How to have 2 different types of payment
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Hi,
I'm part of an organization and we have been using Paypal for both membership fees and donations. We have the problem that we sometimes receive amounts of money and people don't specify whether it's a donation or for subscription...
We were wondering if it's at all possible to have 2 different Paypal buttons maybe, or any other solution, that would let us know clearly whether the amounts we receive are intended for subscription or donations.
Thanks in advance
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PayPal has various item buttons, Buy Now, Add to Cart, Donations, Subscriptions, etc. The "command" variable determines the type of or function of the item button code. We would need more info from you in order to assist. Perhaps an example of the code that is currently being used.
If you're using a Buy Now or Add to Cart type function, you can include a radio selection or checkbox selection for the purpose of the transaction however, there are specific commands for each too.
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Hi,
Thanks for the very quick reply!
I'm very new to managing the site (and it's Wordpress). I can ask the person who set it up and who I'm replacing. But maybe you can have a look and see yourself?...
http://www.mlq.qc.ca/adhesion/
Cheers.
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The example you provided is using a "hosted" item button for Donations. Note, PayPal has added a feature to the Donation item button code that allows customers or donors to make a one time donation or a same amount donation on a regular basis similar to subscription. They have that option on the PayPal Checkout Page, all they have to do is check a box.
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I'm not sure I'm following you...
Are you saying this feature should already be there? I just tried making a 1$ payment and I don't see any box to tick on Paypal's checkout page for recurrent payments...
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...Would this be it?
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/dmo/demo_subscr_1-outside
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Unfortunately the feature I was referring to seems to only apply to US PayPal Accounts.
In order to do what you have in mind, you have take a different approach. The code has to be manually created and basically uses the subscription code command but, is worded so the customer knows they are making a donation.
Here's an example for some ideas:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head> <title>Button Example Code</title> <!-- START META TAG SECTION --> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en"> <!-- END META TAG SECTION --> </head> <body> <!-- START SAMPLE CODE SECTION --> <!-- PARAGRAPH 1 --> Donation Examples <br><br> Make a One Time Donation or setup a Donation Schedule like a Subscription. <br><br> <!-- Start of Form --> <form target="_self" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <!-- If using a Business or Company Logo Graphic, include the "cpp_header_image" variable. --> <input type="hidden" name="cpp_header_image" value="https://yourwebsite.com/logo.jpg"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick-subscriptions"> <!-- <input type="hidden" name="redirect_cmd" value="_xclick-subscriptions"> --> <!-- Replace "business" value with your PayPal Email Address or your Merchant Account ID --> <input type="hidden" name="business" value="your email address"> <input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Widget Fund Donation"> <input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="WFD-1002"> <input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1"> <!-- no_shipping value 2 needed to send the free gift --> <input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="2"> <input type="hidden" name="tax" value="0"> <input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US"> <input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD"> <input type="hidden" name="button_subtype" value="products"> <input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="0"> <input type="hidden" name="cn" value="Add special instructions to the seller:"> <input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-BuyNowBF:btn_buynow_LG.gif:NonHosted"> <!-- Replace value with the web page you want the customer to return to after a successful transaction --> <input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.yourwebsite.com/ThankYou.html"> <!-- Replace value with the web page you want the customer to return to after item cancellation --> <input type="hidden" name="cancel_return" value="http://www.yourwebsite.com/Cancel.html"> <!-- --> Enter the amount you would like to donate: <!-- a3, Required, Regular Subscription Price --> <input type="text" name="a3" size="4" maxlength="7"> <br><br> <!-- src, Optional, Recurring Payments, 0 no recur, 1 payments recur --> <input type="hidden" name="src" value="1"> <!-- --> Select the length of the desired Billing Cycle: <!-- p3, Required, Duration based on the value of t3 --> <select name="p3"> <option value="1">1</option> <option value="2">2</option> <option value="3">3</option> <option value="4">4</option> <option value="5">5</option> <option value="6">6</option> <option value="7">7</option> <option value="15">15</option> <option value="30">30</option> </select> <br><br> <!-- --> Select how often you would like to Donate: <!-- t3, Required, Subscription Units D W M Y, --> <select name="t3"> <option value="D">Day(s)</option> <option value="W">Week(s)</option> <option value="M">Month(s)</option> <option value="Y">Year(s)</option> </select> <br><br> <!-- --> Select the number of Donation Payments you would like to make: <br><br> <!-- srt, Optional, Recurring Times, must be used with src --> <select name="srt"> <option value="">Until Canceled</option> <option value="1">1</option> <option value="2">2</option> <option value="3">3</option> <option value="6">6</option> <option value="12">12</option> <option value="18">18</option> <option value="24">24</option> <option value="36">36</option> </select> <!-- sra, Optional, Reattempt on failure 2 more time, value 0 or 1, if 0 no reattempt --> <input type="hidden" name="sra" value="1"> <br><br><br> Thank you for your Donation, <br><br> Please Select your Free Gift: <input type="hidden" name="on0" value="Free Gift Choice"> <select name="os0"> <option value="Solar Calculator">Solar Calculator</option> <option value="Key Chain Light">Key Chain Light</option> </select> <br><br><br> <!-- --> <input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-SubscriptionsBF:btn_donateCC_LG.gif:NonHosted"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"> <img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"> </form> <!-- End of Form --> <!-- END BUTTON EXAMPLES --> <!-- END SAMPLE CODE SECTION --> <br><br> <br><br><br><br> <hr align="left" width="50%" noshade> <br><br> NOTES: <br> In order to test the code, you must replace the "business" value variable with your PayPal Email Address or your Merchant Account ID. </body> </html>
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Sorry I haven't replied earlier.
I don't have fuill admin rights for our site, so I can't check right now. I'm negociating so they give them to me. I'll get back to you then.
Thanks in the meanwhile, I relally appreciate your help.

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