How to Create PayPal Donation Button?

Create PayPal Donation Button

The step-by-step instruction to create a PayPal donation button and start accepting online donation.

Step-by-step to create PayPal donation button:

1. Login to your PayPal account, go to “Merchant Tools”. Scroll down to “PayPal Website Payments Standard“.

2. There is a link named “Donations“. Click it to open donation button setup page.

3. There you will find many fields need to be filled in. Don’t worry, you can ignore those “(optional)” fields.

4. If you want specific a donation amount, fill in the “Donation Amount".

Note: Once specified the amount, the donator can not donate more than or less than the specified amount.

5. Under “Choose a donation button to put on your website (optional)“, you can choose a donation button or use your own image.

6. For “Security Settings“, I recommend to select “Yes” to encrypt your payment button. It will protect your paypal e-mail address.

7. Then, click the “Create Button Now” button at the bottom of the page to create your PayPal donation button.

8. You will be given a HTML code for the donation button. Copy it and paste into your website. That's it.