catalog page
Overview
** NOTE ** it is your responsibility to manage your PayPal account, to read the instructions provided by PayPal in the Merchant Services section of your account and monitor all settings such as tax and shipping. There are 'SEVERAL' ways to use a PayPal shopping cart, the 'code' provided is a working example, that you can modify to suit your needs. The 'code' is provided as is, you will need to modify the code, or create new code in your PayPal Merchant Services page ( there is a 'button wizard ).
The catalog.htm page is really just a regular HTML page, designed with a
layout that is common to most online stores. Modifying the default information,
replacing the product image is all that is really required.
The shopping cart does require a PayPal account.
To learn more on the PayPal buy now buttons used in your website, please visit the PayPal website (click here to open in a new window)
- Replace the default product information with your own information
- Replace the image with your own image.
- The replacement image should be resized for best results.
- Resize your product image to the following dimensions:
- 150 pixels wide
- 120 pixel high
INSTRUCTIONS
modify the 'PalPal' button code:
- open the catalog page, and switch to code view
- scroll down to the first bit of cart code: and change the information as displayed in the 'red' text below.
<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" target="paypal"
method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="bn" value="AMPPFPWZ.301">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">
<input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
<input type="hidden" name="business" value="youremail@paypal.com" > (your own PayPal email address)
<input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Product
Name"> (name of your product)
<input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="Product
SKU"> (product item number or SKU)
<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="29.99">
(product price)
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
(currency type, default is US currency)
<input type="hidden" name="cn" value="(optional
instructions)"> (include additional instructions)
<input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="0"> (shipping - must set this in your PayPal account- Merchant Services)
<input type="hidden" name="tax" value="0.00"> (must set this value in your PayPal account - Merchant Services)
<input type="hidden" name="undefined_quantity" value="0">
<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.yourweb.com/thankyou.htm">
<input type="hidden" name="cancel_return" value="http://www.yourweb.com/cancelled.htm">