I need a custom Buy It Now

[ksmusselman]

I need a custom Buy It Now for my products.  I tried creating the buttons then modifying them myself but they're not working.  I keep getting an error saying that something is wrong with the seller's site.

The code is below if anyone can fix it for me.  The live not-working version can be seen on my site below and shows you the options I need:

www.wedding-favor-bookmarks.com/fairytale-designs-bookmarks.html

I really need this fixed ASAP.  I haven't had any one email me to say they can't buy from my site but that's not to say people aren't just leaving and looking elsewhere.

Thanks!

<!--******PAYPAL BUY IT NOW BUTTON:******-->

<b>Pay with PayPal</b>
</p><p>


</p><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
<input name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" type="hidden">
<input name="hosted_button_id" value="QCAU7876TWL2G" type="hidden">
Design<table>
<tbody><tr><td><input name="on0" value="Prices" type="hidden">Prices</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0">
    <option value="Set of 10">Set of 10 $15.00</option>

    <option value="Set of 25">Set of 25 $37.50</option>
    <option value="Set of 50">Set of 50 $62.50</option>
    <option value="Set of 100">Set of 100 $115.00</option>
</select> </td></tr>

<input name="on1" value="Design" type="hidden"><tr><td>
<select name="os1">
<option value="Fairytale Statue">Fairytale Statue</option>
<option value="Fairytale Wooded Scene">Fairytale Wooded Scene</option>

<option value="Fairytale Treasure">Fairytale Treasure</option>
<option value="Fairytale Scroll">Fairytale Scroll</option>

</select> </td></tr>


<tr><td><input name="on2" value="Wedding Verse" type="hidden">Wedding Verse</td></tr><tr><td>
<select name="os2">   
<option value="Custom">Custom</option>
<option value="WB01">WB01</option>
<option value="WB02">WB02</option>

<option value="WB03">WB03</option>
<option value="WB04">WB04</option>
<option value="WB05">WB05</option>
<option value="WB06">WB06</option>
<option value="WB07">WB07</option>
<option value="WB08">WB08</option>
<option value="WB09">WB09</option>
<option value="WB10">WB10</option>
<option value="WB11">WB11</option>

<option value="WB12">WB12</option>
<option value="WB13">WB13</option>
<option value="WB14">WB14</option>
<option value="WB15">WB15</option>
<option value="WB16">WB16</option>
<option value="WB17">WB17</option>
<option value="WB18">WB18</option>
<option value="WB19">WB19</option>
<option value="WB20">WB20</option>

<option value="WB21">WB21</option>
<option value="WB22">WB22</option>
<option value="WB23">WB23</option>
<option value="WB24">WB24</option>
<option value="WB25">WB25</option>
<option value="WB26">WB26</option>
<option value="WB27">WB27</option>
<option value="WB28">WB28</option>
<option value="WB29">WB29</option>

<option value="WB30">WB30</option>
<option value="WB31">WB31</option>
<option value="WB32">WB32</option>
<option value="WB33">WB33</option>
<option value="WB34">WB34</option>
<option value="WB35">WB35</option>

</select> </td></tr><tr><td><input name="on3" value="Fonts" type="hidden">Fonts</td></tr><tr><td>
<select name="os3">   

<option value="Aucoin Light">Aucoin Light    </option>
<option value="Banjomen Open Bold">Banjomen Open Bold     </option>
<option value="Book Antiqua">Book Antiqua     </option>
<option value="Copperplate Gothic">Copperplate Gothic     </option>
<option value="Courier New">Courier New     </option>
<option value="Footlight MT Light">Footlight MT Light     </option>
<option value="French Script">French Script     </option>
<option value="Garamond">Garamond     </option>
<option value="Georgia">Georgia     </option>

<option value="Goudy Old Style">Goudy Old Style     </option>
<option value="Harrington">Harrington         </option>
<option value="Imprint MT Shadow">Imprint MT Shadow     </option>
<option value="Kristen ITC">Kristen ITC     </option>
<option value="Lucinda Calligraphy">Lucinda Calligraphy     </option>
<option value="Monotype Corsiva">Monotype Corsiva     </option>
<option value="Times New Roman">Times New Roman     </option>
<option value="Trebuchet MS">Trebuchet MS </option></select> </td></tr>

