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Good morning! I have been selling products from my website for many years using the html links that PayPal used to provide. Do they still work? I haven't had a sale in recent months.
A typical link might look like this: <A href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=book%40WEBSITE%2ecom&item_name=BOOK%20MED...">
I see that PayPal now wants us to use JavaScript buttons, and I don't mind doing that, but before redoing my website I'd like to add one item to the product mix for the March update. Do the old links still work?
thank you!
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Hello @Cubdriver,
Thank you for posting to the PayPal Community.
PayPal Standard is still available for existing PayPal accounts. As long as you do not add any special features such as a drop down menu, you should be able to create a Buy Now or Add to Cart button that has a link.
Here are the new steps to getting to your buttons:
- Log into your PayPal Account
- Click on Business Tools
- Type buttons in the search box
- Click on PayPal buttons
- Click Get started
- Click on Add to Cart button or Buy Now button
- Fill in information
- Create the Button
- Click on URL Link or Email Tab to get the link
The other button option that has a link provided is the Sell on Social button.
Thank you,
Jennifer
MTS
PayPal

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Hello @Cubdriver,
Thank you for posting to the PayPal Community.
PayPal Standard is still available for existing PayPal accounts. As long as you do not add any special features such as a drop down menu, you should be able to create a Buy Now or Add to Cart button that has a link.
Here are the new steps to getting to your buttons:
- Log into your PayPal Account
- Click on Business Tools
- Type buttons in the search box
- Click on PayPal buttons
- Click Get started
- Click on Add to Cart button or Buy Now button
- Fill in information
- Create the Button
- Click on URL Link or Email Tab to get the link
The other button option that has a link provided is the Sell on Social button.
Thank you,
Jennifer
MTS
PayPal

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