Integration Guide

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Contribution Payments – Donate Buttons
Creating Advanced Donate Buttons on the PayPal Website
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– Click the Create Button button if you specified all the features for your button.
Follow the instructions for “Copying and Pasting the Donate Code” on page 97.
– Click the Step 3 bar if you want to specify advanced features for your button, such as
prompting buyers for item quantities.
Follow the instructions for “Step 3 – Adding Advanced Features to Your Donate
Button” on page 95.
– Scroll to the top of the page and click the Step 1 bar if you want to adjust the basic
features of your button.
Follow the instructions for “Step 1 – Specifying Basic Features of Your Donate Button”
on page 91, beginning with Step 5.
Step 3 – Adding Advanced Features to Your Donate Button
Use the Step 3 section of the button creation tool to specify advanced features of your button.
1. Can your donors add special instructions in a message to you (optional)?
– Yes – Select this radio button to let donors add special instructions to you during
checkout.
In the Name of message box text box, enter the text that you want displayed for the text
box in which donors enter their special instructions; the default value is “Add special
instructions to the seller”. Change the default value to prompt donors for specific
information, such as In memory of. Enter no more than 40 characters.
“Yes” is the default choice for this feature.
– No – Select this radio button if you do not want a text box for special instructions.
2. Do you need your donors’ shipping addresses (optional)?
– Yes – Select this radio button to prompt donors to select or enter shipping addresses
during checkout.
“Yes” is the default choice for this feature.
– No – Select this radio button if you do not want to prompt donors for shipping addresses.