Integration Guide

PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide June 2012 115
Recurring Payments – Subscribe Buttons
Getting Started with Subscribe Buttons
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11. Do one of the following to paste the text from the clipboard onto your webpage, where you
want the button to appear:
– For Windows or Mac, right-click on the code, and then select Paste.
– For Windows, press Ctrl+V.
– For Mac, press CMD+V.
After Completing This Task:
To learn how to create buttons for other kinds of subscriptions, see “Creating Advanced
Subscribe Buttons on the PayPal Website” on page 146.
Creating Subscribe Buttons Before You Create Your PayPal Account
You can create basic Subscribe buttons and add them to your website to see how they look
before you sign up for your PayPal account. However, for the buttons to work, you need a
PayPal Premier or Business account.
Read the following topics to learn more about creating Subscribe buttons before you create
your PayPal account.
 “Creating a Basic Subscribe Button Without a PayPal Account” on page 115
 “Limitations of Subscribe Buttons Created Without a PayPal Account” on page 116
Creating a Basic Subscribe Button Without a PayPal Account
The following instructions create a basic Subscribe button that sets up subscriptions with a
monthly billing cycle that recurs until subscriptions are cancelled.
NOTE: You cannot create payment buttons without a PayPal account if JavaScript is disabled
in your browser.
1. Go to the PayPal website at
https://www.paypal.com.
2. Click the Business tab.
3. Click Accept Credit Cards on a Website.
4. Under the Website Payments Standard heading, click the Select button.
A page that describes Website Payments Standard opens.
5. Click the Try it now button.
The Create PayPal payment button page opens.
6. In the Choose a button type dropdown menu, select “Subscriptions.”
7. Enter the payment details of your subscription.
– Subscription name – Enter a name for the subscription. For example, enter “Alice’s
Monthly Digest”.