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Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-12-10T02:37:23-05:00

I see. Well that's a premium theme, and I don't happen to have a copy of that theme. Perhaps someone else does, and they'll chime in. At any rate, this is a good company. I've used their themes in the past and have not had an issue. I would NOT completely rule this out though, because each of their themes are a bit different. However, I would lean more toward a plugin now that I know what company you're using.

Let us know what your tests reveal please.

Thanks for the kudos!

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — December 10th, 2011, 2:37 am

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-12-10T01:11:18-05:00

The theme is Elegance 1.4 by my site, my way.

Thanks for your support! You guys really seem to be one of the better plugin developers and support people. I really appreciate it!

Statistics: Posted by coachingschool — December 10th, 2011, 1:11 am

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-12-10T01:04:20-05:00

Thanks for the follow-up.

coachingschool wrote:
No, I haven't' tested against a default install. I get the display of the button code on the generator page but when I copy and paste it into the page, nothing shows up when I publish the page.

Hmm, definitely sounds like a theme or plugin conflict to me. There are some plugins and also some themes which attempt to pre filter content, causing a loss of Shortcode processing.

I would suggest testing this against a default WordPress installation. Either that, or use your existing installation, but disable one other plugin at a time until the issue is resolved. Also try with a different theme. In my experience, this conflict occurs within a theme more often than it does with other plugins. Themes are more likely to have code that modifies content filters. Unfortunately, some theme developers overlook Shortcodes. Also, you might post the name and a link to the theme you're using. Perhaps I or someone else can test it for you. It may shed light on the underlying issue here.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — December 10th, 2011, 1:04 am

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-12-10T00:50:40-05:00

No, I haven't' tested against a default install. I get the display of the button code on the generator page but when I copy and paste it into the page, nothing shows up when I publish the page.

Statistics: Posted by coachingschool — December 10th, 2011, 12:50 am

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-12-10T00:02:59-05:00

Thank you. I received your Shortcode via email.
Your Shortcode looks OK from my end. I tested it and s2Member displays the PayPal Button matching the configuration of your Shortcode. Have you tested this against a default installation of WordPress? Just to rule out any possible plugin/theme conflicts.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — December 10th, 2011, 12:02 am

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-12-09T01:13:45-05:00

coachingschool wrote:
Is there a private box to send it to so I don't post my PayPal info publically?

Shortcodes do not contain any personally identifiable information. However, please feel free to use our private contact form here for anything you would like to keep confidential.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — December 9th, 2011, 1:13 am

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-12-09T01:04:16-05:00

Is there a private box to send it to so I don't post my PayPal info publically?

Statistics: Posted by coachingschool — December 9th, 2011, 1:04 am

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-12-09T01:00:43-05:00

Thanks for the follow-up.

coachingschool wrote:
I can enter short codes from other plugins. I will try and disable other plugins and see if that makes a difference.

OK. Thanks. Can you please post the Shortcode that you're using for us?

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — December 9th, 2011, 1:00 am

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-12-09T00:58:10-05:00

I can enter short codes from other plugins. I will try and disable other plugins and see if that makes a difference.

Statistics: Posted by coachingschool — December 9th, 2011, 12:58 am

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-12-09T00:49:20-05:00

Thanks for reporting this important issue.

But when I copy and paste the short code into WP either in Visual or HTML nothing shows up! Blank. Nothing.

Are any Shortcodes working on your installation? Have you tried testing this against the default WordPress theme to rule out any conflicts with your theme in this regard?

Also, try testing with other plugins disabled please. It sounds like Shortcodes are being lost somewhere. This is the often the result of filters applied to content. Many themes implement special content filters, which can inadvertently disrupt Shortcode processing.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — December 9th, 2011, 12:49 am

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-12-08T23:27:02-05:00

I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong! I am trying to create PayPal buttons for specific pages. I believe I have everything set correctly on the Button Code Generator For Specific Post/Page Buttons page. I can click the sample button that is generated and it takes me where it's supposed to.

But when I copy and paste the short code into WP either in Visual or HTML nothing shows up! Blank. Nothing.

Suggestions?

Statistics: Posted by coachingschool — December 8th, 2011, 11:27 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-11-02T15:33:14-05:00

thanks for your help, let me try right now.

