Car Dealer User Guide

Attach PDF Brochure

Car Dealer theme is also provided with PDF generation functionality by which users can generate and attach PDF Brochure with the vehicle’s information.

First of all, we will see how users can attach PDF brochures to vehicles. For this, follow the below steps:

1. Go to Admin Panel > Vehicle Inventory.
2. Select any one vehicle.
3. In the “Car Data” meta box select “Brochure Upload” tab.
4. Select/upload PDF brochure (See below screenshot).

5. After uplaoding PDF brochre, save the vehicle.
6. Once vehicle is saved, check current vehicle detail page on the front (see below screenshot).

Generate PDF Brochure

To generate a PDF Brochure follow the below steps:

1. Go to Admin Panel > Vehicle Inventory.
2. Select a template from the Brochure Generator column (see below screenshot).

3.  After selecting a template, click on the “Generate” button. Once a new PDF will be generated, the “Download” button will appear. See the below screenshot.

 
As soon as you generate a PDF, generated PDF will be attached automatically to that selected vehicle and one notification message will be displayed on top indicating that, generated PDF is attached to the vehicle and you can update it by editing the vehicle. See the above screenshot.

PDF Templates

By default, we have provided three PDF Templates to generate PDFs for vehicles. You can edit those PDF Templates as well as create your own also. For this, follow the below steps.

1. Go to Admin Panel > “Vehicle Brochure Generator” page from “Vehicle Inventory > Vehicle Brochure Generator” from sidebar menu.
2. Here you will find three different PDF templates that you can update and use to generate PDF. You can also set margin for the PDF from “Custom Margin” option. You can also create your own by clicking “Add New” button at botton. See below screenshot:

 
You can use pre-defined variable to build new PDF template. See below Screenshot.

 
3. After updating or create new, click save the page. You will find your updates on “Vehicle Inventory” page vehicle listing.
4. You can use updated/created template to generate PDF brochure.

That’s It.