PDF Expose / PDF Print View

WP-ImmoMakler automatically generates a print-optimized PDF exposé for each property. This feature is available from the PLUS license onward and is enabled by default. The PDF can be accessed by appending ?pdf to the URL of the detail view, or via the “Print View (PDF)” button that is displayed on the detail page by default.

Accessing the Settings

Navigate in the backend of your website (wp-admin) to WP-ImmoMakler → Settings → PDF Print View.

Customization Options

The following elements can be customized directly in the settings:

Element	Description
Page margins	Left and right in millimetres
Fonts	Separate selection for title heading, headings, body text, and footer (12 Google Fonts available; custom fonts can be added, see Adding Custom Fonts)
Font sizes and weights	Independently adjustable per area
Colors	Title heading, headings, and body text
Header graphic	Standard and first-page variants, adjustable height and width, full-width option, alignment (left/centre/right); as long as no logo has been uploaded, a notice is displayed in the backend
Footer graphic	Standard and first-page variants
Footer text	Left, center, and right columns
Footer border and background color	Footer styling
QR code in the footer	Show/hide, color, and maximum size (see QR codes)
Maximum number of gallery images	Default 60 – controls how many property photos appear on the gallery pages
Contact person in the exposé	Can be shown before or after the images
Pre-load PDF cache	PDF is generated when the property is imported

Header Graphic Alignment

The Header Graphic Alignment setting determines whether the logo in the PDF header is aligned left, centre, or right. You can find the option in the backend of your website (wp-admin) under WP-ImmoMakler → Settings → PDF Print View → Header, directly below the “Force header graphic full-width” option.

Value	Description
Left	Logo is left-aligned
Centre	Logo is centred (default value)
Right	Logo is right-aligned

The alignment applies both to the header on regular pages and to a different first-page graphic, if one is configured. The default value Centre matches the previous behaviour.

Videos and Virtual Tours in the PDF

The PDF exposé automatically includes a dedicated section after the property photos and floor plans for the property’s videos and virtual tours. The heading adapts to the available media (“Videos”, “Virtual Tours”, or “Videos & Virtual Tours”); if neither videos nor tours are stored, the section is omitted entirely.

Each entry shows:

• the preview image of the video or tour – the same server-side cached preview image also used by the tiles in the detail view. If no preview image can be determined, only the linked caption is shown instead.
• a QR code that links directly to the video or tour. Its colour follows the QR Code Color setting from the PDF settings.

The preview image, caption, and QR code are clickable in the digital PDF and open the video or tour in the browser. Anyone holding the printed exposé simply scans the QR code with their smartphone – so property videos and 360-degree tours are just a tap away, even on paper.

PDF Cache and Speed

Every generated PDF is cached in wp-content/cache/immomakler/pdf/pdfs/ so that subsequent requests can be served immediately. The cache is automatically cleared when you save the PDF settings or when the metadata of a property changes through an import. In addition, a cron job runs once a week to clear the entire PDF cache.

Immediately after each cache clear, WP-ImmoMakler also warms up the Dompdf font cache. This helps avoid rare PHP errors during concurrent PDF generation — for example, when an OpenImmo import with “Pre-load PDF cache” enabled generates multiple PDFs in quick succession. If the warm-up fails, it is recorded in a log file immomakler-pdf-… in the import directory — the actual PDF retrieval continues to work; Dompdf will then write the font data itself on first request.

Memory and File Size Optimization

From version 5.60 onwards, gallery photos are embedded in the PDF at 900×900 px instead of their original size, while floor plans remain at full resolution so that labels stay legible. This reduces both the memory usage during PDF generation (preventing “Allowed memory size exhausted” errors for properties with many photos) and the file size of the generated PDFs — resulting in faster downloads for prospective buyers.

AVIF Images

On installations that automatically convert images to the AVIF format (in the backend of your website (wp-admin) under WP-ImmoMakler → Settings → Import, option Convert property photos to set to AVIF – smallest files), Dompdf does not access the AVIF files directly — Dompdf does not currently support AVIF. WP-ImmoMakler falls back automatically to the original uploaded file (usually JPG or PNG) in this case. If no non-AVIF variant is available, the image is converted to JPEG on-the-fly (provided the PHP extension GD or Imagick can read AVIF) and cached for future requests.

