Want to add a simple HTML footer to invoice + PDF

[HostinPK]

Hello Everyone,

I want to add simple HTML table footer to invoice + PDF.

 

I tried creating invoicepdffooter.tpl and added a simple html table code but when I click on download button, it shows the coding (instead of PDF)

 

Can anyone help me in this regard?

[Kian]

Make sure you used TCPDF syntax. invoicepdffooter.ppl doesn't use Smarty. Something like follows.

$pdf->Ln(-5);
$pdf->SetFont($pdfFont, '', 6);
$pdf->MultiCell(140, 5, 'The cat is on the table', 0, 'C', '', 1, 35, '', true);

 

Edited January 1, 2021 by Kian

[brian!]

it's going to need <?php at the beginning - otherwise you will get errors...

... and if you wanted to use a html table...

<?php

$pdf->Ln(-5);
$pdf->SetFont($pdfFont, '', 6);
$tblhtml = '<table width="100%" bgcolor="#ccc" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" border="0">
    <tr height="30" bgcolor="#efefef" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:center;">
        <td width="25%">there</td>
        <td width="25%">are</td>
        <td width="25%">four</td>
        <td width="25%">boxes</td>
    </tr>
</table>';
$pdf->writeHTML($tblhtml, true, false, false, false, '');

one other important thing to mention - if you are using a child theme, then this template file must go in the child theme folder....  the invoice docs say that the file must be in the same folder as invoicepdf.tpl, but if I do that using a child theme, I get a blank PDF... with the invoicepdffooter template in the child theme, it seems to work.

[HostinPK]

1 hour ago, brian! said:

it's going to need <?php at the beginning - otherwise you will get errors...

... and if you wanted to use a html table...

<?php

$pdf->Ln(-5);
$pdf->SetFont($pdfFont, '', 6);
$tblhtml = '<table width="100%" bgcolor="#ccc" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" border="0">
    <tr height="30" bgcolor="#efefef" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:center;">
        <td width="25%">there</td>
        <td width="25%">are</td>
        <td width="25%">four</td>
        <td width="25%">boxes</td>
    </tr>
</table>';
$pdf->writeHTML($tblhtml, true, false, false, false, '');

one other important thing to mention - if you are using a child theme, then this template file must go in the child theme folder....  the invoice docs say that the file must be in the same folder as invoicepdf.tpl, but if I do that using a child theme, I get a blank PDF... with the invoicepdffooter template in the child theme, it seems to work.

Thank you very much for your guidance. I have added the table in footer using above method