Integrating PayPal Payment Gateway in WordPress Plugin

Posted on 20th June 2023

Introduction
WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) in the world, with a market share of over 35%. That’s because it’s free, easy to use, and comes with a ton of features.

One of the most important features of any website is an easy and secure way to accept payments. That’s where PayPal comes in. PayPal is the most popular payment processor in the world, with over 200 million active users.

In this article, we’ll show you how to easily add a PayPal payment gateway to a WordPress plugin.

Why Use PayPal in WordPress?
There are a few reasons you might want to add PayPal as a payment gateway to your WordPress plugin:

1.It’s the most popular payment processor in the world.
2.It’s easy to use and set up.
3.It’s secure and reliable.
4.It offers a wide range of features.
5.It integrates with a lot of popular software, including WordPress.

Now that we’ve gone over some of the benefits of using PayPal in WordPress, let’s take a look at how to set it up.

How to Add PayPal Payment Gateway in WordPress Plugin
There are two parts to setting up a PayPal payment gateway in WordPress:

1.Signing up for a PayPal account
2.Adding the PayPal gateway to your WordPress plugin

We’ll cover both of these topics in detail below.

Signing up for a PayPal Account
The first thing you need to do is sign up for a PayPal account. If you don’t have one already, you can do so by going to PayPal.com and clicking on the “Sign Up” button.

On the next page, you’ll be asked to choose between a Personal and Business account. For the purposes of this tutorial, we’ll be using a Business account.

Once you’ve chosen your account type, you’ll be asked to enter your email address, create a password, and select your country.

Once you’ve entered all the required information, click on the “Next” button.

On the next page, you’ll be asked to provide some additional information about your business, such as your business name, address, and phone number.

Once you’ve entered all the required information, click on the “Next” button.

On the next page, you’ll be asked to review the information you’ve entered and agree to the PayPal terms of service. Once you’ve done that, click on the “Agree and Create Account” button.

You’ll be taken to a page where you can choose how you want to set up your account. For the purposes of this tutorial, we’ll be choosing the “Standard” option.

Once you’ve made your selection, click on the “Continue” button.

On the next page, you’ll be asked to enter your credit or debit card information.

Once you’ve entered all the required information, click on the “Link Card” button.

You’ll be taken to a page where you can choose how you want to verify your account. For the purposes of this tutorial, we’ll be choosing the “Instant Transfer” option.

Once you’ve made your selection, click on the “Continue” button.

On the next page, you’ll be asked to review the information you’ve entered and agree to the PayPal terms of service. Once you’ve done that, click on the “Agree and Continue” button.

You’ll be taken to a page where you can choose how you want to verify your account. For the purposes of this tutorial, we’ll be choosing the “SMS Verification” option.

Once you’ve made your selection, click on the “Continue” button.

On the next page, you’ll be asked to enter your phone number.

Once you’ve entered your phone number, click on the “Send SMS” button.

You’ll receive a text message with a verification code. Enter the code on the next page and click on the “Verify” button.

Once your account has been verified, you’ll be taken to the PayPal dashboard.

Adding the PayPal Gateway to Your WordPress Plugin
Now that you have a PayPal account, you can add the PayPal gateway to your WordPress plugin.

First, you need to download the PayPal plugin. You can do so by going to the WordPress plugin repository and searching for “PayPal”.

Once you’ve found the plugin, click on the “Install Now” button.

Once the plugin has been installed, click on the “Activate” button.

Once the plugin has been activated, you’ll be taken to the plugin settings page.

On the plugin settings page, you’ll need to enter your PayPal email address.

Once you’ve entered your PayPal email address, click on the “Save Changes” button.

You’ll now see a list of all the PayPal options.

For the purposes of this tutorial, we’ll be using the “PayPal Standard” option.

Once you’ve made your selection, click on the “Save Changes” button.

You’ll now be taken to the PayPal Standard settings page.

On the PayPal Standard settings page, you’ll need to enter your PayPal email address and choose a currency.

Once you’ve entered your PayPal email address and chosen a currency, click on the “Save Changes” button.