How to accept PayPal donations on your Joomla site Print

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This tutorial will show you how to use an extension called Easy Paypal Donation to add a PayPal donation button to your Joomla site

As with all extensions we'll be showing you, start by going to extensions.joomla.org. Then, navigate to the e-Commerce / Donations category and find the Easy Paypal Donation page

1) Click Download


2) Once you've reached the extension's site, scroll down


3) Right-click on the Download link


4) Copy the link location to your clipboard

 

5) Now, install the module as you would any other extension

 

For assistance with finding or installing extensions, watch the first two tutorials in this series

 

6) Once installation is complete, go to Extensions

 

7) Click Module Manager

 

Scroll down and find the module that was automatically created during installation

 

8) Click here


9) Change the title


10) Turn off Show Title

 

 

11) Enable the module


12) Position the module wherever you want; We'll put ours in the right column


13) Move the module down


 

Scroll right

 

14) Type your PayPal account


15) Define the purpose of this donation


16) Predefine an amount, if you want


17) Now, open up the Advanced Parameters and scroll down


18) Set Show Description to Yes

 

19) Describe the donation further


20) Turn off the footer; it's just an ad for the extension


 

Scroll up

 

21) Click Save

 

 

The module has been saved. Let's view it on the site

 

22) Click Preview

 

 

Scroll down

 

Success! The donation link shows up where it should be. Wasn't that easy?


 

This completes the tutorial. You now know how to accept PayPal donations on your Joomla site


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