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Paypal - Changing prices for multiple "buy now buttons" at once?

by enigma2k
6 replies
Hi,

If I want to change a "buy button" I always have to login to Paypal, Go to Merchant Portal, press the Buy Now buttons link, Go to My saved buttons and then I have to edit each button which gets very tedious if you have many price changes.

Is there any easy way to change multiple prices on the buy now buttons at once?
#buy now buttons #changing #multiple #paypal #prices
  • Profile picture of the author Terry Crim
    Why not create multiple versions with varying prices so all you have to do is change the link in your pages. This can easily be done through automation via php and mysql.

    I don't know anyway to automatically do what you want via your paypal account itself though.
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  • Profile picture of the author enigma2k
    At PayPal they have told me this is possible with the BMUpdateButton API. (https://cms.paypal.com/cms_content/U...nMgrAPINVP.pdf)

    But I wonder if there is already a program available that makes use of this? A kind of Paypal manager...
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  • Profile picture of the author ValPPG
    Hey there...

    A good way to still accept paypal and avoid complication with their control panel would be to use a 3rd party providers that will also give you many marketing tools to advanced your order pages.

    a good advantage will be also many additional payment methods world wide and personal assistance withing minutes when you have issues...

    Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

    Val
    payproglobal.com
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    • Profile picture of the author Kirk Ward
      These are all good solutions, but you may consider a simple solution like I use.

      I had a simple plugin developed (cost about $50) that gives me a dashboard where I can create a shortcode for any product price. I merely set this shortcode in a hand coded PayPal button wherever it is on my site and the shortcode places the current price into the button.

      If you want them to be changed on multiple sites, then go to http://willmaster.com and search for Will's free php script to replace prices. Using that and the execphp plugin, you can update prices anywhere on any website. Just place the code in your button when you build it on the site.

      I don't know if either of these will work if you're using PayPal hosted buttons. However, you can text by placing the price variable as the last variable after where the main button code is (just before the </form tag). I am wondering if paypal will let the last variable read be the one that is used.

      Of course, since I'm not a programmer, none of this may work for you. The first two have for me.

      Kirk
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  • Profile picture of the author enigma2k
    @Kirk
    This sounds like a wonderful solution you have come up with as it makes changing prices a very simple and fast process.
    My paypal button, however, don't show the price in the html code. I wonder why you have the price in the html code and I don't. I have created the button within Paypal.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kirk Ward
    @enigma2k
    I code the buttons for my site in html. It is not as secure, but I don't have a product that folks are prone to "rip off." And, since I usually get to know all of my members, I can kick out the ones that try.

    Anyhoo, I am thinking you may want to test and see if you can enter a price that will override the price that paypal uses. That is what I was trying to say when I suggested testing with the pricing as the last item before the "</form ..." tag.

    Create a line of code that contains the paypal price variable, as specified by paypal, and then put a variable in it that you can use to put your price in the code. Place that line just before the end of form tag (</form>) and see if it will override the price you have in paypal. My understanding of html forms is that the last variable read is the one used.

    Cheers
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