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PayPal Donation Extension

Frequently Asked Questions

How to setup your PayPal account?

Prerequisites:
  • Your PayPal account must be on Premier or Business type.
    Learn more.
Setup IPN:
Use this direct link then go to the point 3. If the link doesn't work, follow instructions below:
  1. Connect on your PayPal account and go to Seller preferences from the Home page
    ppde_paypal_config_01.png
  2. Look for Instant payment notifications then click update
    ppde_paypal_config_02.png
  3. Click the button Choose IPN Settings
  4. Enter your board URL in Notification URL and check Receive IPN messages button
    ppde_paypal_config_03.png
  5. Save changes
Language Encoding:
It appears, in some case, the language encoding used by PayPal doesn't work with your board. You must check your PayPal account language encoding and maybe change it to UTF-8

Direct link to Paypal Language Encoding.


Ref: https://developer.paypal.com/api/nvp-soap/ipn/IPNIntro/
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--- updated on 2023/03/03 - 00:07 (GMT) ---
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