Wow - thank you so much for your beautiful comment! You made our day 💜😇

My EXACT thoughts!

Thank you Mike! Such a lovely comment! 💜 You've made our day! 😀

@@websitewiz You are welcome. One question, since I added the client ID the window pops up and immediately disappears. Any idea? Or any video you created regarding that issue. It seems many have this issue. Thanks again.

Hi Mike, The Smart Button checks back with PayPal constantly to make sure everything is working as PayPal thinks it should be. So: 1. Make sure there are no restrictions on your PayPal account. If there are, see this article: www.paypal.com/be/smarthelp/article/how-do-i-remove-the-restriction-from-my-account-faq2189 2. Make sure the Live Client ID you've replace the "sb" part with, is an _exact_ copy of the one PayPal gave you. If not the pop-up will cancel (disappear) when checked for authenticity. 3. Try one of the simpler, stand-alone, non-smart buttons, that doesn't require API calls to work. 4. If you still want to use the Smart Button though, and you have no restrictions on your account and the Live Client ID is correct, it's time to contact PayPal support here: www.paypal.com/au/smarthelp/home Hope this helps Mike.

@@websitewiz The answer of all running around spending a couple of hours on the net is just what you mentioned now. I really appreciate it. Thanks a bunch.

You're welcome Mike! And thanks for the great acknowledgement! Most people don't realize how long it takes to do the research and it's really nice to know that someone appreciates it! It makes it more worthwhile doing it - thanks! 💜

Hi, you're welcome! We're glad the video could help you with the website you volunteered to make 😃

You're welcome Aljordanis. Thanks for letting us know! 💜 Glad we could help!

Hey James, wow! So glad we could help you find what you were looking for 😃💜

Thanks so much for your lovely comment 💜

Hi Nelson, thanks for your lovely compliment! 💜 Yes, we've noticed that PayPal has been making changes to their button layout pages lately and it's hard to find things where they used to be. Since making these Pa

@@websitewiz Thanks but it would be super helpful if you wanted to support small non-profits who cannot afford Shopify

Hi Aelita, so glad you found the video helpful! 😃

Hi Roland, yes unfortunately the good old times when PayPal made things easy are behind us 🙁

Hi, thanks for the lovely feedback! 💜 So glad we could help you 😃

Hi Larry, thanks for your feedback. Agreed, we will look into creating an updated version.

Facts I can't access pay & get paid there's only pay

Thanks so much Peter! 💜

You're welcome! 😃

Hi Izzy, the shipping calculator should work together with the "PayPal Pay Links and Buttons" (previously called: Smart Buttons) shown in this video. However, it requires JavaScript coding to do so, which is more advanced solution. If you're not familiar with coding, another option would be to use an e-commerce platform or shopping cart that supports PayPal Smart Buttons and handles shipping calculations for you. Hope this helps!

Hi, thank you for your comment. Unfortunately we are not yet well versed in Shopify, but we did find a great answer on a forum that may help where the author of the article breaks down the method into easy-to-follow steps: community.shopify.com/c/shopify-design/i-want-to-add-paypal-smart-payment-buttons/m-p/743915#M185742 PayPal also has a solution to your question and that is here: www.paypal.com/c2/webapps/mpp/integrating-shopify?locale.x=en_C2 And Shopify has an answer here: help.shopify.com/en/manual/payments/paypal Hope this helps!

We're so glad it was helpful! 😃

Thank you Zoe! 💜 We're so glad it helped you.

Hi NaturCoin, thanks so much! Your beautiful comment really does help us keep going. Thank you!! 😃😃

Hi Benti, this PayPal 'Smart' button doesn't offer the customer an option to choose different quantities. If you want to offer this option, we suggest using the 'Add to Cart' button. We've made a video on that here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html

Hey Paul, glad you found it helpful! 😃

Thank you for the beautiful comment Robyn! 💜 And thank you for your great suggestion for a future video. 😃 To add a PayPal smart button to your WordPress site, do the steps in the video up to the 04:15 mark, where you press "Copy Code" on the PayPal website, then do the following 10 steps: 1. Paste the code into a text editor such as Notepad and save it. Note: This step isn't vital, but helpful if anything goes wrong in the later steps. 2. Log into your WordPress site. 3. From the Dashboard go to Pages > All pages. 4. Select the page you want to add the Smart Button code to. 5. Press "Edit." 6. Edit the page in HTML mode by switching from visual to HTML. 7. Paste the PayPal Button code onto the page where you want it to appear. 8. Update the page. 9. Preview the page and make sure it's orientation looks right. 10. Test the "Pay with PayPal" and "Debit or Credit" buttons and make sure all of the details such as the description, price, tax, etc., are correct. Hope this helps Robyn.

