WordPress Blogging Hack – No More UGLY PayPal and Buy Now Buttons

by | Jun 24, 2011 | Blogs, Online Marketing | 40 comments

   

How I Beat The UGLY PayPal Button Demon To a Bloody PULP 😉

by Rose Mis

I really do like it when "projects" that I am working on for clients turn out well and the final product looks totally yummy 🙂 After all, I really want my clients to LOVE my work and keep on hiring me right … ??? So I MUST deliver an excellent product every single time …

The other day I was setting up a sales page in WordPress for a gal who is selling an e-Book that I edited for her. And I am trying to get the danged Paypal "Buy Now" Button to look just like it does on PayPal's site … nice … neat … proportional … professional … you get my drift ! And the button wouldn't cooperate.

It  S  P  R  A  W  L  E  D all over the whole page … just like the one at the top … YUCKKKKKK !!

No way Jose was I going to let that UGLY button live on the same page as that beautiful e-Book!!

I was bound and DETERMINED to figure out how to make that button worthy of that page. (Can you tell that I am challenge driven? …. :-))

I put it in a table to "contain and compress" the html … better but not great …

I fiddled with the html code and blew the button up!! I was getting REALLY annoyed by the whole thing … and my client needed the page DONE in an hour and a half … and I did NOT have a viable solution …

I took a deep breath and made some iced tea .. trying to relax enough to get a Divine download …

10 minutes passed … nothing … 15 minutes passed … nothing …

I was getting ready to pick up the phone and tell her I couldn't give her what she needed to launch her e-Book promotion …

And then IT came to me … a possible solution that was so danged simple and easy … I was shocked …

If it worked it would be a PERFECT hack 😉 …oh I have absolutely no doubt in the world that there is a way to do this perfectly with the PayPal Code … however … time was not on my side this morning … I needed the solution NOW !!  And since my usual resources had been complaing of the EXACT same problem … I needed to get creative on my own and find a simple, non-techie solution NOW !!

Now the only thing left to do was to make sure it really worked the way I thought it would …

So here is what I did 🙂

I logged into her PayPal Account (yes , my clients trust me THAT much)

And Created A New Buy Now Button

Step 1 – Log Into Your Paypal Account and Create a New Buy Now button

Here Is Tip That Will Help With WordPress

Step 2 – Fill In All Of  The Details

Step 3 – Click on Step 2 In Your PayPal Account

Step 4 – Go To Step 3 In Your PayPal Account and Fill Out The Requested Information

Step 5 – Click on Create Button

Step 6 – Copy That Code – Isn't That Button On The Paypal Site Just Beautiful?

You Want One Just Like It Right … ??? ME TOO!! 🙂

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The only code you need is the <X82DEF74PNA9J> forget all of the other html stuff 😉

 

That's The Button That I Wanted For My Client – Beautiful Isn't it???

So Here Is What I Did To Give It To Her ….

I uploaded that photo to her media files (you can use it if you like it 🙂

I added the photo to her sales page.

I linked that photo to her PayPal account with one simple line of html code.

I published the page.

She got her sales page on time.

She got her first sale in 30 minutes.

She was REALLY pleased !! 🙂

The "Secret Sauce"

One simple line of code

Copy that line of code below exactly

Replace the >>> UBFMSMC8L3C5N <<< with the code you copied from YOUR PayPal account.

Then hyperlink the photo with that link … save a draft of your page … double check that the link works … publish your page and you are all set !! Happy Selling 🙂

The Ultimate No More UGLY PayPal "Buy Now" Button Solution

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id= UBFMSMC8L3C5N

 

I would love to have your feedback!

Let me know your thoughts on today's issue.

You can leave your comments below or stop by Facebook and tell me there!

Remember sharing shows that you care 🙂

Feel free to share this WordPress training article with anyone who could benefit !!

Both of you will be blessed 🙂

 

Rose Mis is known for her ability to translate very complex concepts into understandable, bite sized pieces of information and simple “this is how to get it done now” steps. People are shocked when they see how quickly they get tangible results  with  their WordPress blogs after implementing what they learn.  

Rose partners with overwhelmed, time-stressed business owners, allowing  them to have their time back to  focus on the revenue generating activities they do best. Her services eliminate the frustration often associated with WordPress site installation, design and maintenance, as well as WordPress Content Management.

She currently serves a group of over 200 business owners on a daily basis, as well as providing virtual copy and content management services to private clients.

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40 Comments

  1. Rose_Mis
    Rose_Mis on June 24, 2011 at 5:41 am

    RT @Rose_Mis: WordPress Blogging Hack – No More UGLY PayPal "Buy Now" Buttons http://t.co/zBM3AZh #WordPress #Blogging

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  2. Rose_Mis
    Rose_Mis on June 24, 2011 at 1:00 pm

    No more messy PayPal Buy Now Buttons – The Ultimate WordPress Hack … So Simple you will be shocked http://ow.ly/5pioa RT PLZ !!

    Reply
  4. Annie
    Annie on June 25, 2011 at 12:37 am

    You are so tenacious Rose! There is nothing like belief in yourself and your abilities to speed you through the finish line! Well done…as always! WOO HOO!

