Problam with PayPal Buy Now buttons

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    cosmicgiggler · Member ·

    I’ve had buy now buttons on my services page for some time that worked with no problem. Deleted and created new ones using paypal code, but while the buy now icon appears, unable to click on. The buy now icon I did not replace on the page still works fine. Here’s the html code I pasted on one of the new as an example:

    <img src=”https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynow_LG.gif” alt=”Buy Now Button” />

    Also after I update and try to navigate from page, I get a message about having unsaved changes. Any help appreciated.

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    timethief · Member ·

    Provided you do not have a Business plan on the site, and you are selling only what you yourself make or a providing service that you personally provide on a WordPress.COM site, or you are asking for donations please read on.

    PayPal – Know that the only instructions that will work for posting a PayPal donation button on a WordPress.com blog are found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/
    Note that the PayPal email link is not supported and PayPal customization options are not supported either https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/paypal-button-41?replies=12#post-2517229 This is not likely to be changed any time soon, if at all

  • kokkieh · Staff ·

    Hi there,

    The bit of code you pasted here is only for an image. There is no HTML for a link, which is what would make the button work. If that’s the full code you’re using on your site, that’s why it doesn’t work – the code is incomplete.

    Where exactly on your site are you using that code? And can you paste the full code you’re trying to use by clicking the Code button above the forums text box before and after you paste the code. That will ensure the forums don’t strip out part of the code.

    Also note that we now have a simple payments button available in the Premium and Business Plan that allows you to add a PayPal button to your site without having to add any code at all to your site. More info here:

    Simple Payments

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    cosmicgiggler · Member ·

    Thank you kokkieh, I followed step by step instructions for creating the paypal/wordpress code. Using the same steps, the buy now buttons always worked before, this time when I made new ones they don’t work.
    INVESTMENT (60 mins) $80</span>
     

    <img src=”https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynow_LG.gif” alt=”Buy Now Button” />



    INVESTMENT (90 mins.) $110</span>


    <img src=”https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynow_LG.gif” alt=”Buy Now Button” />

  • kokkieh · Staff ·

    I asked you to use the code button to paste in the code so that the code is not stripped out. You did not use the code button, so I have no way of knowing if the code you posted here is complete or not.

    This is the code of your button that’s working:

    <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4DGY7HVRUF35A"><img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynow_LG.gif" alt="Buy Now Button" /></a>

    Note the a-tag that surrounds the img tag.

    This is the code of your buttons that aren’t working:

    <a>
<img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynow_LG.gif" alt="Buy Now Button" />
</a><a>
</a>

<a>
</a>
<span style="color: #db21db;"><strong>INVESTMENT (90 mins.) $110</strong></span>
<a>
</a>

<a>
<img src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynow_LG.gif" alt="Buy Now Button" />
</a>

    Besides having a ton of unnecessary a-tags in there, they are all empty – the purpose of the a-tag is to tell the button to link to PayPal, but you don’t appear to have inserted the PayPal link at all. You only have the image links.

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    cosmicgiggler · Member ·

    Thank you for your response. I actually thought I had hit the code button prior to pasting in my last message. Again,I copied the code from paypal per the step by step support instructions and inserted it in the link between the quote marks, obviously something went awry. Perhaps I should delete the icon in editing and try again from scratch. Your help is and has been appreciated. I got it right before so I must be able to do so again!

  • kokkieh · Staff ·

    What is the code from PayPal that you are trying to add? Or what is the link you are getting from them?

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