There are plenty of free and simple ways to add PayPal to WordPress.
Today I will provide a quick intro to 4 possible ways to accept payments from PayPal on your web site.
In this tutorial, you will see:
- How to install and use the PayPal for Digital Goods plugin.
- How to install and use the PayPal Donations plugin.
- How to install and use the WP Easy Paypal Payment Accept plugin.
- How to install and use the WordPress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart plugin.
Before you move on:
- Please be sure that you have a PayPal account.
Video Tutorial on How to Add PayPal to Your Site
Resources mentioned in the tutorial:
- PayPal Merchant Services
- PayPal for Digital Goods plugin
- PayPal Donations plugin
- WP Easy Paypal Payment Accept plugin
- WordPress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart plugin
How to install and use the PayPal for Digital Goods plugin
- From within your WordPress Dashboard, click Plugins, then Add New.
- Do a search for: PayPal for Digital Goods
- Click Install Now, then Activate.
- Click Settings, then PayPal for Digital Goods.
- Enter the desired Currency and default text for the Buy Now buttons.
- Enter in the PayPal Credentials which include: PayPal API Username, PayPal API Password and PayPal API Signature.
- You can test in Sandbox Mode, but be sure to click the Live Mode box when ready.
- Click the Save Changes button after making any changes.
- Edit a WordPress page where you have a digital file for sale, and use the following Shortcode: paypal_for_digital_goods with the parameters: name, price, url and button_text
- Customize the shortcode for your needs.
- Update the page, then view it on the site for testing.
Shortcode Example:
[paypal_for_digital_goods name="My eBook" price="25" url="http://your-domain.com/my-ebook-file.zip" button_text="Buy Now"]
How to install and use the PayPal Donations plugin
- From within your WordPress Dashboard, click Plugins, then Add New.
- Do a search for: PayPal Donations
- Click Install Now, then Activate.
- Click Settings, then PayPal Donations.
- Add your PayPal email address in the PayPal Account box.
- Add in any Optional and Default settings.
- Click Save Changes.
- Go to Appearance, then Customize.
- Click Widgets.
- Choose a Widget Location such as Sidebar.
- Click Add a Widget.
- Scroll down and find PayPal Donations, and click it.
- Fill out your preferences for the different options, otherwise the defaults from the previous steps will be used.
- Optionally, click the Visibility button to customize where the Widget gets displayed on the site.
- Preview the Widget in the Live Preview screen on the right.
How to install and use the WP Easy Paypal Payment Accept plugin
- From within your WordPress Dashboard, click Plugins, then Add New.
- Do a search for: WP Easy Paypal Payment Accept
- Click Install Now, then Activate.
- Click Settings, then WP PayPal Payment.
- Add your PayPal Email Address.
- Edit any of the optional and required settings to suit your needs.
- Click Update Options.
- Edit a WordPress page where you want to display this payment form, and use the following Shortcode: wp_paypal_payment
- Update the page, then view it on the site for testing.
How to install and use the WordPress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart plugin
- From within your WordPress Dashboard, click Plugins, then Add New.
- Do a search for: WordPress Simple Paypal Shopping Cart
- Click Install Now, then Activate.
- Click Settings, then WP Shopping Cart.
- Add your PayPal Email Address.
- Add in any Optional and Default settings.
- Click Update Options.
- Edit a WordPress page where you have a product for sale, and use the following Shortcode: wp_cart_button with the parameters: name and price
- You can use the following shortcode on the same page to show the shopping cart if desired: show_wp_shopping_cart
How to Add PayPal to Your WordPress Site shared from Tipsandtricks-HQ
How to Add PayPal to Your WordPress Site syndicated from Aileen Batts Blog
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