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Custom PayPal Button for Books, Workshops, DVDs, etc.

You can paste PayPal generated code into a text editing screen. This is useful if you wish to have a button for a purpose OTHER than selling artwork (like selling a book, a workshop, a calendar, even commission fees).

For framed vs unframed work, then see FAQ:
Show Options for Framed or Unframed Art

As of February 2024, PayPal phased out custom buttons for new merchants. If you have an older PayPal account, you can still create a custom PayPal button.

Until custom buttons are once again available, here is the workaround:

Go to https://www.paypal.com/buttons and log in.

Once you're on your PayPal buttons page:

  • Select Sell on Social

  • Click the plus sign to Add Product

  • Choose an image (required). If you don't have a specific image, you may opt to use your logo
  • Add a product name such as Pastel Workshop or Membership
  • Add a product description
  • Add a price and select a currency
  • Choose a shipping rate
  • Click Create

The next screen lets you know that your link is ready. 

  • Click Get Link button; it will be copied to your clipboard.

  • To add it to your site, create a button or link in a text box. 
    (the button option is available using the full screen composer)


If you have an older PayPal account the following steps work.

Create button in your PayPal account

There are multiple way to access the Paypal Buttons screen.
Here are 2 easy ways:

1. go to PayPal.com/buttons
   • Click Log In
OR

2. Login to PayPal account, then:

  • Click Account Settings (under your name, upper right)
  • Click Website Payments (left column)
  • For Paypal Buttons, click Update (far right)

Once you are on the Make a PayPal Button screen:

  • Select Buy Now

  • Add the Product Name
  • Create the button in the Customize your button’s appearance section.
  • If you have multiple choices, be sure to use the Product descriptions and pricing (optional) section
  • Click the Save and Create Button
  • Click Copy Code

Also see:
Return Collectors to your Website after a PayPal Transaction

If you need help with the PayPal part, please go to PayPal support. We offer their steps as a courtesy.


2nd: Add button code to FASO

  • from FASO Control Panel
  • Go to the editing screen for the page where you want the button
  • Click on HTML (upper right in icons bar)
  • Paste in code
    if you have content in the html screen already, paste the code where you want it to show - this is often at the bottom of the existing text
  • Click Update
  • Click Save Changes (or Add & Save Now if it's a new page)

NOTE: PayPal keeps a record of your Custom Buttons so you can edit them or recreate them as needed.


For other related info, see:

NOTE: 
Custom PayPal buttons are generated through your Paypal account. Sales via a custom button do not go through the FASO cart. Hence, they will not listed in the Sales and Customers screen and will not receive a FASO sale notification. 
For custom buttons your client/transaction details will only show in your Paypal account. 
Sale notifications will come directly from Paypal.

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