Integration Guide

Recurring Payments – Subscribe Buttons
Creating Advanced Subscribe Buttons on the PayPal Website
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– Add dropdown menu without prices – Select this checkbox to add a dropdown menu
of product options.
Enter a name for the dropdown menu, such as “Size”. For each menu option, enter a
name, such as “Small”, “Medium”, or “Large”.
Click the Done button to preview the effect in the Buyer’s View pane.
Click the Edit link to change the name and options of your dropdown menu. To remove
an option, clear the menu option name and click the Done button.
Click the Delete link to remove the dropdown menu from your button.
Click the Add another dropdown menu link to open a set of fields for another
dropdown menu of options without prices. You can add a maximum of 4 dropdown
menus, with a maximum of 10 options per menu.
– Add text field – Select this checkbox to add a text box in which buyers can enter option
information.
Enter a name for the text box, such as “Enter your size”.
Click the Done button to preview the effect in the Buyer’s View pane.
Click the Edit link to change the name of the text field.
Click the Delete link to remove the text box from your button.
Click the Add another text box link to open a a field for the name of another text box.
You can add a maximum of 2 text boxes.
For more information, see “Offering Product Options With Subscribe Buttons” on
page 134.
7. Customize the appearance and the language of your button (optional).
Click the Customize appearance link and do one of the following:
– PayPal button – Select this radio button to use a button image that is hosted by PayPal.
You can configure the size of the button, whether the button displays payment card logos,
and the country and language for the button text.
If you change the country, ensure the currency that you select in Step 8 below is
appropriate.
– Use your own button – Select this radio button to specify the URL of your own button
image that is not hosted by PayPal. Use your own button image if the buttons hosted by
PayPal do not fit the look of your website.
If your image is hosted securely, change the text box to begin with https//.
8. Set the terms of the subscription.
– Have PayPal create user names and passwords for customers – Select this checkbox
if you would like PayPal to generate usernames and passwords for your subscribers.
For more information, see “Generating Usernames and Passwords With Subscribe
Buttons” on page 139.
– Recurring amount to be billed – Enter the amount you want to bill subscribers for each
billing cycle. The amount is drawn from subscribers’ PayPal accounts at the beginning
of each cycle.