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Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-09-20T17:43:36-05:00

Thanks for your inquiry.

hey-ya-12 wrote:
Hello, i just want to ask about how to generate download link on the "thank you" page for customer once they pay and landed into the "thank you" page (this is a non-membership type of purchase). i know that customer will be sent an email with the link, but i also want my customer to be able to directly click on the link on the "thank you" page shortly after they pay. thanks

In cases where downloads need to be made available to Customers who are NOT actually Members of your site, you will need to use a Download Key in your link. Please check your Dashboard for the details. See: s2Member -> Download Options -> Advanced Download Restrictions.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — September 20th, 2011, 5:43 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-08-02T04:41:32-05:00

Hello, i just want to ask about how to generate download link on the "thank you" page for customer once they pay and landed into the "thank you" page (this is a non-membership type of purchase). i know that customer will be sent an email with the link, but i also want my customer to be able to directly click on the link on the "thank you" page shortly after they pay. thanks

Statistics: Posted by hey-ya-12 — August 2nd, 2011, 4:41 am

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-06-28T00:27:21-05:00

PayPal Express Checkout expects that a Customer HAS, or will have a PayPal account, no matter what. It's NOT the same as using a PayPal Button, where 'PayPal Account Optional' is possible for Buy Now purchases. With Express Checkout, a Customer must have, or be willing to obtain a PayPal account during checkout.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — June 28th, 2011, 12:27 am

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-06-27T23:07:56-05:00

Thanks for the excellent question.

That is correct. If you are using Pro Forms with PayPal Express Checkout, your Customer's must have and/or obtain a PayPal account during checkout. PayPal Express Checkout is actually intended to be used as a PayPal "option", in conjunction with a PayPal Pro account. While it is perfectly fine to run s2Member Pro Forms without a PayPal Pro account, and only with PayPal Express Checkout; when you do this, all transactions must be processed by PayPal. Customers can pay you with any major credit card, even with a bank account, but only through the use of their PayPal account.

For best results ( i.e. to overcome this limitation ), s2Member Pro should be used with a PayPal Pro account, or with an Authorize.Net account. This will allow you to accept credit cards "on site", and if you are using PayPal Pro, you can then offer PayPal Express Checkout as an alternative for those who prefer to pay with PayPal. Please see this thread for further details: viewtopic.php?f=36&t=2634

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — June 27th, 2011, 11:07 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-06-26T00:14:00-05:00

Thanks. I'll email Jason about it.

Statistics: Posted by Cristián Lávaque — June 26th, 2011, 12:14 am

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-06-25T20:12:04-05:00

Cristian,

The pro-forms do not allow the customer to use a payment method other than through a paypal account. Using buttons will give them the option to pay with a credit or debit card, but when using pro-forms they are forced to use paypal.

Jason has acknowledged this above:

Jason Caldwell wrote:
s2Member Pro Forms require PayPal Pro, or can also be used with PayPal Express Checkout. But not without one of those. However, s2Member Pro does support Authorize.Net as well, and s2Member Pro includes the same Pro Form functionality for Authorize.net integration too.

PayPal Express Checkout Forces users customers to pay with a PayPal account, plain and simple. I confirmed this with PayPal over the phone yesterday.

Statistics: Posted by ifanatics — June 25th, 2011, 8:12 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-06-25T19:56:00-05:00

archetypemkt wrote:
I don't have PayPal Pro but I am using ERP so I do remove the other payment options but it seems that ProForms only allows checkout through Express Checkout.

The buttons works fine...just not the ProForms.

How does it not work? Could you explain in more detail what happens when you try to checkout with a pro-form?

Statistics: Posted by Cristián Lávaque — June 25th, 2011, 7:56 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-06-25T12:53:40-05:00

I am having this EXACT same issue and am desperately seeking a fix. The Pro-Forms I paid for are no good if they force people to checkout using a paypal account.

Statistics: Posted by ifanatics — June 25th, 2011, 12:53 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-06-13T14:27:50-05:00

I don't have PayPal Pro but I am using ERP so I do remove the other payment options but it seems that ProForms only allows checkout through Express Checkout.

The buttons works fine...just not the ProForms.

