PayPal button not working – floating above post

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  aidensisler · Member · May 11, 2014 at 7:48 pm

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  Hello,

  I’m trying to add a Paypal button to our donation page (http://movingformeaning.wordpress.com/2014/05/03/donations/ ). I’ve followed the instructions at http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/ but for some reason the button floats above the post and can’t be clicked. Any ideas

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  somedaymeansnvr · Member · May 11, 2014 at 8:16 pm

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  Hi!

  From this side it appears that you may have skipped step number 14, adding a link to the image you selected as your donation button.

  Also, did you add the image as a featured image? Your current theme displays featured images above the post title like it is on your page.

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  aidensisler · Member · May 11, 2014 at 9:40 pm

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  Hi,

  Thanks for your reply. I definitely added the link. Here is the code from the text tab in edit:

  <img src=”https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but04.gif” alt=”PayPal Donate Button” />
  <div id=”dc_vk_code” style=”display: none;”></div>

  I didn’t add as a featured image. Just added the link to the image like the tutorial said.

  Thanks!

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  raincoaster · Member · May 11, 2014 at 10:02 pm

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  Please post the code between CODE tags so we can see it all.

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  somedaymeansnvr · Member · May 11, 2014 at 10:11 pm

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  That is interesting. I switched a theme on a hidden blog I use for troubleshooting, and I created a post following the instructions. It worked perfectly for me, and this is what I was presented with when switching to the text tab:

  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" alt="Buy Now Button with Credit Cards" /></a>

  So to sum things up, it worked for me and not for you. I’m not much help, huh? At least we can say that the tutorial is still relevant.

  Also, if you post the code in the forum without the code tags, clues may be stripped from your post.

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  aidensisler · Member · May 12, 2014 at 3:23 pm

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  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=L9JS5VFXPTQTL"><img src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but04.gif" alt="PayPal Donate Button" /></a>   Fund and nurture a community-based collective for social justice as we start moving for meaning. The average contributor gives <strong>50 Euros</strong> yet <strong>every step</strong> counts.   <strong>Wishlist:</strong> Children's school supplies Bicycle carrier Educational material publication and dissemination Needs-based participant grants
  <div id="dc_vk_code" style="display: none;"></div>

  Here is the code in code tags. Could it be a problem with the theme?