by Lee McKenna Banned
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Hi Guys,

Just wanted to know if anyone can help me.

I'm doing a WSO soon and I would like to know how you put a paypal button in the post?

I would like it if I could have my own Buy Now graphic which I have but dont have a clue how to put it in the post.

I dont know how to put in images also.

Help please.

Cheers

Lee
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  • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
    Upload your graphic to the images file on your server.

    Then you can use the button in the editing toolbar that looks like a photo of a mountain to insert the image in the post.

    You would use the link to the image on your site, like this hxxp://www.yoursite.com/images/nameofimagefile.jpg.

    Then you can just link that image in the WSO ad to your PayPal link or whatever it is that you are using to collect payment.
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    • Profile picture of the author Lee McKenna
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      Thanks Tina,

      But PayPal give me HTML code for my paypal button?

      I need a URL link if I'm going to link to the image with paypal?

      How do you do that?

      I can take the HTML code paypal give me and put it on my own sites but how do i link it to an image on the WSO?

      Lee
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      • Profile picture of the author paulie888
        Originally Posted by Lee McKenna View Post

        Thanks Tina,

        But PayPal give me HTML code for my paypal button?

        I need a URL link if I'm going to link to the image with paypal?

        How do you do that?

        I can take the HTML code paypal give me and put it on my own sites but how do i link it to an image on the WSO?

        Lee
        Lee, you want to look closely at the HTML code for your paypal payment button, and only copy and paste the payment URL. It's in there within the HTML code, and you can test it out by checking to see if the URL pulls up your Paypal payment page.

        Paul
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        • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
          When you set up your PayPal link, there is the HTML with the button but you should see an "Email" tab - that will give you just the link without the coding.
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          • Profile picture of the author Lee McKenna
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            Thanks again tina. I found were it says email and I've been able to add the images.

            But the last problem is when you put the text in the post as your making it it says just the URL of the image until you post the post and only then can you see the image.

            But how do i attach hyperlink the paypal URL to the image if i cant see the image?

            Thanks

            Lee
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            • Profile picture of the author paulie888
              Originally Posted by Lee McKenna View Post

              Thanks again tina. I found were it says email and I've been able to add the images.

              But the last problem is when you put the text in the post as your making it it says just the URL of the image until you post the post and only then can you see the image.

              But how do i attach hyperlink the paypal URL to the image if i cant see the image?

              Thanks

              Lee
              Lee, you should be able to toggle between visual and html mode in the forum text editor (I use Firefox, and this is what I always do). Have you tried toggling to visual mode to see if you can view the graphic for the payment button?

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            • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
              I just went into my WSO and updated it the second it went live. Not sure how else to do it...lol.
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            • Profile picture of the author Lee McKenna
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              Hi UMS,

              The problem im having right now is that I cant see the image to hyperlink it as im creating the post?

              It looks like this...

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              • Profile picture of the author Lee McKenna
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                Hi paulie888,

                Yes thats all i need to do i think. Toggel. But how do i do that? I cant see how to do that?

                Maybe its because im using safari?

                Lee
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                • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Gatica
                  heres an easy way:

                  your paypal button code:

                  <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
                  <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
                  <input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="8982376324">
                  <input type="image" src="http://www.overtheshouldercoaching.com/images/buy.jpg" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
                  <img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-2asfdert-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
                  </form>

                  the section in blue is where you button image needsa to be placed.

                  of course use your own button code hope that helps
                  Jeremy

                  obviously use your own button code from paypal
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                  • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
                    Originally Posted by Jeremy Gatica View Post

                    heres an easy way:

                    your paypal button code:

                    <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
                    <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
                    <input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="8982376324">
                    <input type="image" src="http://www.overtheshouldercoaching.com/images/buy.jpg" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
                    <img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/WEBSCR-640-2asfdert-1/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
                    </form>

                    the section in blue is where you button image needsa to be placed.

                    of course use your own button code hope that helps
                    Jeremy

                    obviously use your own button code from paypal
                    Wrong.
                    Actually in a WSO - and that was the original question - you can NOT use the paypal HTML code... only the Email code: used in a link wrapped around your image code.

                    Both the image insertion AND the anchor code has to be done in BB Code, not html...
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                    • Profile picture of the author Jeremy Gatica
                      Originally Posted by Istvan Horvath View Post

                      Wrong.
                      Actually in a WSO - and that was the original question - you can NOT use the paypal HTML code... only the Email code: used in a link wrapped around your image code.

                      Both the image insertion AND the anchor code has to be done in BB Code, not html...

                      i stand corrected I misread the OP.

                      thanks
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                • Profile picture of the author paulie888
                  Originally Posted by Lee McKenna View Post

                  Hi paulie888,

                  Yes thats all i need to do i think. Toggel. But how do i do that? I cant see how to do that?

                  Maybe its because im using safari?

                  Lee
                  Lee, just install Firefox, and all your linking issues should be resolved. I don't ever use Safari, so I'm not sure what to tell you to do with it.

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                  • Profile picture of the author Lee McKenna
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                    Thanks guys,

                    yes i found the toggle but I did have to use firefox. For some reason you can't see it when you use safari?

                    But I've worked it out now.

                    Thank again

                    Lee
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  • Profile picture of the author UMS
    To create a great looking add to cart button head on over to

    GraphicCreator Wizard

    Upload the generated button somewhere on your site.

    Then on your WSO page, click on the yellow icon (looks a little like an envelope) and put in the URL of your add to cart image.

    Then click on the image to select it and then click on the icon with the blue globe and link on it. You then paste in your Paypal link.

    Note that you just need the https:// part of the paypal link, not the img and other HTML stuff. For example, the link would be like:

    https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/websc...d=somerandomid
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  • Profile picture of the author UMS
    Taking your example image above, I've done the steps I previously described and you'll see the image below will link to Google.com



    You say you can't see the image. Did you add it just like you did in your previous answer?
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  • Profile picture of the author UMS
    The toggle icon is on the top right. It is a grey box with two letter 'A's and a diagonal line going through it.
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