    Reply
  5. Scott Manesis-Consultant
    Scott Manesis-Consultant on June 25, 2011 at 2:29 am

    Way to go Rose! I was never sure how to make custom paypal buttons and what you just taught me here told me how. Knowing this, there is really no need to even use the paypal graphic, you can make anything you want and link it to it with your method 🙂

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  6. Solvita
    Solvita on June 25, 2011 at 8:24 pm

    Thanks Rose for helping people so passionately with the ‘PayPal button’! 🙂

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  7. Annie
    Annie on June 27, 2011 at 3:50 am

    How cool is it to have a resource like this? I suddenly needed to set up a buy button in order to get my site updated and my blog out for Monday morning. Using the simple instructions Rose shared here, I was able to get it done and it is working perfectly! Wow! I am sooooo excited! I see many more products going up on my site in the coming days, since it is so stinking easy to do!
    YEAH!

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  8. Victoria Gazeley
    Victoria Gazeley on June 27, 2011 at 2:56 pm

    This is definitely a common problem with WordPress and PayPal.  You’d think they’d have figured it out as a default fix by now!!  We shouldn’t have to spend hours battlling with a code… Glad you got it fixed.  This is one I too spent way too much time on a few months ago!!!  ;o)

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  9. Carol Rosenberg Giambri
    Carol Rosenberg Giambri on June 27, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    Great post Rose.  Thanks for your PayPal wisdom besides all the rest you have shared.  

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  10. Anonymous
    Anonymous on June 29, 2011 at 4:07 am

    You are a magician Rose, I love your work. I am happy you are on my team!!

    Reply
  17. james samy
    james samy on July 9, 2011 at 11:41 am

    Thank you Rose for sharing the buy now button. You are simple and easy with your information sharing. Awesome

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  19. rosemis
    rosemis on July 21, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    Thanks so much for all of the feed back folks !!

    Reply
  20. Robert Seth
    Robert Seth on July 23, 2011 at 3:16 pm

    Hi Rose, 

    This is a great article.  I ran into the same problem on my sales page and also spent a lot of time trying to fix it.  If finally just went out and found the image of the button I wanted and attached the code to make it go where I wanted…in this case to Payloadz.  Thanks for this tip though.  It should make the process much faster next time.

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  21. Denny
    Denny on July 31, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    You are the best Rose! Great info, thanks for your generosity in sharing your talent! 🙂

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  22. Denny
    Denny on July 31, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    You are the best Rose! Great info, thanks for your generosity in sharing your talent! 🙂

    Reply
  23. Denny
    Denny on July 31, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    You are the best Rose! Great info, thanks for your generosity in sharing your talent! 🙂

    Reply
  24. Denny
    Denny on July 31, 2011 at 11:18 pm

    You are the best Rose! Great info, thanks for your generosity in sharing your talent! 🙂

    Reply
  29. Rose_Mis
    Rose_Mis on August 3, 2011 at 5:42 pm

    everyone LOVES this solution 🙂 WordPress Blogging Hack – No More UGLY PayPal "Buy Now" Buttons http://t.co/zBM3AZh

    Reply
  30. Kelly
    Kelly on August 19, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    This is a HUGE help for a project I am currently working on – thank you so much for posting it! As always, Rose, your knowledge and generosity in offering great information about taming WordPress seems to know no bounds! You are awesome!

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  31. Kelly
    Kelly on August 19, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    This is a HUGE help for a project I am currently working on – thank you so much for posting it! As always, Rose, your knowledge and generosity in offering great information about taming WordPress seems to know no bounds! You are awesome!

    Reply
  32. Lori Thayer
    Lori Thayer on August 22, 2011 at 12:40 am

    Great post Rose. I was doing the same thing but now I want to use the drop down options which seem to require the form. I am not sure how I can get around the problem now. I tried setting the width & height on the button but it still stretched out. (trying to match the drop down width I think). sigh

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  33. Jill Taylor
    Jill Taylor on September 1, 2011 at 3:55 pm

    Wow, Rose, how fabulously generous of you to share this with all of us!! You’re AWESOME!! THANK YOU!!

    Reply
  34. Anonymous
    Anonymous on September 1, 2011 at 5:22 pm

    Wow, Rose, how fabulously generous to share this with us! You’re AWESOME!! THANK YOU!!

    Reply
  36. Carol Giambri
    Carol Giambri on September 9, 2011 at 4:46 am

    Just back again Rose to say I love this post.  I love knowing about “The Secret Sauce.”  Thank you.

    Reply
  38. John Hays
    John Hays on December 4, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    You can always make anything look exactly the way you want! Great job! 🙂

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  39. Rose
    Rose on December 5, 2011 at 8:46 am

    I am so grateful for all of these great comments!! So glad that I could be of service!!

    Reply
  40. Carol Giambri
    Carol Giambri on December 5, 2011 at 8:58 am

    Rose you are always so kind, caring, compassionate, generous and filled with a TON of wisdom. You never hold back in sharing anything and are excellent serving your customers.  Excited to always work with you.

    Reply

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