{"id":592,"date":"2017-02-07T06:45:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T12:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graybillcreative.com\/?p=592"},"modified":"2021-03-04T15:21:22","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T21:21:22","slug":"adding-a-donate-button-to-your-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/graybillcreative.com\/adding-a-donate-button-to-your-wordpress-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding a donate button to your WordPress website"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In general, one of the advantages to having a website is that it gives you a 24\/7 online presence without having to actually be available 24\/7. In the for-profit world, that means people can make impulse decisions on their own schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the nonprofit world, that translates to the ability to accept donations online. One of the easiest ways to set that up is with a PayPal button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two ways to set that up. You can either copy and paste the code PayPal gives you or use a PayPal donation plugin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Copy and paste<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a step-by-step guide to getting the HTML code from PayPal and inserting it into your WordPress website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Log into PayPal.<\/li>
  2. At the top, go to the Tools dropdown menu, then select “All Tools.”<\/li>
  3. Locate and click on the “PayPal buttons” option.<\/li>
  4. Click on “Create new button.”<\/li>
  5. Fill out the form.\n
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    1. Under “Choose a button type,” be sure to select donation.<\/li>\n
    2. At minimum, you need to enter your organization’s name.<\/li>\n
    3. Fill in any other options you’d like to customize.<\/li>\n
    4. Click the “Create Button” button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      PayPal will then give you two options. They label the options “Website” and “Email,” but really it’s giving you the choice between all the code or just a link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      If you want to copy and paste the entire block of “Website” code, you certainly can. For most, it’s a better idea to just copy the link, as that will give you more control over how the donate button looks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Once you have that link, just insert it on your WordPress website like you normally would any link. You can even make it into an actual button by using a plugin like MaxButtons or by having your graphic designer or web developer create the button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      PayPal donation plugin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      If you have any experience with WordPress, you know plugins can solve a lot of issues. Not surprisingly, there are several PayPal donation plugins available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Here are three of the more popular:<\/p>\n\n\n\n