PayPal Express payment method Checkout
Page: Settings >> Delivery and payment >> Payment methods >> PayPal Express Checkout
For this payment method, the shopping basket data is transferred to PayPal. The further steps of the order process are conducted there. The customer selects his payment method and delivery address there. The order is then finalized in the shop.
Creating a payment method
- Create a PayPal account.
- Transfer access data.
Use the data from your PayPal administration. You can find these parameters under My Profile >> API Access >> Request API access data
- Select an operational mode.
To use the test mode, you need a merchant and buyer account on the PayPal sandbox. To create a new merchant test account, click Create a PayPal test account on the sandbox system.
- Provide an image.
This is the image that the customer is shown on the payment page at PayPal. Here you can show your shop logo, for example.
- Select colours for the payment page at PayPal.
- Save your entries by clicking Save.
- Set the payment method to visible.
Caution:
Do not confuse the correct access data for test and the live system.
PayPal Express transactions
Page: Orders >> Transactions >> PayPal Express
If a transaction has the status
Pending, it was verified by PayPal and not yet performed. The

icon appears in the table. If you click the icon, the reason for this is shown.
You must process, confirm, or decline these transactions in your PayPal administration. The status in the table is changed with this as well. The customer receives an e-mail about this.
You are shown whether the buyer has been verified by PayPal with the transaction data.