Paypal 'buy button' linking to nothing

[Monakas1]

Hi, I've created a 'Buy now' button with a drop down menu with price option. I’ve done that by using the ‘Buy Now’ option instead of the ‘smart button’ option. The problems now are that it opens to a ‘Sorry that page doesn’t exist’ page and it opens on the same tab.

I would like a

-working link that clients can use to pay

-link that opens in a new tab please.

Can you help please?

[Monakas1]

Those are the codes that were made by the 'button maker' on the https://www.monakastell.com/healing/ webpage.

<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="ZWSDYEEKC6WXA">
<table>
<tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on0" value="Income based sliding scale exchange">Income based sliding scale exchange</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0">
<option value="High income">High income £95.00 GBP</option>
<option value="Medium income">Medium income £80.00 GBP</option>
<option value="Low income">Low income £65.00 GBP</option>
<option value="Benefits/no income">Benefits/no income £50.00 GBP</option>
</select> </td></tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="GBP">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_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_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>

AND THE OTHER ONE

<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="7TZ2M4FE4WG6N">
<table>
<tr><td><input type="hidden" name="on0" value="Income based sliding scale exchange">Income based sliding scale exchange</td></tr><tr><td><select name="os0">
<option value="High income">High income £135.00 GBP</option>
<option value="Medium income">Medium income £120.00 GBP</option>
<option value="Low income">Low income £105.00 GBP</option>
<option value="Benefits/no income">Benefits/no income £90.00 GBP</option>
</select> </td></tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="GBP">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_buynowCC_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_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>

[MTS_Chiranjeevi]

Good day @Monakas1,

Thank you for posting to the PayPal community.

I have tried to reproduce the issue via https://www.monakastell.com/healing/ and could see that payment attempts failing due to error code "LACK_OF_BASIC_PARAMS".

LACK_OF_BASIC_PARAMS error will usually occurs when the button created with invalid parameters or additional HTML tags. 

I would suggest to please try to follow below steps and create a new PayPal button, please use the PayPal generated HTML code on your website. 

Login PayPal.com >> click on "settings icon" >> go to "Account settings" >> Website payments >> PayPal buttons >> select buttontype >> fill all the required details >> copy & paste the button code on your website with the help of your website developer. 

(Or)

Login PayPal.com >> go to direct link "https://www.paypal.com/buttons/" >> follow the above steps

You can also create custom buttons : https://developer.paypal.com/api/nvp-soap/paypal-payments-standard/integration-guide/sample-code-lan... 

Use the following samples as a starting point to create your own HTML payment button code:

• Add to Cart

• Buy Now

• Donate

• Subscribe

• Automatic Billing

Yes, to open the PayPal checkout in new tab, please pass the target="_blank" in your button code. 

Sample for reference: 

<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_blank">

Important : PayPal Website Payments Standard is legacy product.

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 >> fill all the required details >> copy & paste the button code on your website with the help of your website developer. 

(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/ 

Sincerely,

Chiranjeevi

PayPal/Braintree MTS

If this post or any other was helpful, please enrich the community by giving kudos or accepting it as a solution.

[Monakas1]

Hi,

I redid exactly the same things today and it worked!

FYI. To way to the buttons is Paypal.com > Business Tools > Paypal buttons

Thank you

[Monakas1]

Spoke too fast. It worked once then stopped. Keeps linking to '

Sorry,

that page doesn't exist.'

[Monakas1]

Still not working.

Those are still button links made from the Paypal buttons generator.