X-Cart:Adding and enabling PayPal payment methods in X-Cart

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The following instructions are part of a bigger procedure. After adding and enabling your chosen PayPal payment method according to these instructions, return to the section 'Enabling PayPal payment methods at your X-Cart store' to complete the rest of the steps.

To add and enable a PayPal payment method in X-Cart:

  1. In the Admin area of your X-Cart store, go to the Payment methods page (Settings->Payment methods).
  2. On the Payment methods page, click the Payment gateways tab. The following screen appears:
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  3. Choose All countries from the Your country box.
  4. From the list in the Payment gateways selector, choose 'Paypal' (You will find this entry under the Payment systems section title):
    Paypal payment system.png
    Note: If you do not see 'PayPal' in the Payment gateways selector, check the Payment methods tab: PayPal has probably been added there previously.
  5. Click Add. The following screen appears:
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    This means that PayPal has been successfully added to the list of your store's payment methods (If you scroll down the list, you will notice one or two new entries for PayPal methods).
  6. Click the Configure link opposite any PayPal entry on the Payment methods page. The following screen appears:
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    This is X-Cart's PayPal configuration page.
  7. Make sure the PayPal configuration page displays PayPal payment methods available for your country: select the country in which you do business from the Country selector at the top of the page and click Update.
  8. In the Settings section of the page, choose the payment method you require.
    Note: If you have enabled the PayPal Payments Pro (PayPal API) payment module in X-Payments, choose 'PayPal Payments Pro'. If you have enabled the PayPal Payments Pro (Payflow API) payment module in X-Payments, choose 'Website Payments Pro Payflow Edition'.
  9. Adjust the configuration settings for the chosen method. See Adjusting PayPal Configuration Settings in X-Cart.
  10. Go back to the Payment methods page and make sure the PayPal payment method you have configured is now included in your store's list of payment methods. See the PayPal payment methods chart below.
  11. Enable the PayPal payment method you have configured: select the check box located to the left of the payment method name and click Apply changes.

PayPal payment methods

If you have configured... your store's list of payment methods should include the following payment method(s):
PayPal Payments Standard PayPal (Payment system: PayPal)
 
Website Payments Pro Hosted Solution Credit or Debit card (Payment system: Website Payments Pro Hosted)
PayPal (Payment system: PayPal Express Checkout)
 
PayPal Payments Pro Credit or Debit card (Payment system: PayPal Pro)
PayPal (Payment system: PayPal Express Checkout)
 
Website Payments Pro Payflow Edition Credit or Debit card (Payment system: PayPal Pro)
PayPal (Payment system: PayPal Express Checkout)
 
Express Checkout PayPal (Payment system: PayPal Express Checkout)
 
PayPal Payments Advanced Credit or Debit card (Payment system: PayPal Payments Advanced)
PayPal (Payment system: PayPal Express Checkout)
 
Payflow Link Credit or Debit card (Payment system: Payflow Link)
PayPal (Payment system: PayPal Express Checkout)


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