What type of PayPal account do I need?
You will need a PayPal account which allows you to accept online payment. The accessplanit integration is for PayPal Express accounts using a redirect approach, it is possible for PayPal Pro account to use this integration too. Please note that the integration does not currently work with PayPal Standard accounts
You can learn more about these options here: https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/accept-payments-online
You will need a PayPal account which allows you to accept online payment. The most common types are 'Web Payments Standard' or 'Web Payments Pro'.
You can learn more about these options here: https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/accept-payments-online
Setting up PayPal for use with accessplanit
The following details are required to link your PayPal account to accessplanit
- PayPal Account (this is usually an email address)
- PayPal Logo (not required)
- PayPal API Username
- PayPal API Password
- PayPal API Signature
PayPal has a test mode available for use.
Allowing Non PayPal users to check out as Guests
If you would like to allow your customers to checkout as guests within PayPal rather than setting up an account with them or logging in, you will need to make the following configurations within your PayPal account:
- Log into your PayPal account and go to My Profile within here you should have an option called Website Preferences.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save to save your changes.