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maryanns50585047
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February 3, 2022
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PayPal Buttons

  • February 3, 2022
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Can anyone tell me how to change the Check out on my website to include a 10% discount to the total that is in the cart. (I use PayPal buttons only). That would automatically discount everything in the cart and then add tax and shipping to that total.

 

Technical support on PayPal is a joke and I have read countless articles this morning but am getting no where!

 

I would even be willing to reprogram every button (sigh) but they are not editable, as far as modifing the code from the Home page of PayPal

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      Correct answer Ben M

      Did you try the KB article from my original link that shows you how to add to a button?  If that isn't working then unfortunately you will either need to make a special product for your discounted amount so no discounting needs to be applied, get in touch with their support or for the longer-term look to other options for payment gateways.

       

      https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/article/how-do-i-create-a-discount-code-or-coupon-code-for-my-pa...

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      BenPleysier
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      BenPleysierCommunity Expert
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      February 3, 2022

      I do not use PayPal anymore, I use Stripe instead. Much cheaper and far more versatile.

       

      But to answer your question, have you tried supplying the discounted price to the PayPal button. This is what an e-commerce package would do.

       

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        maryanns50585047
        maryanns50585047Author
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        February 4, 2022

        I did apply the price to the button, that was the work around.

        I am looking into building a cart within Dreamweaver. Do you think that would integrate with PayPal and work?

        MaryAnn

        Nancy OShea
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        Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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        February 4, 2022
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        I am looking into building a cart within Dreamweaver.

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        @maryanns50585047 

        That's a bad idea.  It's like saying, "Gee, I think I'm going to perform brain surgery today!"   No, you're not.  You don't know the first thing about it.  

         

        You need a safe and secure 3rd party shopping cart built by professionals who understand what the payment card industry requires. This is no small matter.  Identity theft, payment fraud and transaction encryption are just 3 basic reasons why you can't do this yourself.   Sorry.

         

        Keep using PayPal if it suits your needs or switch to another shopping cart:  I suggested aSecureCart.net.  Ben P suggested Stripe.  And there are counteless others you could use. 

         

        Good luck.

         

        Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
        Nancy OShea
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        Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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        February 3, 2022

        This is not a Dreamweaver question.  It's a shopping cart limitation.

         

        aSecureCart is an affordable PCI compliant shopping cart that supports discounts and much more.  It's compatible with various payment gateways including PayPal, AuthorizeNet and others.  You can try it free for 30 days.

        https://www.asecurecart.net/main/gateways.aspx

        https://www.asecurecart.net/

         

         

         

        Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
        maryanns50585047
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        February 3, 2022

        Sorry...I didn't know where else to get any support...

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        Paul-M
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        February 3, 2022

        You  don't need to apologise ...

        Paul-M - Community Expert
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          Ben MCommunity Expert
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          February 3, 2022

          From their page: PayPal doesn't support discount codes or coupons, but you can offer customers discounts by using a third-party shopping cart that supports a discount feature and works with PayPal. https://www.paypal.com/us/smarthelp/article/how-do-i-create-a-discount-code-or-coupon-code-for-my-paypal-buttons-ts1512

           

          Basically they are recommending that you use a third party cart and then discount to Paypal as the easiest solution.  That page also has a link to help you set an amount manually on a button to change the price to your discounted rate.

           

          What cart software are using?  Have you tried reaching out to them for a solution?

            maryanns50585047
            maryanns50585047Author
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            February 3, 2022

            Thanks Ben for your response.

            I am not using any cart software. Only PayPal. No 3rd party apps...Pay Now and Buy Now thru PayPAl.

            O
            osgood_
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            February 3, 2022

            'Pay Now' and 'Buy Now' are stand-alone buttons created via the Pay-Pal User interface. As far as I know they are not cart based just single buttons with prices associated with them. If you want a cart based solution you would have to use the Pay-Pal cart option but I dont know if it has any options to set for discounts, or a thrid party cart .

             

             

             

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