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bccampus/pressbooks-mpdf
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Open source PDF generation for Pressbooks via the mPDF library.

3.3.1(7y ago)6105[19 issues](https://github.com/BCcampus/pressbooks-mpdf/issues)GPL-2.0+PHPPHP >=7.1

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mPDF for Pressbooks
===================

[](#mpdf-for-pressbooks)

[![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/eb6e0c06aa0ba12e172a3edc07e7f44dd9b8cfc62a788161fe9ff3a0dd953532/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e636f6d2f424363616d7075732f7072657373626f6f6b732d6d7064662e7376673f6272616e63683d646576)](https://travis-ci.com/BCcampus/pressbooks-mpdf)

Open source PDF generation for [Pressbooks](https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks) via the [mPDF](https://github.com/mpdf/mpdf) library.

Description
-----------

[](#description)

[mPDF](https://github.com/mpdf/mpdf) is an open source PHP class that generates PDF files from HTML.

This plugin is an open source alternative for PDF generation if the license fee for [PrinceXML](http://www.princexml.com/) is a barrier for users of Pressbooks.

[Pressbooks](https://wordpress.org/plugins/pressbooks/) is a requirement in order for this plugin to do anything useful.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

IMPORTANT!

You must first install [Pressbooks](https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks). This plugin won't work without it. The Pressbooks github repository is updated frequently. [Stay up to date](https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/tree/master).

### What is mPDF?

[](#what-is-mpdf)

[mPDF](https://mpdf.github.io/): A PHP library to generate PDF files from HTML with Unicode/UTF-8 and CJK support

It is based on FPDF and HTML2FPDF with a number of enhancements.

### Using Git

[](#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

[](#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

[](#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
---------

[](#changelog)

See:  for more detail

How to contribute code
----------------------

[](#how-to-contribute-code)

Pull requests are enthusiastically received **and** scrutinized for quality.

- The best way is to initiate a pull request on [GitHub](https://github.com/BCcampus/pressbooks-mpdf).

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity13

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity68

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 88.5% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~39 days

Total

21

Last Release

2586d ago

Major Versions

1.7.0 → 2.0.02017-07-10

2.0.0 → 3.0.02017-12-15

PHP version history (2 changes)3.1.3PHP >=7.0

3.2.1PHP >=7.1

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

mpdfpdf-generationpressbooks

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