Integration Guide

Website Payments Standard Integration Guide September 2008 209
The PayPal Shopping Cart – Add to Cart and View Cart Buttons
Creating Advanced PayPal Shopping Cart Buttons on the PayPal Website
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7. Customize your button with product options (optional).
Do any of the following:
– Add dropdown menu with price/option – Select this checkbox to add a dropdown
menu of product options, with a separate price for each option.
Enter a name for the dropdown menu, such as “Color”. For each menu option, enter a
name, such as “Red”, “Blue”, or “Green”, and the price you want buyers to pay. Select
the currency for your prices from the dropdown menu. You can add a maximum of 10
priced options to the menu.
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 price, and then click the Done button.
Click the Delete link to remove the dropdown menu from your button.
– Add dropdown menu without prices – Select this checkbox to add a dropdown menu
of product options, without separate prices.
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 the text you want engraved”.
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 two 2 boxes.
For more information, see “Offering Product Options With Add to Cart Buttons” on
page 203.
8. Customize the appearance and the language of your button (optional).
Click the Customize appearance link and select 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 selected in Step 6 above is
appropriate.