PayPal Pro information
Posted: June 25th, 2010, 6:10 pmthomas e wrote:1) Is the credit card info visitors give on my website with s2m pro save? with paypal it would be an https page, but I have no idea how to do this on my own site. How can I make sure nobody else gets my customers credit card details?
Yes. In order to comply with PayPal® and PCI Compliance policies, as set forth by major credit card companies; you will need to host all of your PayPal® Pro Forms on an SSL enabled site. Please check with your hosting provider to ask about obtaining an SSL certificate for your domain. Please note... when you create PayPal® Pro Forms using the Form Generator provided by s2Member; you'll be supplied with WordPress® Shortcodes, which you'll insert into Posts/Pages of your choosing. These special Posts/Pages will need to be displayed in SSL mode, using links that start with ( https:// ). In other words, when you link to these Posts/Pages, you'll need to make sure your links start with https://.
You can skip the SSL certificate during Sandbox testing. SSL is not required until you officially go live. Once you're live, you can add the Custom Field s2member_force_ssl = 1 to any Post/Page. s2Member will buffer output on those special Posts/Pages, converting everything over to https:// for you automatically, and forcing those specific Posts/Pages to be viewed over a secure SSL connection; so long as your server supports the https protocol. This will help you eliminate the dreaded Secure/Insecure errors in Internet Explorer®.
Tip: All themes available at PriMoThemes.com include full support for SSL enabled Posts/Pages. Also, with s2Member installed, you can add the Custom Field s2member_force_ssl = 1 to any Post/Page ( using any theme ). s2Member will buffer output on those special Posts/Pages, converting everything over to https:// for you automatically, and forcing those specific Posts/Pages to be viewed over a secure SSL connection; so long as your server supports the https protocol.
WordPress® is perfectly compatible with SSL enabled ( https:// ). However, not all themes/plugins are designed to behave properly with SSL enabled. For instance, some WordPress® themes/plugins embed links to images, scripts, and/or style sheets; all starting with http://, instead of https://, ( or just //: - which is cross-protocol compatible ). For this reason, you should be very careful when choosing a WordPress® theme/plugin to use with s2Member Pro. Otherwise, your visitors could see the famous "Secure/Insecure" warnings in Internet Explorer® browsers. A good web developer can fix this minor issue with ease, but novice site owners are advised to get help from a professional.
thomas e wrote:2) I have an international website, but am also making a Dutch website. For that site I am planning on using paypro (http://www.paypro.nl) as the payment processor. Is there any chance that I would be able to use s2member with this payment option in the future?
No, it is NOT likely that s2Member Pro will ever support that particular gateway. We do have plans for integrations with several other gateways, but we'll be sticking with the big boys. PayPal®, Authorize.net, ccBill, Google Checkout, PayDotCom, eJunkie, etc.
PayPal® Pro is already available with s2Member Pro, and it's the MOST powerful in our opinion. We also have plans to integrate with the PayPal Adaptive API in the near future. ccBill is also coming soon, because it opens the door for s2Member to work in the adult industry as well.
thomas e wrote:1) Is the credit card info visitors give on my website with s2m pro save? with paypal it would be an https page, but I have no idea how to do this on my own site. How can I make sure nobody else gets my customers credit card details?
No, even though s2Member facilitates on-site credit card processing through the PayPal® Pro API, s2Member does NOT store any financial details in your WordPress® database or anywhere else on your site. This is a feature; because it makes your site more secure overall, and maximizes the benefit of having a PayPal® Pro account. All financial details can be managed through powerful interfaces inside your PayPal® Pro account.
On this same note. One of the greatest things about PayPal® Pro, is that it consolidates ALL of your financial information into one easy-to-use interface at PayPal. Most site owners have something like an Authorize.net account, or a Bank gateway that requires separate logins ( and separate reports ); and then they also offer PayPal as another payment option. This creates a very unorganized approach to e-commerce.
With PayPal® Pro, everything is consolidated into ONE financial tool that is used by millions. You can accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Amex, Maestro, Solo, and PayPal - and all of your merchant tools/reports are inside a single PayPal® account. In other words, you don't need a separate merchant account.