Print to PDF screen won’t open

  • karunaray

    (@karunaray)


    10 months ago

    I’ve tried it with Firefox (abandoned that after seeing the note at the very last step that FF doesn’t have native PDF), Chrome and Edge. I’ve tried it with default settings and customized. It gets to Print-Page Ready with Print to PDF and How? under it. When I click Print to PDF, nothing happens. In the Chrome video, it looks like after clicking Print to PDF another page opens where you can select it to go to PDF and proceed. That doesn’t open for me. Latest versions of all 3 browsers, latest version of WP running Spacious theme. I have 22 plugins including this one. Not sure how to list those with a quick copy & paste. It’s exactly what I need if it would produce the PDF. Thanks in advance!

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  • Thread Starter karunaray

    (@karunaray)

    Also, I was unable to generate the PDF using Quick Print. Shutting down the blog and would like to have the archive locally. All steps worked except the last, please respond. Thanks!

    Thread Starter karunaray

    (@karunaray)

    Trying to troubleshoot this myself and getting nowhere. I thought perhaps unblocking pop-ups and redirects would allow it to render in the final step. Alas, it does not! I allowed pop-ups in Edge just now and could not get the PDF. When I tried it before in Chrome, my Chrome already allows pop-ups. In the tutorial video it looks like a screen opens, giving you the option to print to PDF. But allowing pop-ups hasn’t helped.

    Thread Starter karunaray

    (@karunaray)

    Also tried to deactivate Wordfence, Jetpack (also has security features) and my caching plugin. No cigar! All the steps work except the very last one. Very frustrating.

    Thread Starter karunaray

    (@karunaray)

    And if I try to use https://printmy.blog/now/ it says: The WordPress site has an error in its REST API data. [no_json]

    I have no idea what that is or what to do about it.

    Plugin Author Michael Nelson

    (@mnelson4)

    hi @karunaray, sorry there’s this error. I would have guessed it was a problem with a security plugin like Wordfence but it sounds like you already tried that. What site is it that you’re trying to print? Also, have you tried installing this plugin then using Pro Print? It words completely differently under the hood, so might not have the same problem. (It has paid features but they’re all optional.)

    Thread Starter karunaray

    (@karunaray)

    No I haven’t tried Pro – thanks for the tip because I’m not looking to pay for anything. I have my webhost looking into REST API error. Or I’ll try the Pro. This is my site: https://reikihelp.com/blog/ Thanks!

    Thread Starter karunaray

    (@karunaray)

    At my wit’s end! I used Pro Print today. Got to the page the top of which can be seen in the screenshot… Wait, can’t add those here! Ugh. The page that has the blog content I want to keep before taking down the domain, has a top part in two columns: Free / Print with Browser and Pro PDF Service with Download Test PDF. Neither of those does anything when clicked. Blog content below isn’t formatted nicely either. You said most features in Pro are free. Confused about how it works. Suggestions?

    Thread Starter karunaray

    (@karunaray)

    Any help on this, Michael?

    Plugin Author Michael Nelson

    (@mnelson4)

    Hi @karunaray. Could you please use the Print My Blog help page to send me debugging information?

    Here’s how:

    1. from your site’s WP-admin, under “Print My Blog” menu item on the left, click “Help”
    2. fill out the form and submit it
      (here’s instructions with screenshots)
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