Hi Obajinmi, sorry to hear you got stuck. You can try typing in the link to the PayPal buttons page directly and see if that works: paypal.com/buttons Hope this helps!

Hi Razelle, thanks for your question. If you have items with different variants and prices, please check out the button shown in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html Hope this helps!

Excellent Md! You're welcome! : ) 😃

Hi Rocky, thank you for your suggestions. If you have pasted the code into your web page and the button is not showing up, that could mean there is an error in the code. We suggest starting again from the beginning and go through step by step to make sure the code is correct. Even adding an extra period, or comma etc. will break the coding so that the button won't work. Hope this helps!

Hi Youssef, you're very welcome! 😃

Hi, yes that's right. You would need to create a different button for individual products on your website. As such this button is only appropriate when you have less than 10 products.

Hi Raju, thank you for commenting. Unfortunately, we don't understand your question. Could you please rephrase it? Thank you.

Hi, thanks for your comment 💜 Unfortunately PayPal is no longer offering standalone payment solutions, such as their Smart Button, without coding it in directly, or using one of their partner applications, such as Wix, Squarespace etc. If you want to take the coding path, please check out this page on PayPal's website to get started: developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/standard/ Otherwise, the only other way to connect PayPal buttons to your website is to sign up for a paid solution as mentioned above. Hope this helps!

@@websitewiz It sucks so much the did that. I used to love the SmartButtons so much. They were free and easy! And now you have to create whole separate online shopping websites that start at $30 a month and up to $80 a month?! Gahd. What a racket.

Hi Tate, thanks for your comment. We suggest contacting PayPal directly as they have more control over button features than we can offer. It could be many reasons why it's not working properly. Here's a link to their contact page: www.paypal.com/au/smarthelp/home

@@websitewiz I did but their instructions are very unclear

You're welcome!

Hi Mike, Using the Smart button shown in this video, PayPal only knows what the payment is for based on the info you provide when setting up the button - in the field 'Item Description'. It's in no way connected to your website or dynamic products on your site. It's a standalone button on PayPal only. Once a payment is complete using the button, PayPal displays a successful payment message. If you need to redirect your customers to another page after they purchase, then we recommend using a different button for that. The 'Smart' button requires coding to make that work. So the easiest way would be to use another button that allows redirection to another page as part of setting up your button. You can do this easily using PayPal's 'Buy Now' or 'Add to Cart' buttons. These are located on the same page as the ‘Smart’ button of your PayPal account, as shown in the video. There is a field listed for redirection. This is the easiest way we have found to redirect a customer to another page after purchase. Please note that it is not a secure link. Meaning that once a person knows the redirection URL, when they land on it, they will be able to access it anytime. If you want a more secured option, where the URL only loads after confirming that a person is a paying customer, this would need to be coded in and required a more advanced setup. If you're not familiar with coding, in that case you'd be best to pay for a third party platform to manage this function for you and avoid the standalone PayPal buttons altogether. We hope this helps answer your question.

Hi there, thanks for your feedback. You can also access the buttons page by going to >> paypal.com/buttons if the option is not showing in your menu bar. However, PayPal has changed the process since we originally created this video 2 years ago. So once you go to the buttons page, it may redirect to you to a Developers page. It appears that all PayPal buttons now need to be coded in directly. If you'd like to avoid coding your buttons, or are not familiar with how to do it, you could set up your buttons using a website service like Wix, or Squarespace that makes this easy. Hope this helps!

