/public_html/wp-content/plugins/simple-pdf-exporter/process/config.php on line 27

    so I’ve moved the /plugins//simple-pdf-exporter/assets/ directory into /plugins/simple-pdf-exporter/process/ and it seens to fixed it.

    2. Special characters are not working. E.g. polish characters like ???ó? are problematic. Without it I can’t use the plugin.

    I hope it can be fixed any time soon.

    • This topic was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by the_martines.
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  • Plugin Contributor Shambix

    (@shambix)

    In case of issues or bug, please use the support forum rather than the review box (which is permanent and other users dont really check it usually), so I can address the issue as soon as possible.

    The bug will be fixed in the coming update, hopefully you’ll want to change your review then ??

    Thread Starter the_martines

    (@the_martines)

    Thanks for the answer. I’ll happily change my review after an update.

    Plugin Contributor Shambix

    (@shambix)

    Please check the update (v 1.8.7.1) and let me know if it’s all good (if possible in the support forum).

    Plugin Contributor Shambix

    (@shambix)

    @the_martines Did you check if the issue is now fixed?

    Thread Starter the_martines

    (@the_martines)

    I made a fresh install of 1.8.7.1 version on wordpress 4.7.3.

    Trying to create a PDF from article (adding ?export=pdf to url) ends up with:

    Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/(…)/public_html/wp-content/plugins/simple-pdf-exporter/libs/dompdf/lib/php-font-lib/src/FontLib/Autoloader.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php/inst/php-5.3.27/pear/php/’) in /home/(…)/public_html/wp-content/plugins/simple-pdf-exporter/libs/dompdf/autoload.inc.php on line 20

    I am using wordpress to install the plugin (not doing it manually)

    • This reply was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by the_martines.
    Plugin Contributor Shambix

    (@shambix)

    A library was missing, please check the update and let me know. I just tested it and it works fine now.

    Thread Starter the_martines

    (@the_martines)

    I tried to convert to PDF a pretty simple post. Result:

    Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 90 seconds exceeded in /home/(…)public_html/wp-content/plugins/simple-pdf-exporter/libs/dompdf/src/Css/Style.php on line 521

    Plugin Contributor Shambix

    (@shambix)

    Unfortunately that’s beyond the plugin code itself, it has to do with DOMPDF library.
    The library the plugin uses needs many resources (in general all PDF conversion does).
    Try to increase your PHP max_execution_time value to 300.
    Also, as mentioned in the plugin description, servers will less than 512MB of dedicated RAM might not be suitable to convert PDFs.

    Let me know if you find any more errors in the plugin code and I will assist you.
    IF you are happy with support, concerning plugin code, please consider changing your rating. Thank you!

    Thread Starter the_martines

    (@the_martines)

    My server has over 2GB free RAM. Waiting for a PDF to generate more than 90 seconds is unacceptable, so that is not a viable solution for me. I’ve tried another plugn called WP Post to PDF Enhanced and it works on the post I’ve tried.

    Plugin Contributor Shambix

    (@shambix)

    If you only tried to convert 1 post, through the param id=, then 90′ is in fact abnormally long, it normally takes a few seconds for 1 post (depending on content and queries).

    If you didnt use the param, then the script will convert all your posts (or post types, depends how you’re using it).

    This plugin is mostly meant to be used mainly for several posts, not single ones.
    For single ones, there’s many other plugins out there that do the job (eg. Print Friendly & PDF)

    • This reply was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by Shambix.
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