Paypal Thank You Message

[businessbarb]

does anyone know how  do  i  add  the  following message on paypal for customers to see and read afer they have made their purchase from my webite?     i saw this  info on paypal but  forgot where i saw it at. 

"thank  you  for  your  payment.  your  transaction  has  been  completed  and  a 
receipt  of  your  purchase  has  been  mailed  to  you.  you  may  log  into  your 
account  at  www.paypal.com/us  to  view  details  of  this  transaction."   

[skier]

You cannot customize the PayPal Thank You page however, you can create your own customized Thank You Page.

 You need to use PayPal's Auto Return feature.

"Auto Return" immediately brings your buyers back to your specified URL upon payment completion. This feature replaces the standard PayPal hosted "Payment Done" page with a page hosted on your website.

To set up Auto Return, you need to turn it on in your Account Profile and enter the return URL that will be used to redirect your buyers back to your site.

Log in to your Account
Select "Edit Profile"
Under "Selling Preferences"
Select "Website Payment Preferences"
Note first option - Select "On" - Auto Return for Website Payments
Enter the Return URL.
Click "Save."

The Return URL specified in your PayPal Account is good for all transactions however, you can override this by using the "return" variable in your individual item button code and direct the buyer to a different URL. Example:

<input type=

"hidden" name="return" value=http://www.yourwebsite.com/successful.html>

How it works:
* If the buyer pays with a PayPal account, they are automatically taken back to the site.

* If the buyer pays with the Credit Card Option, they are taken to the receipt page where PayPal gives them the chance to print out a receipt. This is a legal requirement. After that, the buyer must click on the "Return to Merchant" link in order to return to the site.

Regards,

skier

[degreen]

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[degreen]

There's something I'm not getting.  If I use my website homepage url for the auto return, where do I type in the thank you message? 

•  Per the user agreement, you must provide verbiage on the page displayed by the Return URL that will help the buyer understand that the payment has been made and that the transaction has been completed.
• You must provide verbiage on the page displayed by the Return URL that explains that payment transaction details will be emailed to the buyer.
• Example: Thank you for your payment. Your transaction has been completed, and a receipt for your purchase has been emailed to you. You may log into your account at.....paypal.

[skier]

You don't type in a message, you create a web page that has the message you want to say.   Then you setup Auto Return to point to that web page URL.

To set up Auto Return, you need to turn it on in your Account Profile and enter the return URL that will be used to redirect your buyers back to your site.

Log in to your Account
Select "Edit Profile"
Under "Selling Preferences"
Select "Website Payment Preferences"
Note first option - Select "On" - Auto Return for Website Payments
Enter the Return URL.
Click "Save."

Regards,

skier

[thefox]

Ho skier, I'm also new to paypal..

I have set auto return & url ok, but when I check the botton to "return to vendor" I get a 405 METHOD NOT ALLOWED  for the return url.   What's up here???

Thanks

[thefox]

oops, I forgot to add the rest of 405 message...

The requested method POST is not allowed for the url/thanku.html..

Apache 1.3.33 server at url port 80

thefox

[skier]

thefox,

This may help:  Use the "rm" variable.

* If your plan is to have data returned the URL specified in the value, then you would need to include the "rm" variable.
For example:

<input type="hidden" name="rm" value="2">

Means - The payer’s browser is redirected to the return URL by the POST method, and all transaction variables are also posted.

<input type="hidden" name="rm" value="1">

Means - The payer’s browser is redirected to the return URL by the GET method, and no transaction variables are sent.

<input type="hidden" name="rm" value="0">

Default setting - All shopping cart transactions use the GET method.

The "rm" variable takes effect only if the "return" variable is also set.

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As for sweetie1455 post:

Sorry, there is no feature called Auto Sweep.   We would have to see the exact message.  Perhaps you should start a new post on this.

Regards,

skier

[sweetie1455]

Thanks! I just got another email about the Auto Sweep. I will send the email to you and let you see it.

Thanks!

[sweetie1455]

As for sweetie1455 post:

I just got another email which told me to use the Auto Sweep option. Since this forum would not let me copy the exact email I received, I will give it to you word by word:

Important: By initiating this transfer of funds from your bank account into your PayPal account, you have de-activated the Auto-Sweep option. This ensures that your newly added funds are not inadvertently transferred back into your bank account. You can reactivate Auto-Sweep at any time. Just log into your PayPal account, got to your Profile page,and select the Auto-Sweep option.

This is exactly what was sent to me, but when I went to my profile there was no Auto-Sweep option.

What is the deal with this please?

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Sorry, there is no feature called Auto Sweep.   We would have to see the exact message.  Perhaps you should start a new post on this.

 Regards,

skier