Hi, thank you! Glad it was clear 😃 If you have multiple products with variable prices for each product on your site, we would recommend using a different type of button for that. You can check out our video on which button we recommend here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html

Hi Marva, thanks so much for your comment. We're so glad that you found the video clear and easy to understand/follow. We're always happy to hear that 😃

Hi Russell, thank you for the lovely comment! We're glad it helped 😃

You're welcome Saul 😃

Hi Jennefer, unfortunately PayPal is no longer offering standalone payment solutions, such as their Smart Button, without coding it in directly, or using one of their partner applications, such as Wix, Squarespace etc. If you want to take the coding path, please check out this page on PayPal's website to get started: developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/standard/ Otherwise, the only alternative for connecting PayPal buttons to your website would be to sign up for a paid solution as mentioned above. Hope this helps!

You're so welcome Ruveen! 💜 😊

@@websitewiz does it work with shopify ?

Hi Mark, sorry we missed your comment, and just replying now. No, it doesn't work with Shopify, as they have their own built in system to integrate with PayPal. Hope this helps!

Hi! As far as I can understand it, that is already an option through Etsy Payments, as per part "2. Overview", at this link: www.etsy.com/legal/etsy-payments/ On How to Get Paid on Etsy, please see this article on their website: help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014503608-How-to-Get-Paid-on-Etsy?segment=selling Hope this helps.

Hi, to move out of sandbox mode, please checkout this part of the video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9ZdnqRjlZOml5s.html

Hi Neta, yes the 'Smart' button is only for single purchases. If you want to offer your customer the option to pay for multiple items at once, then the 'Add to Cart' button would be a better solution. We've made a video on that here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html

Hi, you're very welcome! We're so glad it was helpful 😃 Sorry to hear it isn't working for you. When it comes to pasting code into your website, there is a key thing to remember and that is that if you change even just one character, that shouldn't be changed, or delete something that needs to be there, it will break the button, and won't perform as it should. It's possible that this is the reason why, but unfortunately, it's very hard to troubleshoot without looking at it. So we recommend that you contact PayPal directly so they can work out why and provide a solution. www.paypal.com/au/smarthelp/contact-us

@@websitewiz Thank you so much for your reply. This makes a lot of sense- and was my first guess - as a friend copied the code and sent it to me via email to put into the website we are working on together- so it must be a change to the code that occurs when sending the code via email- It worked perfectly from my own PayPal account - and inputting the code straight to the wix editor Thank you again 🙏🏽🙂

Oh, we're so glad you found the solution and that it's working for you now 🤩😃

Hi Rahul, Shopify offers dynamic payment buttons as per their article here: help.shopify.com/en/manual/online-store/dynamic-checkout Hope this helps!

Hi Rob, unfortunately PayPal is no longer offering standalone payment solutions, such as their Smart Button, without coding it in directly, or using one of their partner applications, such as Wix, Squarespace etc. If you want to take the coding path, please check out this page on PayPal's website to get started: developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/standard/ Otherwise, the only other way to connect PayPal buttons to your website is to sign up for a paid solution as mentioned above. Hope this helps!

Hi Yordan, not much we can do about that. We agree. We aren't programmers and that's why we rely on solutions like Wix to do the heavy lifting for us. We agree that you shouldn't need to be a programmer to use things like PayPal. Hope you find an easy solution somewhere out there. Wish we could help more.

Thanks very much for the feedback 😃 Yes, unfortunately PayPal has updated their interface and it requires a lot more work to create the button than before.

Hi Salaudeen, thanks for your question! To determine if your PayPal account is in Sandbox mode, you can look for a few key indicators: 1. **URL Check**: Check the URL when you are logged in. If the URL contains "sandbox.paypal.com", you are in the Sandbox environment. The regular PayPal accounts operate under "paypal.com". 2. **Dashboard Appearance**: When you log into the PayPal Sandbox environment, the interface typically mentions "Sandbox" somewhere on the dashboard, often at the top or in the account overview section. 3. **Email Notifications**: If you receive email notifications from PayPal and they mention "Sandbox" or "Test Email" within the subject or body, it's a clear indication that the actions are being performed in a Sandbox environment. 4. **Testing Features**: If you're able to perform tests without real money transactions and with test data, such as using test credit card numbers, this is another sign that you're in the Sandbox environment. If you're developing or testing integrations and you're unsure or need to switch between modes, you might need to log out from one environment and log in to another with the appropriate credentials. Hope this helps!