<tr><td><input name="on4" value="Tassels" type="hidden">Tassels</td></tr><tr><td>
<select name="os4">   
<option value="None">None     </option>
<option value="BLACK">BLACK     </option>
<option value="BLUE GREY">BLUE GREY     </option>
<option value="BROWN">BROWN     </option>
<option value="BURNT ORANGE">BURNT ORANGE     </option>
<option value="DARK GREEN">DARK GREEN     </option>
<option value="GINGER BROWN">GINGER BROWN     </option>

<option value="GOLDENROD">GOLDENROD     </option>
<option value="KELLY GREEN">KELLY GREEN     </option>
<option value="LIGHT BLUE">LIGHT BLUE     </option>
<option value="LIGHT PINK">LIGHT PINK     </option>
<option value="MAIZE">MAIZE     </option>
<option value="MARIGOLD">MARIGOLD     </option>
<option value="MAUVE">MAUVE     </option>
<option value="METALLIC GOLD">METALLIC GOLD     </option>
<option value="METALLIC SILVER">METALLIC SILVER     </option>

<option value="MINT GREEN">MINT GREEN     </option>
<option value="NATURAL">NATURAL     </option>
<option value="NAVY BLUE">NAVY BLUE     </option>
<option value="OLD GOLD">OLD GOLD     </option>
<option value="OLIVE GREEN">OLIVE GREEN     </option>
<option value="ORCHID">ORCHID     </option>
<option value="PEACH">PEACH     </option>
<option value="PEACOCK BLUE">PEACOCK BLUE    </option>
<option value="PURPLE">PURPLE    </option>

<option value="RED">RED     </option>
<option value="ROSETTA">ROSETTA    </option>
<option value="ROYAL BLUE">ROYAL BLUE    </option>
<option value="SEAFOAM">SEAFOAM    </option>
<option value="TEAL">TEAL    </option>
<option value="TURQUOISE">TURQUOISE    </option>
<option value="WATERMELON">WATERMELON    </option>
<option value="WINE">WINE</option></select> </td></tr>

<tr><td><input name="on5" value="First Names" type="hidden">First Names</td><td><input name="os5" maxlength="60" type="text"></td></tr>

<tr><td><input name="on6" value="Wedding Date" type="hidden">Wedding Date</td><td><input name="os6" maxlength="60" type="text"></td></tr>
<tr><td><input name="on7" value="Custom Wedding Verse" type="hidden">Custom Wedding Verse</td><td><input name="os7" maxlength="200" type="text"></td></tr>

<tr><td><input name="currency_code" value="USD" type="hidden"><input src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" border="0" type="image"><img alt="" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" border="0" height="1">

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<!--******END PAYPAL BUY IT NOW BUTTON:******-->

[skier]

Asking for help ASAP is a bit much as your item button must be recreated from scratch.   Note, many forum members are volunteers, not PAID employees.   Also note, one should always test their code BEFORE going live to ensure that everything is working as intended

It would appear that you attempted to modify a "hosted" item button after it was initially created.  The online button creator generates "hosted" item button code by default, has an item inventory feature and limits you to a maximum of 1,000 saved item code buttons.   In addition specific variables are stored on PayPal's Servers which in turn provides tamper proof protection.   It's important to understand that you cannot edit or modify "hosted" item button code after it has been created.   In addition,  for Buy Now type item buttons, the online button creator will only allow you to include two options.   As your Buy Now item button has 8 options, I would have to assume you manually included the additional options.  

What you need to do is start over as you need to manually create your item button code.  Check out this example for some ideas on how to recreate your item button.   It should help you to get going in the right direction.

Regards,

skier

[ksmusselman · Accepted solution]

I was actually just getting ready to come in and mark my post as Resolved because I fixed them all myself.  And yes, you can modify a Buy It Now PayPal code as long as you know some html and know how the codes work, per say. 

In other words, PayPal's system only allows you 10 fields when you generate the button, but you can use Notepad and add more options.  So for example, I have 35 options for verse selections; the generated code allows me 10.  I just go into Notepad and add the rest of the options manually and voila, I now have a drop-down menu with 35 options and they all work.

You just have to be very careful that ou don't mess up the important, crucial parts of the generated code, which is what I erroneously did.  When I updated a few things on my pages, I kind of messed up the code but didn't realize it and couldn't figure out how to fix it.

Soooo, yeah, I had to go back to scratch, generate one "global" code, then modify it for each page/product category.  And they're all tested and working fine, just the way they're supposed to be.

So now, how do I mark this issue as resolved?