Integration Guide

Single-Item Payments – Buy Now Buttons
Getting Started With Buy Now Buttons
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20 September 2008 Website Payments Standard Integration Guide
For more information, see “Enabling JavaScript in Your Browser” on page 21.
Creating a Basic Buy Now Button With JavaScript Disabled
To create a basic Buy Now button for your website with JavaScript disabled:
1. Log in to your PayPal Premier or Business account at
https://www.paypal.com.
The My Account Overview page opens.
2. Click the Edit Profile link.
The Profile Summary page opens.
3. Under the Selling Preferences heading, click the Create New Button link.
The Create PayPal payment button page opens.
4. Click the Buy Now link.
The Buy Now buttons page opens.
5. Enter the details of your item.
– Item name/service – Enter the name of the item or service that you wish to sell.
– Price – (optional) Enter a fixed price for your item. If you leave the field blank, buyers
“name their own price” after they click the Buy Now button.
IMPORTANT: PayPal recommends that you enter a price so that you collect an
appropriate amount for the item.
6. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click the Create Button Now button.
The Add a Buy Now button to your website page displays the generated code.
7. Click the HTML code for Websites text box to select all of the generated HTML code.
8. Copy the text that you selected to the clipboard, by:
– pressing Ctrl+C.
– or –
– right-clicking your mouse, and selecting Copy.
9. In your web editing tool, open the webpage where you want the button to be seen.