You're welcome Mohibur 😃

Hi, thanks so much for your wonderful feedback! 💜

@@websitewiz would you please be able to build my Wix website? Do you also do logo design/graphics development and SEO? I will contact you on your email as well. Thanks

@@sadhna1gaurav No sorry, we don't offer personalised website services. However, there is a network of Wix professionals that can assist you with building your Wix website which you can access here: www.wix.com/marketplace

@@websitewiz Thank you 🙂

Hi Mour, thanks so much! 💜 Yes, the process is the same when using Wordpress. It's just a matter of adding the HTML snippet to your Wordpress page / post. Hope this helps!

Hi, thanks for your question. We've found that for such settings it's best to contact PayPal directly for assistance: www.paypal.com/uk/cshelp/personal

Hi Zabii, usually the fees are based on each transaction value. Last time we checked it was a small flat fee + a percentage of the transaction value. But the exact rates may vary depending on your banking location and other factors, such as your customer's location etc. Best bet would be to do a Google search for "PayPal Merchant Fees (ADD YOUR COUNTRY)" for more info or contact PayPal direct: www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/contact-us Hope this helps!

Hi, you're welcome! 😃 Redirecting to a secure confirmation page which includes a secure download link is an advanced feature and would require some server-side coding to make it work. If you're not familiar with coding, your best bet would be to pay for a premium solution that includes this download option as part of your website builder. E.g. a Wordpress plugin, or a Wix business plan etc. where it's all taken care of for you. If you go the coding route, the first thing we'd recommend is using PayPal's 'Buy Now' or 'Add to Cart' buttons. Not the 'Smart' button. Reason being is that they both include a 'redirect to URL after payment' option when setting up the buttons. You could include a URL where your digital product is located. That said, to make it secure you'd still need to do some custom coding. And unfortunately we don't have the coding skills to tell you how to do this. Here is a link to the PayPal forum where a user had a similar question as you: www.paypal-community.com/t5/Selling-on-your-website/Automatic-download-after-payment/td-p/556398 Hope this helps!

Hi Sixstanger00, yes you're right that this approach is tedious for those with larger stores that need to generate a lot of buttons and have dynamic pricing based on variable product options. However, we do mention that at the beginning of the video, and only recommend this method for those with smaller stores and low start up budgets. This button doesn't provide you with an entire e-commerce solution. But it does allow you to take payments on your website with no upfront setup costs. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html From what you've said that you need, this system would work, but there are many paid shopping cart integrations that plug into PayPal more seamlessly and easily, which would work better.

Hi, thanks for your comment! We recommend you to contact PayPal support directly, as there could be many reasons why it's redirecting there and hopefully they can work out why and provide a solution. www.paypal.com/au/smarthelp/home

Hi Sonika, thanks for your question. It's not easy to set up a redirection for this particular button. The 'Smart' button requires coding to make that work. So, the easiest way to do this would be to use another button. One that includes a redirection option as part of setting up the button in the first place. You can do this easily using PayPal's 'Buy Now' or 'Add to Cart' buttons. These buttons include a field for a redirection page as part of set up. These buttons are located on the same page as the ‘Smart’ button of your PayPal account, as shown in the video. Please note, if you use the 'Add to Cart' button, there is also a ‘View Cart’ button, which you would place in the header of your site too, which allows your customer to view their shopping cart while they’re shopping. Make sure to include this on your site too. We've created a video on the 'Add to Cart' button which you can check out here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html This is the easiest way we have found to redirect a customer to another page after purchase. We hope this helps!

Hi Salahuddin, for multiple products we would recommend using the Paypal 'Add to Cart' button instead. To learn more about the ‘Add to Cart’ button we've made a video on that here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html Hope this helps!

@@websitewiz Add to Cart button is not available in my paypal. How to solve this?

Hi Salahuddin, sorry to hear that! We have both a business and personal account, and it appears in both types of account at our end. As there could be many reasons why it's not working, we recommend you contact PayPal support directly so they can work out why and provide a solution. www.paypal.com/au/smarthelp/home

Hi, unfortunately PayPal is no longer offering standalone payment solutions, such as their Smart Button, without coding it in directly or using one of their partner applications, such as Wix, Squarespace etc. If you want to take the coding path, please check out this page on PayPal's website to get started: developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/standard/ Otherwise, the only other way to connect PayPal buttons to your website is to sign up for a paid solution as mentioned above. Hope this helps!

