How To Use Your Plugin

Using your plugin is easy. This document will take you step-by-step of installation, setup, and implementation.

Installation

First, you must install and activate your plugin into your WordPress blog before you can use it. To do this:

Log in to your WordPress administration section. Go to the Plugins menu.

Click “Add New.”

Click the “Upload” link.

Click the “Browse” button.

Locate your file and click “OK”.



Click “Install Now”.

Once installed, click the “Activate Plugin” link.

Setup/Configuration

Setting up the plugin for use takes less than 5 minutes!

Go to the Paypal Options Page.

The Default Product Title is the product that will be displayed if you do not signify one in your posts/pages.

The Primary Paypal Email Address is your paypal email of your paypal account where you want to receive payments.

The Thank You Page is the page a person is taken after they finish paying.

The Cancel Page is the page a person is taken if they cancel payment.

The Buy Now, Add To Cart, View Cart, And Donation Buttons are the different buttons available to display when you implement your plugin.

Also, remember you can get help at any time by clicking the “Help” Tab in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

Implementation

Buy Now

You can install a Buy Now Button by inserting the following code into your posts:

[buy-now price=”9.99”]

Simply change the price to whatever you want.

You can also signify an individual product name by inserting the following:

[buy-now product=”My Special Product Name” price=”9.99”]

Shopping Cart

You can install multiple buttons for a shopping cart. You can also install a View Cart button as well. Just use the following code.

[add-to-cart product=”My Product 1” price=”9.99”]

[add-to-cart product=”My Product 2” price=”19.99”]

[add-to-cart product=”My Product 3” price=”29.99”]

Each item would become it's own individual item. You can create a View Cart/Checkout Button with the following code:

[view-cart]

Donations

You can accept donations with the following code. Users will set their own price with this option.

[donate]

You can also set a specific price and donation message with these options.

[donate description=”Ongoing Support” price=”5.00”]

Advanced Options

Buy Now

The following are the options that are available. Only price is necessary, but you can use these if you want further customization.

Email:

This the paypal email you want your payments to go to. You would only change this if you want payments to go somewhere else other than yourself. Donations to charities, or multiple author blogs would use this option.

Example:

[buy-now email=”author2paypal@yahoo.com” price=”9.99”]

Button Image

This is if you want to set a custom button image. All custom button images must be in GIF format and must be in the images folder inside of your plugin. Note that no extension is used in the image name.

Example:

[buy-now price=”9.99” button-image=”custom-image”]

Thank You Page

This is if you want to direct your users to a different page on your blog instead of the default one in the options. You must signify the post or page ID.

Example:

[buy-now price=”9.99” thank_you_page=”5”]

Cancel Page

The same thing applies as the thank you page, except it is in the case of a payment cancellation.

Example:

[buy-now price=”” cancel_page=”12”]

Custom Thank You

If you want to direct your users to a specific URL either on your website or somewhere else, you can specify that here.

Example:

[buy-now price=”9.99” custom_thank_you=”http://www.mysite.com/thank-you.html”]

Donate

The same as above, here are the custom values available:

Add To Cart

The same as above, here are the custom values available:

View Cart

The same as above, here are the custom values available: