PayPal Button and Linking Issues.

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PayPal Button and Linking Issues.

By Walt on Monday, March 15 2010, 09:23 - Technical info - Permalink

UPDATE 12:34 GMT - The issue has now been resolved. We found a work-around that has re-enabled links and buttons. You may need to click back (on the browser) once to return to your site and try the button again to make the code change at our end work.

In the meantime we will be contacting PayPal to find what they changed in their code, why they changed it and why the failed to post any notifications anywhere on the web about this change. We do apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Thanks

Walt

We aware that PayPal have changed some code which has an impact on our PayPal link and button behaviour. Our technical team are currently investigating what has changed, how to fix it (or whether a work-around is possible), and then why. Nothing has changed in our code so we will be checking with PayPal over this issue to try and try to get it resolved as quickly as possible.

I do apologise for the inconvenience this has caused.

- Walt

Comments

1. On Monday, March 15 2010, 23:58 by instant face

I managed to paste the code into the paypal object but
it then creates a block which is half my website page - with just a litte pay now button - is there
a way around this?

2. On Thursday, March 18 2010, 12:14 by Walt

Hi,

I'm not quite sure I understand the problem. The HTML code includes a text field width. All you needed to do is widen the widget to accomodate the code that PayPal has provided. If this isn't what you meant by your button (which I've widened for you) on the home-made-beauty-treatments page then please let us know with a few more details.

Thanks

Walt

3. On Saturday, March 20 2010, 17:25 by kyle

hi, ive got a major problem and its bugging me. so i copy the pay pal donation html code from pay pal, and paste it into an html box, the button shows, i test the button resulting in fatal error please help

4. On Monday, March 22 2010, 10:58 by Walt

Hi Kyle,

Can you post the HTML snippet in your reply so we can have a look.

Thanks,

Walt

5. On Wednesday, March 24 2010, 14:17 by Mikey

Yeah,

I have a proble with paypal. I tried to set up gift voucher code and it does not work properly. I was hoping you guys could implement setting up Gift Vouchers using paypal for us in a widget.

Is this possible?

Mikey

6. On Tuesday, March 30 2010, 16:59 by Walt

Hi Mikey,

Can you tell us how it isn't working please? Do you get an error, what snippet did you use? Have you tried it as stand alone HTML? Any details you can provide will assist.

Thanks

Walt

7. On Sunday, April 11 2010, 23:31 by Harry

Hi everyone,

I am creating a button in the paypal button factory as it has dropdown menu's. I want to use the 'add to cart' image featured on my site and most moonfruit sites. It says to copy and paste the URL does anyone know this?
OR
can you do drop down paypal menus through the site builder? - if you can I can't see a way.

Thanks,
harry

my site is www.theyarncompany.co.uk

8. On Friday, April 16 2010, 06:05 by abonin

SOLVED.
I was getting "fatal error" when clicking on donate button, using the html widget.
i added code to open the paypal link in a new window and that solved it.
paypal code: <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs..." method="post">
edited to: <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs..." method="post" target = blank>
got answer from this link: http://www.phpbb.com/community/view...

9. On Sunday, April 18 2010, 18:00 by Ron

I want to build my own website with, of course, the least amount of money yet be of a descent design and quality. My question is: I am setting up a "Click Bank Account", I already have a pay-pal account set up as well. Can I incorporate "Click Bank" onto my website if I use one of your templates? Can I install pay buttons and recorded Video's and involve "Get Response.com" to generate auto e-mails? I am very new to this for the simple fact the web designer I had dropped the ball and left with the money I payed him to finish. I would appreciate any thoughts or help you might have. I have a great e-book and a great domain name called "Karaoke4dummies.com. Just need a website and some affiliates to get started in the right direction. Thank you very much. I will be looking forward to your reply. Sincerely Ron Diamond P.S. If you could tell me where I could go to build an e-book design and incorporate that onto my website too, I would appreciate it as well. Thanks

10. On Sunday, April 18 2010, 23:57 by Al

can anyone answer harrys question? as i too am curious about custom paypal buttons..not sure how you go about adding your url? paypal button feature doesnt seem to work if i just use http://mysite.com/myfolder/imagenam... as extension?

11. On Tuesday, June 15 2010, 15:35 by T

How do i create drop downlists on this site builder? also how do i link them with pay pal. am creating a site the sells shoes and they need to select the size of shoe before paying

12. On Wednesday, June 16 2010, 11:42 by Walt

Hi,

The PayPal buttons we offer through the software doesn't provide these features. However you have a huge supply of options from PayPal directly using our HTML Snippet widget including a range of custom buttons and options.

We have a very useful page that highlights examples of what you can create and where to find them. We call it the Show Homes pages: http://www.moonfruit.com/showhomes....

More specifically it also highlights examples of the HTML Snippet widget including PayPal Shop Front options on page 3: http://htmlsnippetshowhome.moonfrui...

Do go to PayPal and explore this as it provides a huge number of features and options that would provide just what you are looking for and these will integrate into your site using our HTML Snippet Widget.

Hope that helps.

Walt

13. On Monday, July 5 2010, 12:23 by Marlart

I am setting up my checkout (with a box for 'special instructions') on the Paypal website.

I dont like their gaudy, orange buttons, and want to use the white, MF buttons instead.

I have to enter an http... address in the box they provide if I wish to use another button.

Where can I find the http address, for the MF 'add to cart' buttons?

Thanks,

Marlart

14. On Thursday, July 15 2010, 08:26 by wholesale imitation jewelry

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15. On Tuesday, August 17 2010, 20:14 by sotls

I have added the HTML paypal button to my website. I would like the payment page to open in a new window rather than the small HTML window on the page. Is there a simple way to fix this?

Thanks,

Andrea

16. On Wednesday, September 8 2010, 05:14 by fadel

so i copy the pay pal add to cart html code from pay pal, and paste it into an html box, the button shows, i test the button resulting in fatal error please help

17. On Wednesday, September 8 2010, 15:00 by Walt

Hi Fadel,

Try adding one tag at the end of the first line:
target="_parent"
or
target="_new"

e.g. <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs..." target="_new">

That should fix your Fatal Error problem.

Walt

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