Hi Pranav, thanks so much for the positive feedback. We appreciate it 💜 If you have different products with different prices, and don't want to use the integrated paid Stores app with Wix, then you'll want to check out the PayPal 'Add to Cart' button. We made a video on that here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html Hope this helps!

​@@websitewiz Thank you so much 🙂

Hi Muhammad, sorry to hear it's not working. We recommend you to contact PayPal support directly, as there could be many reasons why it's not working for you and they can work out why and provide a solution. www.paypal.com/au/smarthelp/home

Hi Razelvi, to deactivate the "Pay Later" option when you've integrated PayPal Smart Buttons on your website, you usually need to adjust the settings within your PayPal account or through the PayPal button integration code on your website. Here's a general guide to do it: *THROUGH PAYPAL ACCOUNT SETTINGS* 1. *Log in to your PayPal Business account*: Access your account on the PayPal website. 2. *Access the Button Settings*: Navigate to the area where you manage your PayPal buttons. This could be under "Seller Tools" or a similar section depending on PayPal's current interface. 3. *Edit Button Features*: If PayPal offers direct control over the "Pay Later" feature from the account settings (this might not always be the case), you'll find an option to edit or remove specific features related to the buttons. 4. *Disable Pay Later*: Look for options related to financing or Pay Later features and disable them. *THROUGH BUTTON INTEGRATION CODE* If you don’t find an option to disable the Pay Later feature directly from your PayPal account settings, you may need to adjust the PayPal Smart Button code on your website: 1. *Find the PayPal Smart Button code* on your website. This is the code snippet you added to integrate the PayPal buttons. 2. *Adjust the code*: You need to include the `disable-funding` option and specify `paylater` as the value you want to disable. Here’s how you can add it to the existing Smart Button code: paypal.Buttons({ // Your button configuration disableFunding: 'paylater', // Other options like createOrder, onApprove, etc. }).render('#paypal-button-container'); This javascript code tells PayPal not to offer the Pay Later option as part of the Smart Button options on your website. *IMPORTANT NOTES* - *Test the Changes*: After making these adjustments, the Pay Later option should no longer appear to your customers. However, it’s good to test the button to ensure everything works as expected. - *Documentation and Support*: Since PayPal occasionally updates its features and how they're managed, it's wise to consult the [PayPal Developer Documentation](developer.paypal.com/docs/) or contact PayPal support for the most current methods. If you're not comfortable making these changes yourself, consider reaching out to PayPal support for additional guidance. Hope this helps.

Hi Yoneyris, you could use the Add to Cart button instead for more than one product. We made a video about that button here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html Hope this helps!

Hi Shickler, you're welcome 😃 Yes, you would have to create multiple Smart buttons. However, the PayPal 'Smart' button is recommended for those who sell only a few simple products or want a donation. If you have more than a few products, and want to offer your customer the option to checkout with many products, all at once (in one checkout), then we would recommend using the ‘Add to Cart’ button for your store. This will allow your customer to buy a combination of products from different categories and pages, all within one order. Using the ‘Add to Cart’ button, you’re able to create a shopping cart (for multiple products) which would probably work better than the ‘Smart’ button, which is best used for single products only. This allows your customer to go back and add more products to their cart, before paying and in doing so, streamlines the entire shopping experience for them. You will need to create a different button for each product, but this is the case with any online store. For each product you have, you need a button. To learn more about the ‘Add to Cart’ button we've made a video on that here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html Hope this helps!

Hi, great question! If you need to redirect your customers to another page after they purchase, then we recommend using a different button for that. The 'Smart' button requires coding to make that work. So the easiest way would be to use another button that allows redirection to another page as part of setting up your button. You can do this easily using PayPal's 'Buy Now' or 'Add to Cart' buttons. These are located on the same page as the ‘Smart’ button of your PayPal account, as shown in the video. There is a field listed for redirection. This is the easiest way we have found to redirect a customer to another page after purchase. Please note that it is not a secure link. Meaning that once a person knows the redirection URL, when they land on it, they will be able to access it anytime. If you want a more secured option, where the URL only loads after confirming that a person is a paying customer, this would need to be coded in and required a more advanced setup. If you're not familiar with coding, in that case you'd be best to pay for a third party platform to manage this function for you and avoid the standalone PayPal buttons altogether. We hope this helps answer your question.

