PayPal Integration

PayPal Buy Now Button

If you know HTML you can avoid the Button Factory and create your own “Buy Now” buttons by changing the HTML code directly. The sample code below shows the minimum information you need to create a Buy Now button (in this case, to purchase a teddy bear).

Sample URL Code for a Buy Now Email Payment Link

You can write down your own URL for “Buy Now” payment links.
The same variables and values that you include in HTML code for Buy Now buttons can be used in Buy Now email payment links. Separate the variables and their values from each other with ampersands (&). Do not include values in quotation marks; use plus signs (+) as substitutes for spaces in values, if needed.
Note:
You cannot include variables for option fields in email payment links. You can use the following URL as a starting point for writing your own URL for Buy Now email payment links. The value for the business variable should be a valid id of your PayPal account. You can change the values for other variables as per your requirements.

Example 1 URL for a Buy Now Email Payment Link

https://www.paypal.com/_xclick/business=me@mybusiness.com&item_name=Baseball&item_number=123&amount=120&currency_code=USD&undefined_quantity=1

Set Up a PayPal Shopping Cart

1. Go to http://www.paypal.com/
2. Mouse over the "Get Paid" option in the menu and then click on "Accept Credit Cards"
3. Click on the "Setting Up" tab
4. Click on "set up your button"

Once you're in the button builder you can customize lots of options on your form, including:

• Change it to an "add to cart" button so that customers can shop for multiple items
• Accept donations, set up subscriptions, or sell gift certificates
• Use item IDs to have Paypal help you with your inventory
• Change currencies or set up multiple prices
• Add in shipping fees and taxes
• Most importantly have Paypal use a Merchant ID for your transactions, so your email address is secure.
• Customize checkout pages
• And other options

Once you're done choosing all the options, click on the "Save Changes" button. Then just paste the code that is generated into your website where you put the cart button.

PayPal Shopping Cart Code