PayPal Express Checkout button on Checkout gone?

Hi there,

> Hey guys. Previously it was possible to show the PayPal Checkout Express button above the billing details and everything else. 1 Click checkout button, but it seems not possible any more. I’ve activated the smart buttons and played around with the plugin for ages. Here’s how it looks right now: https://prntscr.com/k1safq

With the addition of Smart buttons, the display of the checkout options was revamped, and having the button right at the top of the checkout page was removed. The new styling is more inline with how other gateways work and display themselves on the checkout page.

Howdy!

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Hey guys. For some reason I wasn’t notified about replies, so I had forgotten about it. Sorry.

With the new solution there is no longer any option on checkout page for an Express option for the user that does not want to input all their details. For a lot of us, we the cart page is actually only another step to allow the customer to drop off, so we direct them directly from productpage and to checkout page.

How can I add the Express checkout option in the top, like it’s done natively from Shopify or most other e-commerce websites? It’s also possible with most of your competitors.

Also wondering. We should be able to have a paypal express button anywhere we want.

You can use this option if you’d like: https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/paypal-for-woocommerce/

I still would like the original PayPal plugin to offer the option, as a real “1-click checkout” is still one of the best options for a well-converting website.

Thank you but I have used angeleye plugin before and I received some error messages.
Yes, you are right, it’s incredible that people who have never owned a shop are allowed to decide for us options that we use and know that they are useful. Why removing what doesn’t make any problem to anyone is beyond understanding.

@danstah

With the new solution there is no longer any option on checkout page for an Express option for the user that does not want to input all their details. For a lot of us, we the cart page is actually only another step to allow the customer to drop off, so we direct them directly from productpage and to checkout page.

If you have “guest checkout” enabled in WooCommerce, customers can checkout without having to enter in all their information on the WooCommerce checkout page. This can also be done from the WooCommerce single product page itself.

How can I add the Express checkout option in the top, like it’s done natively from Shopify or most other e-commerce websites? It’s also possible with most of your competitors.

The PayPal Express button was moved so it would appear more in line for shops with multiple payment options. Lots of shop owners thought it odd to have some of the payment options on the bottom right of the checkout page (PayPal Standard, Stripe, etc.), but then have PayPal Express checkout sitting at the top of the screen.

In any case, it’s possible to move the button, you’d need to write some extensive CSS code to make sure the button will look good on all devices.

Thanks for the fast reply.

I do have guest checkout enabled, but really, for UX, the way it’s currently set up is not optimal. I’ll tell you why.

So if someone comes to the checkout page, and they see empty fields with name, etc. they will input into these, before getting to the point of choosing payment method which is either longer down on the page, or on the right/bottom side (if using WooCommerce’ official theme).

With that said, the “1 click checkout button” loses its functionality completely, which is ultimately the goal for any e-commerce owner, to make the checkout experience as seamless as possible, to minimize cart abandonment.

I do think the new button looks great, but it needs to be also at the top of the checkout process, so for those who use PayPal can check out with just 1 click.

I’m not sure about the studies you’ve made in terms of some shop owners thought it was odd, but why not just give the option to have it displayed or hidden as it is on any other e-commerce platform, as well as the biggest e-commerce sites in the world? I believe it was even like that before with this plugin.

So e.g. as it’s already done as a true 1-click button, why not make a dropdown-option in the backend, so we can decide whether to use it on top, bottom or both places? If you check out this plugin, that’s exactly what they’ve done: https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/paypal-for-woocommerce/

Looking forward to hearing from you.

@danstah

I send you, thank you for taking time to explain.

What I have done for now is put a text on top of the cart page to tell customers to click on yellow paypal button to avoid having to fill the form.

But it’s clear that it should be an option to display it anywhere we want.

Thanks again.

• This reply was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by blliem.