How-to Guides

Comprehensive guides for both basic and advanced tasks when working with PDF Forms Filler for WPForms, from simple formatting to complex integrations.

This section contains practical how-to guides that will help you accomplish specific tasks with the PDF Forms Filler for WPForms plugin. Each guide provides clear, step-by-step instructions for implementing solutions to common challenges and advanced use cases.

Basic Guides

Customizing Date Format

This guide explains how to customize date formats in PDF forms using WPForms, addressing issues with date field filling and explaining how to ensure date formats match between your form and PDF.

Providing Filled PDF Files to Users

This article provides instructions on how to automatically send a filled PDF file to users who submit a form, either by attaching it to an email notification or by providing a download link after form submission.

Creating Long-term Download Links for Filled PDFs

This guide explains how to create permanent download links for filled PDF files after form submission. Two methods are covered: including links in emails and on thank-you pages, with emphasis on security considerations.

Hard-coding PDF Field Values

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to hard-code specific values into PDF form fields, which is useful when you need certain fields to always contain predetermined values regardless of user input.