Integration Guide

PayPal Payments Standard Integration Guide June 2012 63
Single-Item Payments – Buy Now Buttons
Creating Buy Now Buttons with JavaScript Disabled
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Getting Started with Buy Now Buttons with JavaScript Disabled
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.
A message box opens.
5. Click the Buy Now link.
The Buy Now buttons page opens.
6. Enter the details of your item.
– Item name/service – Enter the name of the item or service that you wish to sell.
– Price – (Optional) Enter a fixed price for your item. If you leave the field blank, buyers
“name their own price” after they click the Buy Now button.
IMPORTANT: PayPal recommends that you enter a price so that you collect an appropriate
amount for the item.
7. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click the Create Button Now button.
The Add a Buy Now button to your website page displays the generated code.
8. Click the HTML code for Websites text box to select all of the generated HTML code.
9. Do one of the following to copy the selected text to the clipboard:
– For Windows and Mac, right-click on the code, and then select Copy.
– For Windows, press Ctrl+C.
– For Mac, press CMD+C.
10.In your web editing tool, open the webpage where you want to show the button.