Why doesn't wkhtmltopdf page-break-after have any effect?

Question

I\'m using wkhtmltopdf 0.10.0 rc2 for Mac

I have an html like this one :

Answer 1

It is working fine after remove media print

Before:

@media print {
    .page-break { height:0;page-break-after: always; margin:0; border-top:none;}
}

above code not working in new version.

Now

.page-break { height:0;page-break-after: always; margin:0; border-top:none;}

Answer 2

Update the wkhtmltopdf to version 0.12.5. Page break issue not occuring for me after updating.

Use --disable-smart-shrinking to avoid empty white space ( If you have any)

Use --zoom <value> to avoid page page (If entire page not showing)

Answer 3

Possibly unrelated as your pdf generated ok with an earlier version of wkhtmltopdf. Either way, I had similar issues with page breaks not being applied correctly. My problem was parent elements of the page-breaked element having an overflow other than visible. This fixed my issue:

* {
  overflow: visible !important;
}

Of course, you can be more specific about the tags this applies to ;)

Answer 4

try using as follows

 <div style="page-break-before:always;">
   //your content
</div>

this should work.

Answer 5

I am usinf wkhtmltopdf 0.12.3.2

For me page-break-after works when a border is set, and when the breaker div is an immediate child of body.

.page-breaker {
    clear: both;
    display: block;
    border :1px solid transparent;
    page-break-after: always;
}

break-break-before does not work.

--print-media-type not needed.

Answer 6

I am using version wkhtmltopdf 0.12.0

For me, page breaks ONLY work with --print-media-type. Without it, page break protection for images works, but not page-break-after or before.

I had to make a special css file for print media to get it work.

Setting the paper size to 'A3' or using the 'overflow: visible' didn't make any difference.

Also see WKHTMLTOPDF with pdfkit on Rails ignoring table page breaks