Little Package makes WordPress plugins that support manipulation of pre-existing PDFs using PHP libraries from TCPDF (good) and SetaSign SetaPDF-Stamper (best). Password-protect, encrypt, and restrict PDF viewing permissions. Even more exciting, mark/stamp PDFs with dynamic data collected from your users, such as their name, email address, and a lot more!
Connect WooCommerce to the powerful SetaPDF-Stamper stamping library by Setasign for PDF watermarking , encryption, and password/permissions protections. Works with all PDFs, even those with internal links, forms and layers.
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Protect and customize WooCommerce PDFs with a text or image watermark, and/or a password, optionally customized with customer-provided details. Uses the open-source TCPDF library. Works on most PDFs without internal links, forms, or layers.
Learn MoreHere we’ll share a snippet of PHP code that creates two custom shortcodes for PDF watermarking: [VARIATION_DESC] and [VARIATION_NAME]. These translate to variation description and variation name, both aspects of your WooCommerce variable digital product. Add this code to your WordPress site to customize the WaterWoo PDF plugin.
Let’s compare the two most well-known plugins available for WooCommerce PDF file download watermarking/passwording. As we go down the list between the two WordPress plugins, you will find there really is no competition: our plugin PDF Watermark for WooCommerce (AKA WaterWoo) is the most fully-featured, up-to-date, best-supported, and well-loved PDF manipulation (password & watermark) plugins for WordPress!
PDFs are a fantastic way to share documents – they preserve formatting, are widely compatible, and can even be compressed for easy transmission. But what if that PDF contains sensitive or monetized information? The Portable Document Format (PDF) offers some security, which when stacked can be quite effective. These include: Watermarks. Adding content to a PDF, especially content customized to the end-user (such as their name and other personally-identifying information like phone/email, can not only personalize a PDF, but also thwart unauthorized sharing. Keep reading to find out how to make your watermarks most effective against PDF theft. Encryption. Arcfour RC4, and the superior 128-bit key or 256-bit AES encryption Passwording. User and owner passwords can be set. An owner password gives the holder full control over the PDF, including the ability to remove passwording entirely — share with caution! continue reading…
If one WooCommerce product has several PDFs, and isn’t a variable product, how can each PDF in the list be watermarked differently from the others? Learn how to separate out individual digital products listed in a simple WooCommerce product, and apply different watermarks or password to each PDF file, using a simple PHP snippet.
