PDF watermarking
Alva Digital Downloads stamps every PDF delivery with the buyer's name, email, order number, and an invisible forensic marker so shared copies can be traced back to the original customer. This category covers turning it on, opting products in, writing the template, choosing where the watermark sits on the page, and troubleshooting.
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Turn on PDF watermarking for your store
Open the PDF Watermarking settings, configure your watermark defaults for position, opacity and template, save — then turn it on per product.
Read article → Quick answerEnable PDF watermarking on a specific product
Watermarking is opt-in per product. Toggle it on for each PDF product mapping you want stamped.
Read article → Setup walkthroughCustomise your watermark template with variables
Mix static text with tokens like {customer.full_name} and {order.name} to personalise every stamp.
Choose where your watermark appears on the PDF
Nine preset positions, tiled grid, diagonal rotation, opacity, colour, and font size — what each one does.
Read article → TroubleshootingTroubleshoot PDF watermarking
Watermark didn't apply, customer hasn't received the email, encrypted-PDF rejections, the paid-plan gate.
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