Paypal Buttons

Scythian · #1 12-26-2008, 09:32 PM

I went into my Paypal account, so that I could create a custom "add to cart" button.
Once I finished creating it, I got the HTML code which I copy-pasted into my website.
But nowhere ever was mentionned any "success"/"cancel-failure" URL Link...
How come ?
Will this "add to cart" button work without these two links ?

davidundalicia · #2 12-26-2008, 09:44 PM

They are called something different in PayPal:
something like
return page if payment is successful
and
url on payment failure

Dont quote me but look for similar instructions......................

Scythian · #3 12-26-2008, 09:53 PM

Thank you DavidUndAlicia.

Well, I'll go back there and verify it,
but I'm sure I didn't see any question related to linking anywhere....
I customized my Paypal button, then I clicked on "create button",
Paypal created it, gave me the html code, and that was it...

Harsh...

davidundalicia · #4 12-26-2008, 09:56 PM

If you click on one of the Bluevoda paypal buttons for practice, you can see what I mean...

Scythian · #5 12-26-2008, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidundalicia

If you click on one of the Bluevoda paypal buttons for practice, you can see what I mean...

I did it more than once, and because I did so,
I was "accustomized" to find the "success" and "cancel" URL links asked for.
I was surprised not to find this links question into Paypal proper.
Hence my question here, in our BV forum...

This is what I obtained, once my "add to cart" button was created :

"Vous avez créé votre bouton

Cliquez sur Sélectionner un code pour sélectionner tout le code du bouton.
Copiez le code (CTRL+C sous Windows, CMD+C sur Mac -- ou cliquez avec le bouton droit de la souris et sélectionnez Copier).
Collez le code dans votre propre code (CTRL+V sous Windows, CMD+V sur Mac -- ou cliquez avec le bouton droit de la souris et sélectionnez Coller)."

Translation :

"You've created your button
1. Click on Select a code in order to select all of the button's code.
2. Copy the code (...).
3. Paste the code in your own code (...)."

Not a single time were the "success" and "cancel or failure" URL links mentionned/asked for, and this, in Paypal proper...

CarbonTerry · #6 12-27-2008, 04:20 AM

Here ya' go.
Select "Step 3"
Step 3: Customize advanced features (optional)

Scythian · #7 12-27-2008, 04:48 AM

Thank you Carbon Terry.

I went back into Paypal, to do what you suggested.

Well, in order to get this "option", I am said to upgrade my Paypal account,
and they ask me to give them some "customer service number", and so forth...
Waow, hey, I'm not (yet) a company...(LOL)

Does this mean that I won't get any "success"/"cancel" URL links soon (if ever) ?

CarbonTerry · #8 12-27-2008, 04:58 AM

Paypal doesn't provide the success/cancel links. You have to make the pages and publish them.
The link would be something like:
http://www.yoursitename.com/success.html
Here's one of mine http://www.redhawk-archery.com/thank-you.php

Scythian · #9 12-27-2008, 12:45 PM

I know this, Carbon Terry, thank you, but nowhere, in Paypal proper,
am I asked (neither givven the oppportunity) to give to Paypal my "success"and "error" URL links
(of those two pages I already created).

To resume :
I watched the BV tutorials,
know I need "success" and "error" pages,
created them some days ago,
went to Paypal to create a multi-options "buy now" button I need,
Paypal provided me the html code for the button I created,
I copied that code,
expecting to have Paypal asking me for my "success" and "error" URLs...
NO such question by Paypal, NO URLs asked for...
This is where I am.

Karen Mac · #10 12-27-2008, 05:19 PM

You add this page in your paypal profile under website payment preferences i believe. You have the option to use their page or your own.

Karen

Scythian · #11 12-27-2008, 06:09 PM

Thank you verymuch, Karen Mac.
I'll try this asap, since I have other issues to resolve...
(And no, definitely, you cannot build a website in thirty minuts...)

Scythian · #12 12-27-2008, 06:34 PM

Well, I've been there anew.

I didn't find the option to have those pages built within Paypal or not,
but anyway, I already have created them some days ago.

What you did here, Karen, is giving me courage to go there again.

Once there, I did what Carbon Terry suggested,
but before I could do that ("select step 3 -option-"),
I upgraded my Paypal account to "premier", which would be "premium" in english.

So, one HAS TO have his/her account upgraded to at least "premier/premium"
in order to get (in the step 3, which is optional) Paypal asking for "success" and "cancel/error" URL links.

Thanks to you all, I've stepped upon one more trouble in my website building path.

Paypal Buttons trouble : CLEARED.

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