PayPal Payment Processing
Seamlessly expand your online payment options by connecting your website to the PayPal Commerce Platform.
Set Up
- Navigate in Admin to Settings > Commerce > Payment Settings.
- In the PayPal tile, click "Start Connection Process" to begin, and confirm by clicking "Start connection".
- In the PayPal pop-up window, log in using your PayPal business account.
- If you don't have a business account, you can convert an existing personal account, or create a new one.
- Once you've gone through all the steps in the pop-up, the Payment Methods screen will refresh.
- Toggle the switch On (next to the PayPal logo) to enable PayPal on your website.
- Check the "Promote PayPal credit" box to activate the option to display the PayPal Credit option on product detail pages. Learn more here
- We recommend enabling the optional manual payment capture setting.
The manual payment capture authorization expires after 28 days, so be sure to capture the payment before then.
Security Features
- To increase security on your site, you have the option to require a verified address.
- It is worth noting that In-Store Pickup vs. shipped transactions offer different levels of protection for you as a seller.
- Read more about Limiting Fraud for online Sales
Troubleshooting
If you are having issues with PayPal at checkout on your website:
- Confirm that you have PayPal toggled on as a Payment Method.
- Login to your connected PayPal account to confirm there are no account issues that need to be addressed.
FAQs
How do I get paid out for sales?
- The money is available nearly instantly in your PayPal Business account.
- You will need to transfer that money to your regular bank account. This can be done as frequently as you'd like.
What are the fees?
- Please refer to PayPal for the current rate.
- The total fee through your site will include a .5% fee to us.
What cards does PayPal accept?
- All major credit cards, including Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.