Integration Guide

Recurring Payments – Subscribe Buttons
Creating Subscribe Buttons with JavaScript Disabled
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174 June 2012 PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide
The Subscriptions & Recurring Payments button page opens.
5. Enter the subscription details of your button.
– Subscription name/service – Enter a name for the subscription that people sign up for
when they click the Subscribe button.
– Reference number – (optional) If you offer different kinds of subscriptions, such as
monthly and annual payment plans, enter an identifying code for this subscription.
– Currency – From the dropdown menu, select the currency in which you will specify the
prices for trial periods and the regular subscription. The dropdown menu automatically
selects the currency of your primary balance.
– Buyer’s default country – From the dropdown menu, select a country for the PayPal
log-in or sign-up page that subscribers see when they click the button. The content on the
page will be appropriate for the country you select. Subscribers can change the country
that you select, after the log-in or sign-up page opens.
– Select the checkbox at the bottom of the details section if you would like PayPal to
generate usernames and passwords for your subscribers.
For more information, see “Generating Usernames and Passwords with Subscribe
Buttons” on page 143.
6. Specify trial periods for the subscription (optional).
–In the Trial Period #1 text box, enter the amount you want to bill subscribers for the
initial trial period. Enter 0 for a free initial trial period.
–In the Trial Period #1 dropdown menus for how long this trial period should last,
select a number and a unit of duration.
The following example shows how to select three-day trial period:
–In the Trial Period #2 text box, enter the amount you want to bill subscribers for a
subsequent trial period.