ConstantContacts PayPal button

[peyton666]

I use Constantconract.com to email my list. They now have a 'PayPal Button' on the tool bar. There is no information on how to use it. that makes any sense. My old buttons for Paypal still work properly. But I can't add any new "add to Cart' or Buy Now' buttons now.

If I copy the "code' from my PayPal site for the buttton and 'paste' it in the Constant Contact buttton as "link' using the "link' (chain icon) button on Constant Contact it does not work, the format is not correct.

Can anyone tell me how to sue the PayPal buttton on the ConstantContact tool bar and how do I find the right code to paste for the link to the product I have on my PayPal site?

The 'cut & paste the code' for the button I gte from my PayPal buttons works on my website, but not on ConstantContact email with 'buy' or "add to cart' buttons.Please help Obi Won, this is our most deperatte hour ! (:

[simplyfit]

Did you figure this out?  I am trying to do this right now and have ran into the same issue and can't seem to figure out how to resolve it.

[PayPal_RobG]

Yikes, a desperate hour and I hadn't yet replied. Sorry!

To work around this, you would need to use a 'button link', rather than a form.

From what you describe, it appears as if ConstantContact has removed the ability to embed your own HTML code (or at the very least, restrict the HTML code you can embed).

To use a 'button link', simply create your button as usual and ensure 'Host button with PayPal' is ticked in Step 2 of the button creation tool.

After you've created the button and are shown the button code, you'll see an 'E-mail' tab. This contains a direct link to the PayPal checkout screen for that particular product (or action).

Note: 'button links' don't support 'options' (dropdowns), but they work just fine for regular Add to Cart / View Cart / Buy Now  buttons.

I hope this clears it up.