You're welcome! 😃😃😃

Thanks so much for the positive feedback 😃

@@websitewiz you we'll come

Hi there, we suggest you contact PayPal directly for help with that issue. As it should be working if you completed all steps in the video. Sorry we couldn't help more.

Thanks Mahmoud! 💜 You can do that with two other buttons - an "Add to Cart" button and a "View Cart" button. We made a video on how to create them here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html

Hi Mohammad, the currency you set is up to you. If you don't specify a currency, PayPal will use the default currency of your PayPal account. Hope this helps!

@@websitewiz my store currency is GBP and it changes according to customers location from where they will purchase so i should keep it GBP or USD only as paypal deals with USD.

Hi Mohammad, thanks for your question. *Disclaimer* We do not know enough about your business to give you specific advice. As such, we can only give you general information and this comment does not contain business or financial advice. The information is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. This comment and its materials are not intended to be used as a substitute for advice from your professional or licensed business or financial representative. Always seek the advice of your own licensed business or financial adviser or other qualified business or financial provider for any advice you need regarding any business or financial matters. If the conversion fees are significant and you have a global customer base, moving to USD might make sense. Otherwise, staying with GBP could be more beneficial if most of your customers are UK-based. *1. Keep Store Currency in GBP* *Pros:* - Consistency for UK-based customers. - Easier accounting if your business is UK-based. - No conversion fees for transactions made in GBP. *Cons:* - International customers may see fluctuating prices due to conversion rates. - PayPal may charge conversion fees when converting GBP to USD during the transaction processing. *2. Switch Store Currency to USD:* *Pros:* - Aligns directly with PayPal’s preferred currency, potentially reducing conversion fees. - Simplifies the pricing structure for international customers. *Cons:* - UK customers will see prices in USD, which might be less convenient. - Potential confusion or dissatisfaction among local customers due to currency differences. *Evaluate Your Customer Base:* If the majority of your customers are from the UK, keeping GBP might be more customer-friendly. If you have a significant international customer base, switching to USD might reduce transaction costs. *PayPal Fees:* Check PayPal's fee structure for currency conversion and consider how significant these fees are for your business. *Customer Experience:* Think about what provides the best experience for your customers. Consistency and simplicity often lead to higher satisfaction. *Conclusion* Balance the ease of transactions (aligning with PayPal's USD preference) against the customer convenience of seeing prices in their local or familiar currency. If the conversion fees are significant and you have a global customer base, moving to USD might make sense. Otherwise, staying with GBP could be more beneficial if most of your customers are UK-based. Hope this helps!

Hi, if it's not showing in the menu then you can get there by going to paypal.com/buttons Hope this helps!

Hi there, no you don't need to use these buttons if you're using the paid integrated ecommerce solution through Wix. Hope this helps!

Hi Jem, glad you found the video helpful 💜 As far as we know these buttons are available on both a personal and business account. For a business account, there is no monthly subscription fee. However, PayPal does deduct a fee + a percentage of the transaction amount for each order. Hope this helps!

"Hi Abdelhamid, you only need your business PayPal account to accept credit card payments from your customers. That said, both Stripe and PayPal allow your customers to use their credit cards to pay you for whatever products or services you provide them. It all depends on what your individual business needs are, and so we can't give any specific advice on that - only our general opinion as fellow travelers on this online journey. The best article we've found to compare the two, is this one: www.cloudways.com/blog/stripe-vs-paypal/ Hope it helps.

Hi Ali, it is now called "Pay Links and Buttons" and is in the same location as shown in the video. Alternatively, you can access it directly from here: www.paypal.com/buttons/ Hope this helps!

Hi Paul, we've noticed that PayPal has been making some changes to their button pages of late and so it could be that this has moved or no longer available. Best bet would be to contact PayPal directly for help.

Hi Melvin, with the modern website builders they usually code the buttons directly into their own systems automatically, meaning you wouldn't use your existing PayPal buttons anymore. You would just need to add your email address / PayPal account name to your website builder account settings and they do the rest. By the sounds of it your current website is using standalone PayPal buttons, which wouldn't be necessary with the newer website builders. Hope this helps answer your question.

