Best Printer Friendly WordPress Plugins in 2026 (Print and PDF)

Do your readers print your recipes, guides or checklists? Printing a normal blog page usually wastes paper on sidebars, menus, ads and comments, and sometimes cuts off the text. Printer friendly WordPress plugins fix this by giving readers a clean print or PDF version of each post. The plugins in our 2010 list have mostly disappeared, so here are the printer friendly WordPress plugins that are maintained in 2026, plus a no-plugin option.

Quick answer: The best printer friendly WordPress plugins are Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly for a print button with PDF and email options, WP-Print for a simple print page, PDF & Print by BestWebSoft for PDF downloads, and Print My Blog for turning many posts into a printable book or PDF. You can also add a print stylesheet with a few lines of CSS.

Best printer friendly WordPress plugins

• Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly: adds a button that opens a clean preview of the post. Readers can delete images or paragraphs they do not need, then print, save as PDF or email it. Over 20,000 sites use it.
• WP-Print: a long-running plugin by Lester Chan that creates a printable version of every post and page, with options to hide images, videos and comments.
• PDF & Print by BestWebSoft: adds PDF and print buttons to posts and pages and lets you customise the PDF layout.
• Print My Blog: prints or exports many posts at once, so you can turn your blog into an ebook, a PDF or a printed book. Great for backups and course material.

Do you need a plugin? Add a print stylesheet

Every browser already has a print option (Ctrl + P), so the simplest fix is to tell browsers what to hide when printing. Add CSS like this to your theme or the Customizer:

@media print {
  header, nav, .sidebar, footer, .comments-area, .ads { display: none !important; }
  body { font-size: 12pt; color: #000; background: #fff; }
  a { color: #000; text-decoration: underline; }
  img { max-width: 100% !important; }
}

Change the class names to match your theme. If you are new to custom CSS, see how to add custom CSS in WordPress.

Which option should you choose?

• Recipe, DIY and tutorial blogs: PrintFriendly, because readers can remove the parts they do not need.
• Simple sites: a print stylesheet is light and adds no extra scripts.
• Documentation or courses: Print My Blog to create one PDF from many posts.
• Business brochures and guides: PDF & Print to offer branded PDF downloads.

Tips for printer friendly pages

• Show the post URL and site name on the printout so readers can find you again.
• Keep images that matter (like recipe steps) and hide decorative ones.
• Test with your browser’s print preview before and after installing a plugin.
• Check page speed: some print plugins load scripts on every page.

FAQ

How do I add a print button to WordPress?

Install Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly or WP-Print and enable the button for posts in the plugin settings.

Can readers save a post as PDF without a plugin?

Yes. In the browser print dialog, choose “Save as PDF” as the printer.

Will a print plugin slow down my site?

Slightly, if it loads scripts on every page. A print stylesheet adds almost no load.

Originally written by guest author Tom Walker, a blogger for a UK printer ink and supplies company. Updated for 2026 by QuickOnlineTips.