Give gift cards your own design while keeping the automatically filled fields in their fixed positions.
This guide applies to the gift-card feature included in Abicart Plus and Pro. You need access to Catalogue → Settings and the file archive. Older or individual agreements may provide different access. A PDF template changes appearance, rather than the gift-card amount, code or validity.
Prepare the PDF file
Create a PDF with a page size of 200 × 89 mm. Use the example template positions to leave space for the amount, code, sender, recipient and message. Fields have fixed positions; placing text or images elsewhere in the background does not move them.
The PDF page size matters more than the pixel dimensions or DPI value in an image editor. Ensure readable contrast and do not use real gift-card codes or customer details as background decoration.
Select the template in the shop
Open Catalogue → Settings → Gift Card Settings.
Select Custom PDF.
Select the PDF in the file archive. If necessary, create a folder, upload the file and double-click it to select it.
Choose light or dark text so that the automatic fields are readable against the background.
Save the settings.
Check before using the template
Inspect PDF output with short and long field values. Check that the code, amount and message are readable, nothing is clipped and printed text is correctly placed. Adjust the background if it overlaps fixed fields. Do not issue or send real gift cards merely to test a layout.
For design assistance, contact Abicart for a quote before ordering the work.
Quick start
Create a 200 × 89 mm PDF with clear space for the fields.
Select Custom PDF and upload the file.
Choose the text colour and save.
Check placement and readability.
A custom gift-card template requires gift cards to be available in the shop, normally through Plus or Pro. Design assistance is a separate order.