Return URL for PayPal module

[Yoman]

How can I set the return url for paypal module to let the buyers go back to my site after they paid via paypal?

[Guest]

paypal has instructions on that now, be best to go to their site and in your settings there, i believe (from what i have read anyway, as i dont use it) when set it will return your shoppers to your site

[Yoman]

If don't set it, will buyers stay on paypal after made payment?

[ravenmedia]

hmm... i couldn't find this setting in my paypal account.. Is there anyone that was successful in doing this?

[Yoman]

ravenmedia, find it in ur paypal profile's website payment preferences. I haven't set this yet because I don't know how to test it.

[Monica-Biz]

After you Login in paypal,

 

Click on Merchant Tools

 

Scroll down the page and at the end you will find

Other PayPal Tools

 

Under that , you can click on

 

Auto Return

 

Here you can set your URL.

 

Hope this helps !

[welshdemon]

Just a note to say: You cannot use auto return if you are using IPN. I dont know if you are or not, but just in case.

 

However, if you are using IPN, you can add this variable to your Buy Now Buttons:

 

<input type="hidden" name="return" value="http://www.mywebsite.co.uk/thanks.htm">

 

Just throw it in with all the other <input types somewhere. (see my button code below, ignore all the %s and backslashes, thats for PHP)

You can do this when you create the buttons too, go to advanced options on the button create page of paypal.

NOTE: I don't believe you can use advanced options if you use encrypted buttons

 

 

<form target=\"paypal\" action=\"https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr\" method=\"post\">

<input type=\"image\" src=\"http://www.mysite.co.uk/gifs/ppBasket50.gif\" width=\"50\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" name=\"submit\">

<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"add\" value=\"1\">

<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"_cart\">

<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"business\" value=\"[email protected]\">

<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"item_name\" value=\"%s\">

<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"item_number\" value=\"%s\">

<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"amount\" value=\"%s\">

<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"return\" value=\"http://www.mysite.co.uk/thanks.htm\">

<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"no_note\" value=\"1\">

<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"currency_code\" value=\"GBP\">

<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"lc\" value=\"GB\"></form>

[devosc]

You can use IPN and Auto-Return.

[welshdemon]

Are you sure? The Paypal site clearly states that you cannot use IPN and Auto Return at the same time.

 

 

You can specify a return URL on your purchase buttons, but this is not the "Auto Return" function.

 

Have you got IPN and Auto Return working togerther? Is the Paypal Help out of date? Do they work ok in conjunction?

[perpetual-burn]

K just to be clear, I have paypal ipn successfully installed, what paths do I specify in my PAYPAL PROFILE for IPN and ato-return?

 

for ipn i have: mysite/catalog/ipn.php

for auto return i have: mysite/catalog/checkout_success.php

 

is that ok?

because I have an order that cleared in paypal but its stayinfg in pending paypal notification and I cant find the prob :(

[Yoman]

I haven't installed paypal ipn yet. My customers said that the shipping charge hasn't shown on paypal page wheather login or not. What's wrong?