Hi, unfortunately there is no simple way to set up a redirection to a file using this PayPal button. It would require server-side coding to work. If you're not familiar with coding, your best bet would be to pay for a premium solution that includes a file download option as part of your website builder. E.g. a Wordpress plugin, or a Wix business plan etc. where it's all taken care of for you. If you go the coding route, the first thing we'd recommend is using PayPal's 'Buy Now' or 'Add to Cart' buttons. Not the 'Smart' button. Reason being is that they both include a 'redirect to URL after payment' option when setting up the buttons. You could include a URL where your digital product is located. That said, to make it secure you'd still need to do some custom coding. And unfortunately we don't have the coding skills to tell you how to do this. Here is a link to the PayPal forum where a user had a similar question as you: www.paypal-community.com/t5/Selling-on-your-website/Automatic-download-after-payment/td-p/556398 Hope this helps!

Hi Nicolas, it does appear that PayPal has made some changes to their button pages since we created this video over a year ago. From what we can see it now needs to be coded in to work. If you're not familiar with coding, you'll need to outsource this. Another option would be to connect to PayPal through one of the paid website platforms out there such as Wix, Squarespace etc. Or a third option would be to use a different button type such as 'Add to Cart' or 'Buy Now'. We have another video that shows how to set these buttons up here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html Hope this helps!

"Hi Malibamat, thanks for your question. To test in sandbox mode, simply go ahead and create your button without creating a live app. I cover this in the video from 53 seconds onwards here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9ZdnqRjlZOml5s.html If you have already created a live app, you can change your button's code manually to the sandbox setting by changing your Client-ID to ""sb" as shown in the video from 5:28 here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9ZdnqRjlZOml5s.html"

You're welcome 😃

Yes it does appear that PayPal has made some changes to their button pages since we created this video. It may be worth checking out a different PayPal button type such as 'Add to Cart' or 'Buy Now'. We have another video that shows how to set these buttons up here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html Hopefully these are still an option within your account. Please let us know how it goes.

That looks very helpfl, thanks. I'll check it out. 🙂

Thanks for that MDM!

Hi Howard, the guest checkout option (or "account optional") is only allowed by PayPal as long as several risk factors are not present during checkout. These include, but are not limited to, 1. The buyer's PayPal purchase history. 2. Any negative cookies stored on the buyer's computer. 3. The buyer's location. 4. A credit assessment. If any of these factors raise a red flag for PayPal, they'll ask your buyer to log into their PayPal account, or create a new account, regardless of your option settings. Hope this helps clarify things.

@@websitewiz Thanks for clearifying. Last question please, is turning the "Account Optional" the only way to enable it? Or there are other steps?

Hi Howard, yes this is the only way to enable the guest checkout option. If you would like to see how to do that, please check out this video we created here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mJeTeaSLzae1ZWg.html

Hi Bharat, *What is live webhooks?* To summarize Wikipedia, a webhook is a method of increasing the usefulness of a web page or web app by triggering actions based on an initial action. An action completed by the user starts the process. In the case of Cookies, the action can be as simple as just visiting the site. That one action triggers one or more messages to be sent to one or more other places on the web, triggering even more actions, and so on and so on. Some simple examples of webhooks are: • A comment being posted to a blog ticks up the count of comments by one. • Cookies that track where you go and what you do online. • A date and time on your calendar app that triggers an alarm on your computer and an email sent to your email account, reminding you of an appointment. • A sale on your shopping website triggering an email to be sent to the client confirming their order and another to you, to your fulfilment department and to your shipping department. • A new sign-up triggers a welcome email to be sent to the new subscriber. *Is it mandatory to fill?* As to what is mandatory to fill, I don’t know Bharat? You’ll have to provide more information. Thanks. Hope this helps.

You're welcome! 😀

Hi Chesly, if that happens your best bet would be to reach out to PayPal directly for technical support: www.paypal.com/au/smarthelp/home

Thanks for the question Elizabeth. We did look into your issue of the Smart button not "saving" but unfortunately couldn't find anything useful. We suggest that you contact PayPal support. They are super quick and friendly. www.paypal.com/au/smarthelp/home

Hi M.J., thanks for your question. We’re not sure where this can be activated unfortunately. It looks like it’s configured by PayPal directly for this button, but if you contact them, they may be able to assist you further: www.paypal.com/au/smarthelp/home

Hi, unfortunately PayPal is no longer offering standalone payment solutions, such as their Smart Button, which could have been used previously with a Wix free plan. If you want to accept payments via your Wix site, you would now need to either code it in directly, or upgrade to one of the Wix premium business plans. Hope this helps!