Customizing Data Fields on the Title Page

Using the immomakler_pdf_quick_details_keys filter, developers can control which fields appear on the title page of the PDF:

add_filter( 'immomakler_pdf_quick_details_keys', function () {
  return [
    'wohnflaeche',
    'kaufpreis',
    'gesamtbelastungbrutto',
  ];
} );

Further Filters for Developers

Filter	Purpose
immomakler_generate_pdf	Boolean gate function – return false to suppress PDF generation for an individual property
immomakler_pdf_file_name	Customize the filename on download
immomakler_pdf_builder	Replace the Dompdf-based builder with a custom implementation
immomakler_pdf_dompdf_options	Override the options passed to Dompdf (e.g. re-enable isHtml5ParserEnabled if you use a custom, non-XHTML-compliant template)
immomakler_pdf_image_size_1col / immomakler_pdf_image_size_2col	Registered image size for the gallery in 1- or 2-column layout
immomakler_pdf_image_size_floorplans	Registered image size for floor plans (default: full)
immomakler_pdf_template_image_size	Registered image size for header/footer graphics
immomakler_pdf_title_image_size	Registered image size for the title image
immomakler_pdf_images_posts / immomakler_pdf_floorplans_posts	Modify the list of gallery or floor plan attachments before embedding
immomakler_pdf_fonts	Programmatically add or modify the fonts selectable in the PDF (the helper functions above build on this)
immomakler_pdf_html_additional_css	Inject additional CSS into the PDF template
immomakler_pdf_html_title_page_html / immomakler_pdf_html_body_html	Directly replace the HTML of the title page or main body
immomakler_pdf_headline_images	Heading of the gallery section
immomakler_pdf_headline_contactperson	Heading of the contact person section
immomakler_pdf_headline_media_links	Heading of the “Videos & Virtual Tours” section
immomakler_pdf_media_link_items	Modify the list of video/tour entries in the PDF (remove, add entries, or adjust captions)
immomakler_pdf_data_label_features	Label of the “Features / Characteristics” row in the property data table

All these filters are available from WP-ImmoMakler Plus onwards.

Hiding the PDF Download Button

To disable the PDF download button on the detail view, navigate in the backend of your website (wp-admin) to WP-ImmoMakler → Customizer → Detail View and disable the print view option there. The PDF itself remains accessible via the URL with ?pdf appended — the button is merely the visible link.

Adding Custom Fonts PLUS

By default, the four font selection fields offer 12 Google Fonts. You can extend this list — with purchased (licensed) fonts as well as additional Google Fonts. The added fonts then appear in the selection fields under WP-ImmoMakler → Settings → PDF Print View — grouped in their own “Custom Fonts” group above the included “Standard Fonts” — and can be selected separately for title heading, headings, body text, and footer.

Registration is done via a small code snippet, ideally in the functions.php of your (child) theme or in a mu-plugin. The only requirement is that it runs before the init hook — the example hook after_setup_theme fulfils this.

Purchased Font (Local Font File)

Store the font files somewhere inside your wp-content directory — ideally under wp-content/uploads/fonts/. This location survives plugin and theme updates and is within the area from which the PDF engine (Dompdf) is permitted to read files.

add_action( 'after_setup_theme', function () {
  if ( ! function_exists( 'immomakler_register_pdf_font' ) ) {
    return;
  }

  $dir = WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/uploads/fonts/';

  immomakler_register_pdf_font( 'eurostile', 'Eurostile', [
    'normal' => $dir . 'EurostileNormal.ttf',
    'bold'   => $dir . 'EurostileBold.ttf',
    'italic' => $dir . 'Eurostile-Oblique.ttf',
  ] );
} );

The first value (eurostile) is a freely chosen, unique key; the second (Eurostile) is the label displayed in the font selection fields in the PDF settings. If you provide the matching font file for normal, bold, and italic, bold and italic text will automatically be rendered using the correct font — otherwise the PDF engine produces an artificial (slightly distorted) bold/italic rendering.

Important notes:

• The PDF engine reads only TTF and OTF files. Web formats such as WOFF2 and EOT are not supported — use the .ttf or .otf variant of your font.
• The font files must be located within wp-content (or the WordPress directory or uploads directory). Paths outside this area are ignored for security reasons.
• Please check the licence of your font: glyphs are embedded in every generated PDF, which not every font licence permits.
• Generate a PDF once after adding the font so that the font metadata is cached.

Additional Google Fonts

Google Fonts do not require local files — the PDF engine downloads them server-side when generating. From a data protection standpoint (GDPR), this is unproblematic, as this request originates from the server, not the browser of your visitors.

add_action( 'after_setup_theme', function () {
  if ( ! function_exists( 'immomakler_register_pdf_google_font' ) ) {
    return;
  }

  immomakler_register_pdf_google_font( 'figtree', 'Figtree', 'Figtree' );
} );

The parameters are:

• The first value (figtree) is a freely chosen, unique key.
• The second value (Figtree) is the label displayed in the font selection fields in the PDF settings.
• The third value (Figtree) is the exact family name at Google Fonts (with spaces if applicable, e.g. Playfair Display).

By default, font weights 400 (normal) and 700 (bold) are requested; a different selection can be passed as a fourth parameter, e.g. [ 400, 600, 700 ].

Availability

The PDF print view is included from the PLUS license onward. If you are currently using the BASIC license, you can upgrade to PLUS at any time to unlock this feature. Contact WP-ImmoMakler support if you are interested.

You might also be interested in

• Videos
• Virtual Tours
• How WP-ImmoMakler processes property images
• Hooks: PDF