How to Add PayPal to XOOPS

Create PayPal Donation Button
1. Log into your PayPal account and click the “Profile” tab.
2. Click the “Create new button” link under the “Selling Preferences” section.
3. Choose “Donations” from the “Accept payments” menu.
4. Click the “Create Button” button at the bottom of the page.
5. Click “Select Code” to see the button’s HTML code. This is the code for the PayPal donation button that you will need to place on your XOOPS website. You may wish to leave this web page open while you edit your website in another browser tab so that you can refer back to this code.
6. Highlight the code with your mouse, right-click and choose “Copy” from the menu.
Edit XOOPS Website
7. Log into the control panel of your XOOPS website using your administrator account.
8. Navigate to the “System Admin” section and choose “Blocks.”
9. Create a new “HTML” block for your website.
10. Right-click inside of the block’s text box and choose “Paste” from the menu. This will paste the PayPal button code that you copied earlier.
11. Place a mark next to the “visible” option to make the block visible to “Anonymous Users.”
12. Choose the location on your website where you would like the HTML block to appear.You can select from Left, Right, Center-Center, Center-Left or Center-Right locations.
13. Click “Update Page” to save your changes to the block.
14. Navigate to the “Groups” section of the “System Admin.”
15. Click the “Modify” link next to “Anonymous Users.”
16. Locate the new HTML block in the list of blocks and place a check mark next to the block. This will allow all visitors to see your new PayPal HTML block.
17. Click “Update Page” to save your changes.
18. Visit your XOOPS website in your Internet browser to view your new PayPal button.