Anyone else not understand the new smart buttons that require coding?
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Would really appreciate the no-coding smart buttons we had previously. I can usually follow simple directions; however, this new coding needed in order to place a smart button on my site is out of the question. Not simple in any way. What is the reason for this?

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Good day @jchan373,
Thank you for posting to the PayPal community.
Yes, this is expected behaviour.
We recommend merchants to integrate our latest PayPal Checkout (Smart button) product.
Please follow the below steps via your PayPal account.
Login PayPal.com >> click on "settings icon" >> go to "Account settings" >> Website payments >> PayPal buttons >> select "Smart Buttons" button type.
(Or)
Login PayPal.com >> go to direct link "https://www.paypal.com/buttons/" >> follow the above steps
Guide link : https://developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/standard/
I would suggest to please contact your website developer or the support of your third party platform(eCommerce) who can above help you add the above Smart button code on your website.
If your still facing any issues, please create a MTS ticket via - https://www.paypal-support.com/s/?language=en_US with the detail information and error details.
Sincerely,
Chiranjeevi
PayPal/Braintree MTS
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