Integration Guide

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Recurring Payments – Subscribe Buttons
Creating Advanced Subscribe Buttons on the PayPal Website
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IMPORTANT: Merchants with significant payment volume are required to take precautions
on securing Website Payments Standard buttons.
For more information, see “Securing Your PayPal Payments Standard Buttons” on page 337.
Step 1 – Specifying Basic Features of Your Subscribe Button
Use the Step 1 section of the button creation tool to specify the basic features of your button.
In addition, you can customize the look of the button and choose whether the button includes
your email address or your merchant ID.
1. Log in to your PayPal Premier or Business account at
https://www.paypal.com.
The My Account Overview page opens.
2. Click the Profile subtab.
The Profile Summary page opens.
3. Under the Selling Preferences heading, click the My Saved Buttons link, and then do one
of the following:
– To create a button from scratch, in the Related Items box on the right, click the
Create New Button link.
– To create a button similar to one already in your list, at the end of the row for the button,
click the Action dropdown menu, and then click the Create similar button link.
The Create PayPal payment button page opens.
4. In the Choose a button type dropdown menu, select “Subscriptions.”