Integration Guide

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Recurring Payments – Subscribe Buttons
Creating Advanced Subscribe Buttons on the PayPal Website
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page will be appropriate for the country you select. Subscribers can change the country
that you select, after the log-in or sign-up page opens.
– Select the checkbox at the bottom of the details section 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.
6. Specify trial periods for the subscription (optional).
–In the Trial Period #1 text box, enter the amount you want to bill subscribers for the
initial trial period. Enter 0 for a free initial trial period.
–In the Trial Period #1 dropdown menus for how long this trial period should last,
select a number and a unit of duration.
The following example shows how to select three-day trial period:
–In the Trial Period #2 text box, enter the amount you want to bill subscribers for a
subsequent trial period.
–In the Trial Period #2 dropdown menus for how long this trial period should last,
select a number and a unit of duration.
For more information, see “Offering Trial Periods and Introductory Rates With Subscribe
Buttons” on page 132.
7. Specify the regular billing cycle for the subscription.
– Subscription Price – Enter the amount that you want to bill subscribers for regular
billing cycles that occur after trial periods end.
– Under the recurring basis link, select the No radio button if you want the subscription
to expire after the end of the first regular billing cycle.
– In the dropdown menus for the length of each billing cycle, select a number and a unit
of duration.
– Under the text that reads stop the recurring payments after a certain number, select
the Yes radio button if you want to limit the number of regular billing cycles for a
subscription.
– If you select the Ye s radio button in the previous step, select the number of times you that
want the regular billing cycle to recur before the subscription expires.