The Sandbox

PDF Ink allows on-the-fly manual manipulation of PDFs at the bottom of the WordPress -> PDF Ink -> Sandbox settings page. The sandbox settings are separate from frontend settings to allow experimentation... or... you surprise us!

Sandbox Settings

The sandbox settings include the same fields as the frontend settings settings, but also feature “Magic Tags.” Magic tags can be used to replace variables in your placement content during testing. If you have a valid order number for WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, or Download Monitor, you can use that to mark a PDF with purchaser information. Fill in the settings you want, and the PDF will be stamped according to what you have entered in the magic tags settings!

Screenshot of PDF Ink magic tags settings, where you can enter information to be stamped on a PDF file.

Testing your Settings

Near the bottom of the Sandbox Settings page, you will find a testing feature, highlighted in a rainbow-colored box. Here you can choose a file, choose which settings to use (frontend or sandbox), then manipulate that PDF.

PDF Ink Sandbox - test PDF manipulation on-the-fly here