PayPal Donation Plugin for free version of WordPress

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  vanessaphillipsau · Member · Sep 3, 2015 at 5:36 am

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  Hi there, I am setting up a free WordPress site for a charity I am working with. Can you help me install a PayPal donation button?

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  kokkieh · Staff · Sep 3, 2015 at 7:30 am

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  Hi there. There’s no need to install anything. You can find complete instructions for adding the button here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/view-all/

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  jacktarconsulting · Member · Sep 6, 2015 at 10:21 pm

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  I thought paypal was only available on the premium/business WP sites. Will the instructions below work for Donations as well as Payments on a free WP site?

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  kokkieh · Staff · Sep 7, 2015 at 4:55 am

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  Any WordPress.com site can use those instructions to add a PayPal button, yes. No upgrade needed.

  The only restriction is that we can only use the basic button. You can’t customise the button to lock it to a specific amount and you can’t add a drop-down for multiple amounts. Just the basic button, and the user will have to insert their own amount on the PayPal page. And once again the upgrade doesn’t change this.

  Where Business differs is that it has an integrated shopping cart with its own integrated secure payment options. But even with Business if you use a PayPal button on its own you can only use the basic button.