How to Put the PrintFriendly Button On Top of WordPress Posts

UPDATE: This feature is now built into the WordPress Plugin. Simply install the PrintFriendly & PDF plugin, activate, and click settings. You'll see a option to position the button on the Left, Right, Top, Bottom of your posts.

Lots of people ask me how to they can move the Print Friendly button from the bottom of their WordPress page, to the top. Or, they want to align it to the right or center.

The default location for the PrintFriendly button is at the bottom of the post, aligned to the left. However, if you'd like to change the location, here's some simple steps. If you need additional help, email me at "support [at] printfriendly.com".

To get started, you'll need to get the PrintFriendly Button Plugin for WordPress.

Step 1: Which Button Are You Using?The first step is simple. Simply identify the button you are using.

pf-button

pf-button-both

pf-icon-small

pf-button-big

pf-icon.gif

‍ Step 2: Modify "pf.php" fileWhen you download and expand printfriendly.zip file, open the file named "pf.php". Starting on line 27, you will see several statements starting with the word "case ".

‍Find the case for the button you are using. For example, if you are using "pf-button-both", you'll want to find and modify the case "pf-button-both.gif":

Within the "case" statement for your button, you'll find "div id=pfbutton". To change the alignment of the PF button, add some styles to this div.‍

Align Right or Left: Add "style="float:right;" OR "style="float:left;"

‍Align center: Add "style="text-align: center;"

Put the Print Friendly Button on the Top of Your PostWithin the "case" statement for your button, you'll find a "return $content". Move $content to the end of the statement. For Example, Change this:

‍To This:‍

Careful: When you change $content make sure you put the period "." at the front, ".$content;"