Print layout broken

srathje
29 Posts
srathje posted this 24 January 2017

Is there any progress on being able to print the website? Right now the layout, images, text and the annoying HTML links (printing) showing up making printing completely broken in Wordpress. On another thread from a year ago it mentioned how to add a custom Stylesheet, but I couldn't get that working either by adding it to the head. It seems to completely ignore the print media query. I also couldn't find a good Wordpress plugin to 'fix' this either however one came close called 'Print Friendly and PDF' but there were still some issues.

Any suggestions?

Is there any progress on being able to print the website? Right now the layout, images, text and the annoying HTML links (printing) showing up making printing completely broken in Wordpress. On another thread from a year ago it mentioned how to add a custom Stylesheet, but I couldn't get that working either by adding it to the head. It seems to completely ignore the print media query. I also couldn't find a good Wordpress plugin to 'fix' this either however one came close called 'Print Friendly and PDF' but there were still some issues. Any suggestions?
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StudioJP
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StudioJP posted this 25 January 2017

Hi,

seems to me that for print media there is no css or it is broken.
Please take care of it. At the moment printing of the page content is impossible.
As an example, here is the view of tje site:
https://www.screencast.com/t/Luy0TSfxI
and here is the preview of the print:
https://www.screencast.com/t/LPd5gw1gtuk

Thanks.

Hi, seems to me that for print media there is no css or it is broken. **Please take care of it. At the moment printing of the page content is impossible.** As an example, here is the view of tje site: [https://www.screencast.com/t/Luy0TSfxI][1] and here is the preview of the print: [https://www.screencast.com/t/LPd5gw1gtuk][2] Thanks. [1]: https://www.screencast.com/t/Luy0TSfxI [2]: https://www.screencast.com/t/LPd5gw1gtuk
Support Team
Support Team posted this 26 January 2017

Hello Stewart,
please submit new private topic and describe your issue in more details.
Also please provide access to your WP admin back end and we'll check the issue

Regards,
Aileen

**Hello Stewart,** please submit new private topic and describe your issue in more details. Also please provide access to your WP admin back end and we'll check the issue Regards, Aileen
srathje
29 Posts
srathje posted this 26 January 2017

Hello Stewart,
please submit new private topic and describe your issue in more details.
Also please provide access to your WP admin back end and we'll check the issue

Regards,
Aileen

See StudioJP's post, it is exactly the same. This issue has been going on for the better part of a year or maybe since the beginning? See other posts relating to printing and print.css.

> **Hello Stewart,** > please submit new private topic and describe your issue in more details. > Also please provide access to your WP admin back end and we'll check the issue > > Regards, > Aileen > See StudioJP's post, it is exactly the same. This issue has been going on for the better part of a year or maybe since the beginning? See other posts relating to printing and print.css.
Support Team
Support Team posted this 26 January 2017

Hello Jacek,
in fact the print.css file is truncated version of template.css file. It includes little number of script rules, it's normal practice.
Please submit new private topic where provide access to your WP admin back end.

Regards,
Aileen

**Hello Jacek,** in fact the print.css file is truncated version of template.css file. It includes little number of script rules, it's normal practice. Please submit new private topic where provide access to your WP admin back end. Regards, Aileen
Support Team
Support Team posted this 30 January 2017

Hello,
Themler theme does not include separate stylesheet for printing.
As well as default WP themes.
You can try creating custom print.css using the following instruction:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_for_Print

The .css file can be located inside theme folder and the path to the file should be added to the Themler Settings >> Additional HEAD HTML:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://sire.com/wp-content/themes/Untitled/print.css"
type="text/css" media="print" />

Thank you,
Themler Team

Hello, Themler theme does not include separate stylesheet for printing. As well as default WP themes. You can try creating custom print.css using the following instruction: https://codex.wordpress.org/Styling_for_Print The .css file can be located inside theme folder and the path to the file should be added to the Themler Settings >> Additional HEAD HTML: <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://sire.com/wp-content/themes/Untitled/print.css" type="text/css" media="print" /> Thank you, Themler Team
timmy7ti
2 Posts
timmy7ti posted this 27 May 2026

I’ve been chasing this same print layout ghost for months on a few different sites, and it’s exhausting when the browser wants to drag every raw link and broken image into the PDF. What finally gave me some control was digging into my theme’s CSS and forcing a dedicated print stylesheet with !important flags on margins, column widths, and hiding the link clutter. I know you tried the custom stylesheet route, but one detail that tripped me up was that some themes register their own print rules late, so my media query only won when I added it through a child theme’s functions file with a late priority. The whole experience made me think about how much easier life would be if platforms baked print readability into their bones from day one. Funnily enough, I stumbled across a completely different approach while looking at https://www.gambody.com/ and saw how clean their model pages present for reference - no stray HTML or broken boxes, just the info you actually need. That inspired me to strip my print CSS down to basics: black text on white, visible image alt text, and a small note at the bottom instead of inline URLs. It’s not glamorous, but at least my printouts look professional now. Try rebuilding your print media block from absolute zero, no plugins, and test each property one by one.

I’ve been chasing this same print layout ghost for months on a few different sites, and it’s exhausting when the browser wants to drag every raw link and broken image into the PDF. What finally gave me some control was digging into my theme’s CSS and forcing a dedicated print stylesheet with !important flags on margins, column widths, and hiding the link clutter. I know you tried the custom stylesheet route, but one detail that tripped me up was that some themes register their own print rules late, so my media query only won when I added it through a child theme’s functions file with a late priority. The whole experience made me think about how much easier life would be if platforms baked print readability into their bones from day one. Funnily enough, I stumbled across a completely different approach while looking at https://www.gambody.com/ and saw how clean their model pages present for reference - no stray HTML or broken boxes, just the info you actually need. That inspired me to strip my print CSS down to basics: black text on white, visible image alt text, and a small note at the bottom instead of inline URLs. It’s not glamorous, but at least my printouts look professional now. Try rebuilding your print media block from absolute zero, no plugins, and test each property one by one.
Representaciones Maxiprint SAS
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Representaciones Maxiprint SAS posted this 13 August 2026

Este problema de impresión en WordPress puede estar relacionado con los estilos específicos del tema, los enlaces HTML o los estilos de impresión que están siendo sobrescritos. Vale la pena revisar la configuración de @media print, los estilos del tema y cualquier plugin que modifique la salida de impresión. También puede ser útil probar una solución de impresión personalizada y compatible con el diseño del sitio. Para conocer más sobre soluciones y servicios de impresión en Colombia, puedes visitar Maxiprint.com.co.

Este problema de impresión en WordPress puede estar relacionado con los estilos específicos del tema, los enlaces HTML o los estilos de impresión que están siendo sobrescritos. Vale la pena revisar la configuración de @media print, los estilos del tema y cualquier plugin que modifique la salida de impresión. También puede ser útil probar una solución de impresión personalizada y compatible con el diseño del sitio. Para conocer más sobre soluciones y servicios de impresión en Colombia, puedes visitar **[Maxiprint.com.co.][1]** [1]: https://www.maxiprint.com.co/MARCAS/kiwo
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