Setting up the Giving Plugin to use Paypal
- Start in the dashboard on the backend of the site
- Click on Plugins
- Look for the Give plugin and click Activate
- Click on Donations in your left admin menu
- Click “Create a Donation Form”
- Enable “Custom Amount”
- Update Donations levels (you have to scroll down a bit)
- Suggest the following donation levels
- $10
- $25
- $50
- $100
- $250
- Suggest the following donation levels
- On the left, under Donations, click on Settings
- Click on “Payment Gateways”
- Disable Test Mode at the top
- Click the “Paypal Standard” checkbox
- Unclick the other checkboxes above the Paypal Standard checkbox
- Click “Save Changes”
- Click on “Paypal Standard” near the top
- Paste in your nonprofit’s paypal email address in the PayPal email field
- Click on “Save Change”
- Click on “All Forms”
- Edit the form you just created.
- Copy and edit the short code for this form. Here is a screenshot:
- Now, go into the Donation Page, and copy this short code into a text module. The form will auto populate.