NO PAYPAL?! This is a dealbreaker.

what the hell? if this isn’t wordpress what is it?! Now I’m really confused.

www.ads-software.com -> self-hosted version of WordPress (that is, you install and run it on your own web site).

WordPress.COM -> a centralized blog-host running WordPress MU.

Basically, for WordPress.COM support, you should visit their forums:

https://wordpress.com/forums

Good lord… sorry for the confusion. I had no idea that wp.com blogs were so limited. I’m now in the process of installing the software on my MediaTemple server.Hopefully I’ll have better results that way.

hi

i also have a problem putting the button on a page. it works fine in the sidebar. i unchecked “WordPress should correct invalidly nested XHTML automatically” and turned off the WYSIWYG editor. then pasted the html code i got from paypal. i get the paypal error 3005 when clicking on the buy now button. this code works if i test it outside of wordpress BEFORE pasting it in wordpress. i then copy the code from wordpress and paste it in my html edito and get the same paypal 3005 error – so wordpress is changing the code in some way! it seems that the change takes place within the encrypted section of the button code as i checked the usual <form> lines with the original and they are unchanged. i can’t check the encrypted code for obvious reasons. anyway, here is the code for hose who are interested to check whether it works within their wordpress page:

<input type=”image” src=”https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-butcc.gif&#8221; style=”padding:0px; width:73px; height:44px; border:0px;” name=”submit” alt=”Make payments with PayPal – it’s fast, free and secure!”>
<img alt=”” src=”https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif”&gt;
<input type=”hidden” name=”encrypted” value=”—–BEGIN PKCS7—–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—–END PKCS7—–
“>
</form>

Here are some steps that should allow you to put BuyNow PayPal buttons into your WordPress posts:

• First upload the image of the BUY NOW! button that you want to use (or create your own). It will then be available locally on your WordPress site. Just right click and save the one you like locally on your machine, then upload it.
• Write your post and add the image to the posting using Browse All.
• Click on the button you have uploaded to select it, then click on the Full Size and Link None radio buttons selections.
• Select the correct insertion point in your post and then click on Send to Editor.
• Go to PayPal and create your Buy Now button, select and copy the Email Link (not the form code) once you have the button code created.
• Go back to your WordPress entry (now in process), highlight the BuyNow button that you inserted into your post, click on the link icon from the tool bar above and paste the email link into the URL text box and click the Update button.

Your button should now link to your purchase page on PayPal correctly.

I found a wonderful solution here, complete with step-by-step:
https://www.webmaster404.com/wordpress-paypal-integration/