This plug-in add functionality for making payments via PayPal Standard. The payments will be processed immediately and the money will be transferred instantly to your account or to the account of the campaign owner.
Options
- Merchant ID - The Merchant ID is an alternative to using your email address in non-hosted or non-encrypted item button code. When you open a PayPal Account, this ID is assigned to your account automatically. You have to enter a Merchant ID or your e-mail address in this field.
- PayPal URL - This is a URL to PayPal service where the system will redirect the user to make a payment.
- Return URL - This is a URL where PayPal will redirect the baker when he completes his payment.
- Cancel URL - This is a URL where PayPal will redirect the baker when he cancel his payment.
- Notify URL - This is callback URL where PayPal will send information about transaction and its status.
- Country - This is a country where your service operates. Depending from this option, the system will display a button in local language and will send the user to a local server.
Sandbox
The PayPal Sandbox is a self-contained, virtual testing environment that mimics the live PayPal production environment. It provides a shielded space where you can initiate and watch your application process the requests you make to the PayPal APIs without touching any live PayPal accounts.
Here you are some additional information about PayPal testing environment : Testing Class API Calls, Sandbox Testing Tips & Tricks, Getting Your API Test Credentials.
- Enable Sandbox - This option enables and disables the test mode. When you are ready for the production server, you must disable sandbox environment.
- Sandbox Merchant ID - The Sandbox Merchant ID is an alternative to using your email address and it is only active for sandbox account.
- Sandbox URL - This is a URL to PayPal testing service where the system will send user data.
Advanced Options
- Logo URL - This is a link to your logo that will be displayed on the shopping cart on PayPal site.
- Use Default Button - This option enables a function that displays default PayPal button. When you select a country by the above option, the system will generate a button in local language. However, sometimes this button cannot be generate and you should display the default button.
- Button Type - This is the type of the button that will be displayed.
- Button URL - This is a URL to a button, that you would like to be displayed. When you select a country by the above option, the system will generate button in local language. However, sometimes this button will not be generate and you will be able to provide a link to your one. If you would like, you can generate a button and get the link to the picture from the following pages.
- Load Certificate - This option tells to the system to load own certificate when receive and validates transaction data during the process of notification by PayPal. You will find the certificate in the folder of PayPal in Jf Library.
- Payment Receiver - This option sets who must collect payments - the company of the site owner or the project owner. If you select site owner, the system will send money in an account provided by this plugin. If you select project owner, the system will send money in an account, provided by the project owner. The campaign owner will be able to give his PayPal account, when you enable JoomFunding Finance and enable the plugin "JoomFunding - Payout Options".