Paypal Email link not working!~

candyapplescraps · Member · May 7, 2008 at 4:06 pm
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I read the guide to insert paypal button.. and it is not working, I’m trying to add it in a post! appreciate any help.. as I’m about to tear my hair out.. lol My blog is http://www.candyapplescraps.wordpress.com The code I am trying to insert is

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=lndshark%40sbcglobal%2enet&item_name=candyapplescraps&no_shipping=0&no_note=1&tax=0&currency_code=USD&lc=US&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8

I have clicked on the code link.. and closed the code even added the quotation marks, and also added the <a href=” and it is still elluding me.. TIA Candy
rmcape · Member · May 7, 2008 at 7:34 pm
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Without seeing the code on the page (I couldn’t find it), the first thing I’d try is to replace any ampersands (&) with this: &
<a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=lndshark%40sbcglobal%2enet&item_name=candyapplescraps&no_shipping=0&no_note=1&tax=0&currency_code=USD&lc=US&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8">here</a>

Hope this helps (and shows up – there’s no preview here).
Bob
rmcape · Member · May 7, 2008 at 7:37 pm
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I see that it got somewhat broken. What it should say is “replace any ampersands (&) with this: & ” The sample link looks like what I meant.
Bob
raincoaster · Member · May 7, 2008 at 8:25 pm
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I haven’t tested that, but the one thing you cannot do is use the encrypted form of the buttons here. They just flat-out do not work. You have to use the unencrypted form. Usually the page you get the code from has both options, but the code is substantially different. Which are you using?
raincoaster · Member · May 7, 2008 at 8:29 pm
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I haven’t tested that, but the one thing you cannot do is use the encrypted form of the buttons here. They just flat-out do not work. You have to use the unencrypted form. Usually the page you get the code from has both options, but the code is substantially different. Which are you using?
raincoaster · Member · May 7, 2008 at 8:29 pm
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Eeep! Sorry!

Eeep! Sorry!
linuxowns · Member · May 8, 2008 at 6:26 pm
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The email link should work. I tried it yesterday.

You could embed the link in a paypal button, it’s easy.

<img scr=”link to paypalbutton.png”>
linuxowns · Member · May 8, 2008 at 6:28 pm
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yeah, that didn’t come out right,

< a href=”email code from paypal” (close>) <img scr=”…”/> then this </ (a>) without the )
candyapplescraps · Member · May 8, 2008 at 8:14 pm
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Thank you to all who responded.. I used the script that Rmcape offered, and it worked sort of.. what I mean is the word “here” was what linked, but the button did not link.. I know enough about html to know what to do.. and cut the <img src= to replace where the word “here” was and it worked great!!! thanks so much.. Huggz Candy

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