Do I have to use PayPal® Pro?
No. s2Member is very flexible. Even with the Pro Module installed, you don't have to use PayPal® Pro integration. Just don't generate any PayPal® Pro Forms. Instead, you could use Standard PayPal® Buttons, AliPay®, ClickBank®, ccBill®, Authorize.Net®, or Google® Checkout if you prefer ( you could even use them all together at the same time ). Alternatively, s2Member Pro can be integrated without a PayPal® Pro account, whereby the enhanced Form Shortcodes that it provides can be integrated ONLY with PayPal® Express Checkout. In other words, if you get declined for PayPal® Pro service, you can still use s2Member Pro Forms by following these instructions:

Statistics: Posted by archetypemkt — June 13th, 2011, 2:27 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-06-13T06:48:10-05:00

The work round that I'm testing out for one off payments and seems to work is in the Pro Form code that you paste on a page is to take out the visa, mastercard etc names and just leave Paypal.

Preview the form and it just has PayPal checked and when you click the PayPal buy button it goes to the PayPal site with the option to use credit cards or PayPal.

Statistics: Posted by rainbowsurfer — June 13th, 2011, 6:48 am

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-06-13T04:44:56-05:00

Well, I purchased S2member Pro only for the forms, with the understanding that I would not need Paypal Pro.

But now you tell me that these forms only work with Paypal Express Checkout, unless I use Paypal Pro..

It would be a great feature to NOT have to use PayPal Express Checkout. The only reason why I really need to use the Pro Form is for the "coupon" feature but I don't want to force a paypal account.

Does anyone else know a work around to get coupons to work? I have S2member pro, paypal standard +ERP.

Another issue that I am trying to figure out a work around is the custom installment plans to work within s2member. I have products that have variable amounts (1st installment, 2nd installment, final installment) and times (upon checkout, after 30 days, after 60 days, etc).

Statistics: Posted by archetypemkt — June 13th, 2011, 4:44 am

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-25T22:13:54-05:00

s2Member Pro really doesn't need PayPal Pro, I had not understood you didn't want to use Express Checkout, though. Why is that? Sorry if you said it earlier and I missed it.

Statistics: Posted by Cristián Lávaque — May 25th, 2011, 10:13 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-25T19:59:59-05:00

Well, I purchased S2member Pro only for the forms, with the understanding that I would not need Paypal Pro.

But now you tell me that these forms only work with Paypal Express Checkout, unless I use Paypal Pro..

Thus, S2memberPro really adds nothing to what I need. However, I don't begrudge the fee as a thank you for all your support.

Statistics: Posted by pwallin — May 25th, 2011, 7:59 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-25T19:39:58-05:00

Yes, that is correct. Express Checkout is designed specifically for PayPal. While it is possible for a Customer to pay you with a credit card through PayPal, it's not the ideal solution. It is best to have a PayPal Pro account, so that you can take full advantage of everything s2Member Pro Forms have to offer.

Sorry, no. s2Member Pro Forms require PayPal Pro, or can also be used with PayPal Express Checkout. But not without one of those. However, s2Member Pro does support Authorize.Net as well, and s2Member Pro includes the same Pro Form functionality for Authorize.net integration too.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — May 25th, 2011, 7:39 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-25T11:48:20-05:00

I am using Paypal standard. I called Paypal and asked about Express Checkout - they told me that it is for people who definitely choose to pay with their Paypal account rather than other payment options.

I'm not sure I need Express checkout - it would not add anything, and may deter subscribers without Paypal accounts, who now have the option of using their credit cards at Paypal.

If I don't have Express checkout, can I still use the S2memberPro forms?

Statistics: Posted by pwallin — May 25th, 2011, 11:48 am

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-23T18:02:10-05:00

@Ross

Cristián Lávaque wrote:
Coupon codes will work with pro-forms, whether the gateway is PayPal Pro or Standard.

I'm not sure about being sent to PayPal or staying on the website, though, but I'm guessing that you get sent to PayPal since staying on the website is a PayPal Pro feature.

Cristián is correct. All aspects of s2Member Pro Forms will work with PayPal Express Checkout too. *Except*, all payments are actually processed at PayPal Express Checkout, and NOT directly on your site. In other words, you can't process credit cards "on-site" without a PayPal Pro account. Everything ultimately goes through PayPal Express Checkout. But, everything else works fine, which is much better than standard PayPal Buttons ( in my opinion ).

