{"id":11663,"date":"2017-06-26T15:02:50","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T13:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saasweb.agency\/blog\/wordpress-generating-pdfs-from-form-data-made-easy\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T08:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T07:31:50","slug":"wordpress-generating-pdfs-from-form-data-made-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saasweb.agency\/en\/blog\/wordpress-generating-pdfs-from-form-data-made-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress: Generating PDFs from Form Data Made Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Example: Granting a SEPA Direct Debit Mandate Online<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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There are certainly many reasons to create a PDF document from a form filled out by a user, which they can download after submission. In this article, we will work together to create a page where a business customer can log in and grant us a mandate to collect future amounts via direct debit. <\/p>\n

Please note: This fictional guide is not intended to be copied 1:1; it merely serves as inspiration for your own processes. Clarify in advance with your bank whether and in what form they accept mandates granted online \u2013 especially in the case of SEPA Business-to-Business Direct Debits. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Various Components: What Do We Need to Do?<\/h3>\n
\n Planned workflow: The customer visits the specified website, e.g., https:\/\/sepa-mandat.meine-website.tld, and enters a password to access the desired page. There, they will find all the necessary information and a form to grant their mandate. They should then be able to download the entered data as a PDF. As the operator, we want to be informed that the customer has filled out the form and save the data (especially the date of issuance, as it is required, for example, for creating direct debits in online banking). <\/p>\n

For this small project, we will implement the following:<\/p>\n