Statistics: Posted by spyroot — November 2nd, 2011, 3:33 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-10-31T18:47:38-05:00

Thank you. This looks good except for one thing.
I'm updating the instructions here. Please add rm=2 as one of your Advanced Variables.
See: download/file.php?id=671&mode=view

If the problem continues, please enable s2Member's logging/debugging routines, and submit a log of any errors that occurred after checkout. You can enable logging in your Dashboard, see: s2Member -> PayPal Options -> Account Details -> Logging/Debugging.

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — October 31st, 2011, 6:47 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-10-31T14:45:56-05:00

Here it is my friend:

Code:

Statistics: Posted by spyroot — October 31st, 2011, 2:45 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-10-31T14:41:00-05:00

Not a problem. I should have mentioned this, but please remove the code protection also. Otherwise all we get is your encrypted button data, and again that makes it impossible to see your button variables.
SNAG-0097.png

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — October 31st, 2011, 2:41 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-10-31T14:18:27-05:00

Thank you for the time putting on this. After follow your instructions this is the output:

Code:

Statistics: Posted by spyroot — October 31st, 2011, 2:18 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-10-31T14:10:47-05:00

spyroot wrote:
I'm sorry but I can't find the option to uncheck the hosted button on paypal site. do I'm looking in the right page?

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Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — October 31st, 2011, 2:10 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-10-31T13:54:24-05:00

I'm sorry but I can't find the option to uncheck the hosted button on paypal site. do I'm looking in the right page?

Statistics: Posted by spyroot — October 31st, 2011, 1:54 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-10-31T12:20:06-05:00

Thanks for your inquiry.
~ I apologize for the delayed response.

If you're still having trouble with this, please create your PayPal Button again, and this time uncheck the Hosted Button option when you create it, that way you can post a full copy of the resulting Button Code that you generated at PayPal, and we can see everything that's included, and/or not included perhaps. Once we see that, we can certainly offer you some assistance.

In other words, this line, indicates that your actual Button Code is hosted at PayPal, so we can't see it

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — October 31st, 2011, 12:20 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-10-28T18:55:51-05:00

Here is my scenario. I have 2 sites selling the same product. One site has S2member plugin installed which works fine providing the right access. The other site is just a html landing page with no s2member installed.

The challenge: I'm trying to generate a paypal button for the landing page assigning the same s2member restrictions that I have in the other site.

I had generated the code on paypal but when I proceed with the purchase, the code doesn't generate the right access to download the product purchased. For some reason the code is not generating the "Paid Subscription ID" on WP. So paid customers doesn't have access to what they paid. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Following your instructions, this is the code use to generate the paypal button on paypal site:

I'm using "Utem ID"= 1
"Take customers to this URL when they cancel their checkout" = http://www.domain.com

Add Advance variables
custom=www.domain.com
notify_url=http://www.domain.com/?s2member_paypal_notify=1

Down below is the code generated by paypal:

Thanks in advance for all your help

Statistics: Posted by spyroot — October 28th, 2011, 6:55 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-08-20T19:12:38-05:00

Researcher wrote:
Thank you again!

Very welcome!

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — August 20th, 2011, 7:12 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-08-20T19:02:19-05:00

Thank you again!

Statistics: Posted by Researcher — August 20th, 2011, 7:02 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-08-20T18:56:26-05:00

The error is because the custom value starts with http://, that's not valid.
Just the domain name is all you need there.

Try it like this instead:

Code:: custom=www.mysite.com return=http://www.mysite.com/?s2member_paypal_return=1 notify_url=http://www.mysite.com/?s2member_paypal_notify=1::30+D

If that gives you trouble, try it with URL encoded values, like this:

Code:: custom=www.mysite.com return=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mysite.com%2F%3Fs2member_paypal_return%3D1 notify_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mysite.com%2F%3Fs2member_paypal_notify%3D1%3A%3A30%2BD

Statistics: Posted by Jason Caldwell — August 20th, 2011, 6:56 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-08-20T18:49:40-05:00

Me again, hi guys.

In PayPal
Step 3: Customized advanced features
Advanced Variables

Should it also read like this:
custom=http://www.mysite.com
notify_url=http://www.mysite.com/?s2member_paypal_notify=1::30 D

When I ran a test, after the donation, I get this screen.
It was set to this:
custom=http://www.mysite.com
notify_url=http://www.mysite.com/?s2member_paypal_notify=1

Please help, thanks!

Statistics: Posted by Researcher — August 20th, 2011, 6:49 pm

Re: Using paypal created buttons

2011-08-18T19:45:20-05:00

Thank you guys very much! That will take care of what I need. I appreciate your awesome plugin and support!

Statistics: Posted by Researcher — August 18th, 2011, 7:45 pm