@@websitewiz I've Wix premium plan and integrated with PayPal but that's standard checkout I wanted advance checkout anyways thanks 🙏

Hi Thomas, thanks for your question. Not sure why it wouldn't be there. We've noticed that PayPal has been making some changes to their button options of late and so it could be that this has moved. Sorry we don't know where to. We checked in our account and it's still showing, but that may be because we already had buttons saved there prior to their layout changes. Sorry we couldn't help more.

Hi, thanks for your question. If you need to redirect your customers to another page after they purchase, then we recommend using a different button for that. The 'Smart' button requires coding to make that work. So the easiest way would be to use another button that allows redirection to another page as part of setting up your button. You can do this easily using PayPal's 'Buy Now' or 'Add to Cart' buttons. These are located on the same page as the ‘Smart’ button of your PayPal account, as shown in the video. We have a video on those buttons here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html If you use the 'Add to Cart' button, there is also a ‘View Cart’ button, which you would place in the header of your site too, which allows your customer to view their shopping cart while they’re shopping. Make sure to include this on your site too. This is the easiest way we have found to redirect a customer to another page after purchase. We hope this helps!

Hi Dhawal, if you don't change the client ID from 'sb' to your own, then it will still be in sandbox mode, which is the testing environment. You will need to add your own client ID as shown in the video here: Finding your client ID: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9ZdnqRjlZOml5s.html Adding the client ID to your code: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9ZdnqRjlZOml5s.html Hope this helps!

Hi, yes it is possible to do that, but unfortunately *not* with this button. To allow the buyer to create a message with the payment, you'd have to use PayPal's "Add To Cart" button. We have a video that shows you how to create that button here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html The exact part of the video where you can allow the buyer to create a message with the payment, is shown here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZOkm7qjqLu9dqc.html?t=320 Hope this helps.

Hi Jeff, Great question! I can only give general educational advice of course, as I'm not a qualified business advisor. That said, building an educational site with the requirements you're specifying, these simple stand-alone PayPal buttons won't be able to do what you need, unless you are able to code them to do more. And even If coding is an option for you, it will require so much expertise and upkeep, you'd probably be better off paying for an already-built e-commerce system that does what you need out-of-the-box, such as WooCommerce, BigCommerce or Shopify. A quick comparison of these three is: 1. WooCommerce - the cheapest (free), but it has the greatest learning curve of the three. 2. BigCommerce - cheaper overall than Shopify but with a greater the learning curve than Shopify. 3. Shopify - the easiest to implement, but the most expensive solution, in our opinion, over the long term. I'd contact each of their customer-service departments and ask specific questions about whether they can do what you need, especially asking if their software can detect when payments are made, and if so, whether it then able to redirect customers to specific "paid only" pages. Hope this helps.

Thanks so much! 💜

Hi, unfortunately we don't know how to code in javascript, which is required to create the new standalone buttons from PayPal. But if you want to take the coding path, please check out this page on PayPal's website to get started: developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/standard/ Otherwise, the only other way to connect PayPal buttons to your website is to sign up for a paid solution using one of their partner applications, such as Wix, Squarespace etc. Hope this helps!

Hi, thanks for your comment. It does appear that PayPal has made some changes to their button pages since we created this video over a year ago. From what we can see it now needs to be coded in to work. If you're not familiar with coding, you'll need to outsource this. Alternatively, you can connect to PayPal through one of the paid website platforms out there such as Wix, Squarespace etc. Hope this helps!

@@websitewiz - thanks for your reply. And the new tip. I managed to find another hack, as I already had one button from a previous website, so just hit duplicate button, then followed the rest of your instructions. Thanks! And it's nice to hear an Aussie voice on here. 👍🏼😁

Hi, we're so glad you found a workaround. That's a great idea to simply duplicate an existing one! 🌟 We wish you the best of luck with your website 😃💜

@@websitewiz - I was pretty glad too! 😝😁🌟 And thanks. Much appreciated. 🙏🌺