PayPal are updating their live services on JJto improve security (Their sandbox service has already been updated). Debugging PayPal Instant Payment Notifications (IPN) Go to My selling tools > Website Preferences, and turn on PayPal Account Optional. The setting can be found inside of your PayPal account in the My Profile section. PayPal has an option that allows customers to check out without creating an account. Please see the Debugging IPN issues section below. In this case, the PayPal Instant Payment Notifications (IPN) is failing. Installing an SSL certificate is not necessary, but strongly recommended. Payment data is collected an processed by PayPal and not your website. If you are using the PayPal gateway it is recommended that you do not reserve pending bookings (see Settings > Event Organiser > Bookings). If the customer submits a booking but abandons the order in PayPal, the order shows as ‘Pending’. Local site – The locale of the checkout page,įAQ I have pending bookings, but no payment was received.

Provide the unique identifier for the style to use it in event booking checkouts. From your PayPal account you can create a ‘page style’which sets various colours and images used on the checkout page. Page Style – PayPal allows you to customise the checkout page to better fit your site. If you have set the gateway to ‘Sandbox mode’ this should be a sandbox PayPal account e-mail. If you select sandbox mode you must provide sandbox credentials.Įmail – This is the e-mail associated with your PayPal account. Live Switch – This option allows you to enable or disable this gateway, or for the purposes of testing, setting it to ‘Sandbox mode’.

PayPal provides this summary of PayPal account types.

If you do choose the personal PayPal account it is recommended that you upgrade (free of charge) to the Premier account. You can opt for a personal or business account, depending on your needs.

If you don’t yet have one you can sign up for an account at. The PayPal gateway is quick and easy to set up and as is available in a wide range of countries.

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