There is some additional detail in part (2) of this video:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p ... 37203C11ED

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — May 23rd, 2011, 6:02 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-23T17:55:36-05:00

Cristián Lávaque wrote:
Great!

Will it only work with full URLs or also URIs (e.g. /custom-thankyou)?

Yes, only with full URLs, because the redirect occurs from PayPal back to your site, so it has to be provided as a full URL, starting with http:// or https://.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — May 23rd, 2011, 5:55 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-23T13:39:45-05:00

Coupon codes will work with pro-forms, whether the gateway is PayPal Pro or Standard.

I'm not sure about being sent to PayPal or staying on the website, though, but I'm guessing that you get sent to PayPal since staying on the website is a PayPal Pro feature.

Statistics: Posted by Cristián Lávaque — May 23rd, 2011, 1:39 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-23T13:05:40-05:00

Hey guys,

I had somehow completely missed the ability to use Pro Forms with a standard Express account.

Will members still stay on the WP site with a Pro form and can things such as discount codes thus be used with just an express account?

I presumed it was only pro accounts that could use the pro forms, so I've never looked into it.

Still going through the Beta release Jason. All looking great so far!

Statistics: Posted by rossagrant — May 23rd, 2011, 1:05 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-23T12:56:09-05:00

Great!

Will it only work with full URLs or also URIs (e.g. /custom-thankyou)?

Statistics: Posted by Cristián Lávaque — May 23rd, 2011, 12:56 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-23T04:49:49-05:00

Quick FYI: In the development release, we are adding a new Shortcode Attribute for this. It will work for regular Paypal Buttons too. We start private beta testing tomorrow on the development version. Once it's released publicly, you can use Shortcode Attribute: success=""

Code:: [s2Member-PayPal-Button ... success="http://my/custom/thank-you/page" ... /]

* In the new release, you'll find this documented under: s2Member -> PayPal Buttons -> Shortcode Attributes Explained. Should be available publicly in just a few short days.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — May 23rd, 2011, 4:49 am

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-21T23:25:03-05:00

I understand. Well, you can use pro-forms with PayPal Standard, you don't need PayPal Pro. Here's a bit from the documentation:

*PayPal® Pro is NOT Absolutely Required* s2Member is very flexible. It is now possible to integrate Pro Forms without a PayPal® Pro account, whereby the enhanced Form Shortcodes that s2Member provides can be integrated ONLY with PayPal® Express Checkout. In other words, if you get declined for PayPal® Pro service, you can still use s2Member Pro Forms. Ask PayPal® to activate Express Checkout for you. ( it's free ). Once Express Checkout is enabled, you will have access to your PayPal® API Credentials. Log into your PayPal® account, and navigate to Profile -> Request API Credentials. You'll choose ( PayPal® API ), and then choose ( Create Your Own ). Now ... here is the tricky part; whenever you generate a Pro Form Shortcode with s2Member, be sure to change accept="paypal,visa,mastercard,amex,discover,maestro,solo" to just accept="paypal"; thereby excluding the on-site credit card processing functionality; which is available only with PayPal® Pro.

I hope that helps.

Statistics: Posted by Cristián Lávaque — May 21st, 2011, 11:25 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-21T17:19:14-05:00

Thanks. One clarification here - I am not using Paypal Pro, just the regular Paypal with the recurring billing option.

If I create the Pro-form at level 1, it generates a form that looks like it uses Paypal Pro.

My subscribers will be going to the Paypal site. All I want to do is change where they go next - not to the S2member registration page, but an intermediate page where I can post what happens next; i.e., to watch for emails from S2member and from Aweber.

Then there will be a link to go to the registration page.

Statistics: Posted by pwallin — May 21st, 2011, 5:19 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-21T17:02:45-05:00

It's generated in the same page you read about the success attribute: WP Admin -> s2Member -> PayPal Pro-Forms. You have pro-form generators for the different levels, free registrations, modification, etc.

Statistics: Posted by Cristián Lávaque — May 21st, 2011, 5:02 pm

Re: How to change landing page after Paypal payment

2011-05-21T16:59:34-05:00

Where will I find the pro-form shortcode?

Statistics: Posted by pwallin — May 21st, 2011, 4:59 pm