Integration Guide

PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide June 2012 351
Using Your PayPal Account Profile
Tailoring the Checkout Experience
9
Auto Return
With Auto Return for PayPal Payments Standard, you can avoid making people click a button
to return to your website after they complete their payments with PayPal. Auto Return applies
to all PayPal Payments Standards payment buttons, including Buy Now, Shopping Cart,
Subscription, Gift Certificate, and Donate buttons.
Auto Return shortens the checkout flow and immediately brings your buyers back to your
website upon payment completion. To set up Auto Return, you need to turn it on and enter the
return URL that will be used to redirect your buyers back to your site.
NOTE: If you have turned on Auto Return and have chosen to turn on PayPal Account
Optional for new users, a new user will not be automatically directed back to your
website, but will be given the option to return.
The Return URL will be applied to all of your Auto Return payments unless otherwise
specified within the button or link for that Website Payment. You may specify a different
Return URL by changing it in your profile settings; otherwise, you may add or edit the HTML
(variable: return) associated with a button or link. In this case, the Return URL that is
associated with the button or link will override what was specified in the profile settings.
As specified in the PayPal User Agreement, you must provide verbiage on the page displayed
by the Return URL that
 Helps the buyer understand that the payment has been made and that the transaction has
been completed.
 Explains that payment transaction details will be emailed to the buyer.
What Payers See with Auto Return On
With Auto Return on, instead of having to click a button on the payment confirmation page,
payers see an alternative payment confirmation page for a few seconds before PayPal returns
them automatically to your website.