S2 Member PayPal Settings Configuration

S2 Member plugin works in conjunction with PayPal Website Payments Standard, for businesses. You do NOT need a PayPal Pro account.

You do need to upgrade your Personal PayPal account to a Business status, which is free.

A PayPal account can be upgraded from a Personal account to a Business account, simply by going to the `Profile` button under the `My Account` tab, selecting the `Personal Business Information` button, and then clicking the `Upgrade Your Account` button.

PayPal API Credentials – Once you have a PayPal Business account, you’ll need access to your PayPal API Credentials. Log into your PayPal account, and navigate to Profile -> API Access (or Request API Credentials). You’ll choose( Request API Signature.

This is the information you’ll need to enter into the PayPal Account details screen. Go to the S2member tab > PayPal Options > PayPal Account Details and enter this information which you’ll get from following the screen shots below:

• Your PayPal E-Mail Address
• Your PayPal API Username
• Your PayPal API Password
• Your PayPal API Signature

API Access – Setting up API permissions and credentials

Request API Credentials

View API Signature

Grab Your PayPal API Username, Password & Signature and enter these details along with your PayPal email address in the S2 Member PayPal Account details screen.

PayPal IPN – Instant Payment Notifications

Log into your PayPal account and navigate to this section:

Account Profile -> Instant Payment Notification Preferences

Edit your IPN settings & turn IPN Notifications: On

You’ll need your IPN URL, an example of which is:

http://example.com/?s2member_paypal_notify=1

PayPal Instant Payment Notification

Choose IPN Settings

Enter Your Notification URL

IPN Enabled

PayPal PDT Identity Token

Log into your PayPal® account and navigate to this section:

Account Profile -> Website Payment Preferences

Turn the Auto-Return feature: On

You’ll need your Auto-Return URL, which you’ll get from your PayPal PDT Identity Token settings page

Example: http://yoursite.com/?s2member_paypal_return=1

You MUST also enable PDT ( Payment Data Transfer ): On

You’ll be issued an Identity Token that you MUST enter in the PayPal PDT Identity Token field in your S2 Member plugin settings:

Website Payment Preferences

Turn Payment Data Transfer On

Auto Return

Your return page should contain something like this:

Example: Thank you for your payment. Your transaction has been completed, and a receipt for your purchase has been emailed to you. You may log into your account at www.paypal.com/c2 to view details of this transaction.

Other PayPal Settings

There are several other PayPal settings which can be configured depending on your personal preferences. They are:

• Encrypted Website Payments – By enabling this feature, any Buy Now or Subscription button that is not encrypted will be rejected by PayPal.
• PayPal Account Optional – This feature is available for Buy Now and Shopping Cart buttons, but not for Subscription buttons.
• Contact Telephone Number – Selecting On (Required Field) could have a negative effect on buyer conversion
• Express Checkout Settings – With this setting you determine if you technically support the German funding methods giropay and bank transfer in your Express Checkout implementation.