bccampus/pressbooks-mpdf

Open source PDF generation for Pressbooks via the mPDF library.

mPDF for Pressbooks

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Open source PDF generation for Pressbooks via the mPDF library., _(*2)

Description

mPDF is an open source PHP class that generates PDF files from HTML., _(*3)

This plugin is an open source alternative for PDF generation if the license fee for PrinceXML is a barrier for users of Pressbooks., _(*4)

Pressbooks is a requirement in order for this plugin to do anything useful., _(*5)

Installation

IMPORTANT!, _(*6)

You must first install Pressbooks. This plugin won't work without it. The Pressbooks github repository is updated frequently. Stay up to date., _(*7)

What is mPDF?

mPDF: A PHP library to generate PDF files from HTML with Unicode/UTF-8 and CJK support, _(*8)

It is based on FPDF and HTML2FPDF with a number of enhancements., _(*9)

Using Git

1. cd /wp-content/plugins
2. git clone https://github.com/BCcampus/pressbooks-mpdf.git
3. Activate the plugin at the network level, through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

OR, go to the WordPress Dashboard

1. Navigate to the Network Admin -> Plugins
2. Search for 'mPDF for Pressbooks'
3. Click 'Network Activate'

OR, upload manually

1. Upload pressbooks-mpdf to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate the plugin at the network level, through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress

Changelog

See: https://github.com/BCcampus/pressbooks-mpdf/commits/master for more detail, _(*10)

How to contribute code

Pull requests are enthusiastically received and scrutinized for quality., _(*11)

• The best way is to initiate a pull request on GitHub.