wicked_pdf: footer height/styling

Question

I\'m using the awesome wicked_pdf gem to generate a PDF, but I can\'t figure out how to change certain styles within the footer.

I\'m having a HAML template for the

Answer 1

You'll have to adjust the bottom margin of the PDF to make room for the footer if it is over a certain size.

respond_to do |format|
  format.pdf do
    render :pdf => 'some_pdf',
           :margin => { :bottom => 30 },
           :footer => { :html => { :template => 'pdfs/footer.pdf.erb' } }
  end
end

or you can throw that margin value in your config/initializers/wicked_pdf.rb file if it is a site-wide thing.