Individual PDF Download Activity

Maintained by Tangat Baktybergen
This Moodle activity plugin lets teachers upload a PDF template with placeholder fields. When a student opens the activity, a personalized PDF is generated and downloaded, automatically filled with the student’s name, ID, email, and date.
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Supports Moodle 4.0-5.0 See all versions
Latest release: 10 months ago
Installations: 57
Downloads (last 90 days): 87
Frankenstyle name: mod_autopdfform
Activities

Key Features

  • Personalized PDF Generation:  Automatically filling out the fields of a custom PDF file (PDF form, AcroForm) for each student by exchanging text placeholders with their full name, firstname, lastname, student ID, email, etc. from their Moodle profile data.

  • PDF-Based: Unlike other plugins, teachers upload already a final PDF document with form fields prefilled with placeholders texts. The plugin handles merging student information and generates a new personalized PDF for download.

  • Flexible Field Insertion: Supports inserting common fields such as student name, ID, email, or current date — just use provided placeholders as text in the template PDF.

  • Instant Downloads:  Students access the activity and download their personalized PDF — no waiting, no manual editing.

  • Smart Naming:  Output PDFs are provided for download together with the student’s personal data for easy organization and record-keeping.

Why This Stands Out

  • Effortless Automation: Say goodbye to manual editing — every student receives the right document directly, ready-made.

  • Seamless Integration: Works as a Moodle activity, easily added to any course with standard permissions and settings.

  • Professional Results: Every student gets a clean, customized PDF (only fields data are amended!) — great for lab certificates, assignment coversheets, personalized instructions, and more.

Example Use Cases

  • Distribute personalized lab reports or assignment cover pages.

  • Provide custom certificates of completion for each student.

  • Send out individualized instructions, feedback forms, or participation acknowledgments.

  • Streamline paperwork for practical, fieldwork, or assessment activities.

Usage & Settings

  1. Add the PDF Download activity to your course.

  2. Upload your PDF template (important: AcroForm file, saved for further processing with Adobe Reader), including text placeholders for name, ID, email, etc.  (e.g., {{full_name}}, {{student_id}}, {{email_address}}).

  3. Students access the activity and instantly download their personalized PDF.

Highlights

  • Fast, reliable, and student-specific individual PDF generation.

  • No extra plugins, coding, or scripting required for teachers.

  • Supports a wide range of courses and paperwork workflows.

  • Focus on teaching—let the plugin handle document personalization!

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