How to Add PayPal® Buy Now Buttons or PayPal Shopping Cart

 

PayPal 'Buy Now' buttons as well as PayPal Shopping Cart may be added using the HTML snippet.

 

Which PayPal tool should you choose - PayPal 'Buy Now' buttons or PayPal Shopping Cart:

  • PayPal 'Buy now' buttons allow to purchase items one at a time. The buyer clicks the button, s/he is redirected to a secure PayPal page and pays for the item through PayPal. If the buyer needs to buy another item - s/he goes through the same process again, clicking the 'Buy Now' button for the next item s/he would like to buy.

  • PayPal Shopping Cart allows the buyer to add several items to the cart and pay for all with one PayPal payment.

 

The code for both PayPal tools (PayPal 'Buy Now' button and PayPal Shopping Cart) may be generated by any registered PayPal user from http://www.paypal.com.

 

Adding PayPal Buy Now buttons to your website

  1. Generate the button code for each item you sell:

    1. Go to http://www.paypal.com.

    2. If you are not a registered PayPal user sign up for an account.

    3. Once you've logged to your account click 'Merchant Tools' tab on top. Go to section 'Accepting Website Payments' and click 'Buy Now Buttons' link.

    4. Enter the item details, then select a button image or choose your own image.

    5. Click 'Add More Options' button to enter shipping info and sales tax (if applicable), your logo, the page users are sent to after the payment is completed and other optional details. Otherwise, click directly 'Create Button Now' button.

    6. PayPal now generated the HTML code you need to place to display a 'Buy Now' button.


  2. Display 'Buy Now buttons' on your website:

    1. Make sure the HTML snippet advanced element is activated (to check if activated - go to Control Panel  > Advanced Elements. 

    2. The HTML snippet checkbox should be checked.If not - check it and and click "Update"

    3. Go to the page of your SK site where your 'Buy Now button' should appear.

    4. Rolloverthe Area  icon > Add > HTML Snippet. A box for entering HTML code will open.

    5. Paste in this box the 'Buy Now' HTML code generated  by PayPal in step 1f.

    6. Click Add and your'Buy Now' button will be displayed. After the page is published users will be able to buy the item by clicking on the 'Buy Now' button you generated.
       

Adding PayPal Shopping Cart to your website

  1. Generate the button code for each item you will sell:

    1. Go to http://www.paypal.com

    2. If you are not a registered PayPal user sign up for an account.

    3. Once you've logged to your account click "Merchant Tools" tab on top. Go to the section 'Accepting Website Payments' and click 'PayPal Shopping Cart' link.

    4. Fill in the details of your item and select an image for your button. Click 'Add More Options' button to specify shipping costs, fees (if applicable) and customize your 'View Cart' button.

    5. After filling in the optional information, click 'Create button now' on bottom.

    6. You will now see 2 boxes with code - the first code will display the 'Buy now' button of your item, the second code will display 'View Cart' page.




  2. Display 'Buy Now' and 'View Cart' buttons on your website:

    1. Make sure the "HTML snippet" advanced element isactivated (to check if activated - goto Control Panel > Advanced Elements. The "HTML snippet" checkbox should be checked. If not - check it and and click "Update"

    2. Go to the page of your SK sitewhere the 'Buy Now button' for your first item should appear.

    3. Rollover the Area  icon > Add > HTML Snippet.A box for entering HTML code will open.

    4. Paste in this box the 'Buy Now 'HTML code generated  by PayPal in step 1f. ClickAdd and your 'Buy Now' button will be displayed.

    5. For all other items you need to sell generatea different HTML 'Buy Now' button code following steps 1c through 1f from above.

    6. Finally, decide on which pages you need to havea 'View Cart' button. For each of these pages add the 'View Cart' code generated in step 1f fromabove.

    7. After you submitted the HTML snippet containing the 'View Cart' button code the button for 'View Cart' will be displayed. When clicked- this button will open a secure PayPal page showing the items added by the visitor. Usingthis 'View Cart' page the visitor may checkout and complete the PayPal payment process.Both the buyer and the seller will receive a PayPal notification for the items purchased / payment made.