PayPal help - bypass login

[lkarty]

I have tried several different Contributions and cannot find the correct one or have missed something ! Please help! I am pulling my hair out - I am willing to donate to the contribution that works correctly.

 

I need to set-up a Paypal or Purchase without account option that requires the least amount of effort on the customer end. Here is what I need:

 

Checkout linked directly to Paypal - the customer has to enter NO information before entering PayPal. (the shopping cart is directly linked to paypal - without setting up an account - the only thing that needs to be transferred is the contents of the shopping cart)

 

How do I do this? All the contributions I have found require the customer to fill out information before being taken to paypal - Even the "purchase without account" contribution requires the customer to fill out information before being able to checkout. If a customer already has a paypal account - why would the vendor need them to fill out information on their site? It seems redundant and bothersome for the customer.

 

Pleas let me know if there is something out there!

[dynamoeffects]

Sounds like you want Express Checkout, but not sure if you have to purchase their PayPal Pro service to get it.

[lkarty]

Sounds like you want Express Checkout, but not sure if you have to purchase their PayPal Pro service to get it.

 

 

I'm not sure what you mean? Does this mean i need to purchase something from the author of "Express Checkout" or do I have to pay the $20 a month to Paypal for Website Pro? It says in the contributions that you need WPP ---- are you the author?

 

Thanks so much!

[dynamoeffects]

Express Checkout is something PayPal requires to be bundled with their new "Pro" service that works like a tradtional merchant account/gateway (like checking out at Amazon or one of those other shops instead). The way Express Checkout works in the payment module I wrote is that on the login page, when they click the button, they are sent to PayPal. They then login at PayPal and choose their shipping address and click another button that sends them back to the shipping page of your store. They pick their shipping method, skip the payment page and then complete the checkout.

 

But you'll need to ask PayPal if you can get that as a seperate service.

Edited April 2, 2006 by dynamoeffects