Integration Guide

Website Payments Standard Integration Guide September 2008 189
The PayPal Shopping Cart – Add to Cart and View Cart Buttons
Getting Started With The PayPal Shopping Cart
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N OTE: You cannot create payment buttons without a PayPal account if Javascript is disabled
in your browser.
Each time you create an Add to Cart button, PayPal gives you a chance to create a View Cart
button. You can use the generated HTML code for any of these View Cart buttons – the code is
identical. Paste the same HTML button code onto your webpages for as many View Cart
buttons as you need.
To create a View Cart button without a PayPal account:
1. Visit the PayPal website at
https://www.paypal.com.
2. Click the Business tab.
3. Under the Need to accept credit cards? heading, click the On your website link.
The Choose a payment solution page opens.
4. Under the Website Payments Standard heading, click the Learn more link.
The PayPal Website Payments Standard: Overview page opens.
5. Under the Sell multiple items heading, click the Create payment button link.
The Create PayPal payment button page opens.
6. In the Accept payments for dropdown menu, select “Products” or “Services”.
7. Select the Yes; create an “Add to Cart” button radio button.
8. Enter the payment details of an item.
– Item name – Enter any name.
– Price – Enter any price.
– Email address to receive payments– Enter the email address that you will use when you
sign up for your PayPal account.
9. Click the Create Button button.
The PayPal account required for this button type message box appears.