Integration Guide

PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide June 2012 341
Securing Your PayPal Payments Standard Buttons
Reconciling Payments Manually Through Transaction History
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 Subscribe buttons
 Automatic Billing buttons
 Installment Plan buttons
 Donate buttons
NOTE: You cannot save payment buttons in your PayPal account with JavaScript disabled in
your browser or if you have a PayPal Personal account. In such cases, use an
alternative strategy to secure your buttons. See “Reconciling Payments Manually
Through Transaction History” on page 341, and “Reconciling Payments Through
Instant Payment Notification” on page 342.
1. Log in to your PayPal 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.
The My Saved Buttons page opens.
4. In the Related Items box on the right, click the Create new button link.
The Create PayPal payment button page opens.
5. In the Choose a button type menu, select the kind of button you want to create and
protect.
6. Enter the details for your button, using the Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3 sections of the tool.
Make sure you select the Save button at PayPal checkbox at the top of the Step 2 section.
It is selected by default.
7. Click the Create Button button to save the details of your payment button in your PayPal
account and to generate the small portion of code that you copy and paste onto your
webpages.
After Completing This Task:
Update the profile settings on your PayPal account to block non-encrypted website payments,
as described in “Blocking Unprotected and Non-encrypted Website Payments” on page 348.
Reconciling Payments Manually Through Transaction History
If you process a small number of transactions, reconcile your payments manually through your
transaction history and the reporting tools provided by PayPal. You are required to reconcile
your payments, especially if you have unprotected or non-encrypted buttons.