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graftechnology/pdfshift
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Easily implement PDFShift (https://pdfshift.io/) into Craft CMS.

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PDFShift plugin for Craft CMS 3.x
=================================

[](#pdfshift-plugin-for-craft-cms-3x)

Easily implement PDFShift () into Craft CMS.

[![Screenshot](resources/img/plugin-logo.png)](resources/img/plugin-logo.png)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

This plugin requires Craft CMS 3.0.0-beta.23 or later.

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

[](#installation)

To install the plugin, follow these instructions (Alternatively, install from the Craft Plugin Store).

1. Open your terminal and go to your Craft project:

    ```
     cd /path/to/project

    ```
2. Then tell Composer to load the plugin:

    ```
     composer require jacobgraf/pdfshift

    ```
3. In the Control Panel, go to Settings → Plugins and click the “Install” button for PDFShift.
4. Go to Settings → Plugins → PDFShift → Settings and enter your PDFShift API Key.

**Note:** While testing, you can leave the API Key setting blank, which will give you access to free, watermarked conversions, but are rate-limited to two conversions per minute.

Read more here

PDFShift Overview
-----------------

[](#pdfshift-overview)

Stop wasting time implementing and maintaining a third-party software/library.

With PDFShift, rely on an up-to-date, high-fidelity conversion API with no maintenance costs.

Using PDFShift
--------------

[](#using-pdfshift)

##### Return URL to PDF Document

[](#return-url-to-pdf-document)

```
{{ craft.pdfShift.link({
    source: 'https://www.google.com/',
    filename: 'google.pdf',
    format: 'letter',
    sandbox: true
}) }}

```

##### Download PDF Document

[](#download-pdf-document)

```
{{ craft.pdfShift.download({
    source: 'https://www.google.com/',
    filename: 'google.pdf',
    format: 'letter',
    sandbox: true
}) }}

```

### Options

[](#options)

`source` is the only required option. Everything else is optional.

`filename` is optional and defaults to `document.pdf`.

All available options are listed here

---

Brought to you by [Graf Technology, LLC](https://graftechnology.com/)

###  Health Score

24

—

LowBetter than 32% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% 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 ~96 days

Recently: every ~120 days

Total

6

Last Release

2026d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/93f3d2d20af855ea8c8d2193f493b15dd22e7496eca737c00a38749a292a607d?d=identicon)[graftechnology](/maintainers/graftechnology)

---

Top Contributors

[![jacobgraf](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/146333?v=4)](https://github.com/jacobgraf "jacobgraf (22 commits)")

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