Integration Guide

PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide June 2012 151
Recurring Payments – Subscribe Buttons
Creating Advanced Subscribe Buttons on the PayPal Website
3
enter the price of the item. In the Currency dropdown menu, select the currency for all
option prices.
To preview your dropdown menu, click the Done button.
To change the name and options of your dropdown menu, click the Edit link.
To remove an option, clear the Menu option name, and then click the Done button.
To remove the dropdown menu of price/options from your button, click the Delete link.
– Add text field – Select this checkbox to add a text box in which buyers enter option
information.
In the Enter name of text box field, enter a value, such as “Enter your size – S, M, L.”
To preview your text field, click the Done button.
To change the name of your text field, click the Edit link .
To remove the text box from your button, click the Delete link.
To add another text box, click the Add another text box link. Your button can have a
maximum of 2 text boxes.
For more information, see “Offering Product Options with Subscribe Buttons” on
page 138.
7. Click the link and do one of the following (optional).
– PayPal button – Select this radio button to use a button image that PayPal hosts on its
servers. 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, make sure to select the currency elsewhere in the Step 1
section to match.
– Use your own button – Select this radio button to specify the URL of your own button
image, which PayPal does not host on its servers. Use your own button image if the
buttons that PayPal hosts do not match the look of your website.
If host your image on a secure server, change the text box to begin with https//.
8. Set the terms of the subscription.
– Have PayPal create user names and passwords for customers – To have PayPal
generate usernames and passwords for your subscribers, select this checkbox.
For more information, see “Generating Usernames and Passwords with Subscribe
Buttons” on page 143.