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cyngriff
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February 25, 2020
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Downloadable, fillable PDF for Wordpress Website

  • February 25, 2020
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I need to place on my website a PDF form that:

  • is fillable ONLY ON MY SITE
  • contains a SUBMIT button that emails the completed form to the person who filled the form
  • only permits filled forms to be submitted (in other words, I don't want a blank, fillable form to be able to be submitted)
  • the filled form will not be retained on the site

 

Does anyone know of any online examples?  How about a tutorial on how to set up this type of form.  As an FYI, my website is Wordpress based.  If you know of a compatible plugin that accomplishes these goals, please advise.  A tremendous thank you in advance!!!

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Correct answer try67

1. Not possible.

2. Only possible if they enter their email address into the form, or into the email it generates.

3. You can set all the fields in the form as required to achieve that.

4. It can't be. It is saved on the user's local machine.

 

This has nothing to do with the platform you use for your website. PDF files are stand-alone files that your web-server just serves to the user's browser. From that point on it's outside of your hands. The browser decides how to handle the file based on the user's preferences.

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try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
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February 25, 2020

1. Not possible.

2. Only possible if they enter their email address into the form, or into the email it generates.

3. You can set all the fields in the form as required to achieve that.

4. It can't be. It is saved on the user's local machine.

 

This has nothing to do with the platform you use for your website. PDF files are stand-alone files that your web-server just serves to the user's browser. From that point on it's outside of your hands. The browser decides how to handle the file based on the user's preferences.

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