Title: Cannot Pay through Un-Encrypted Button
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# Cannot Pay through Un-Encrypted Button

 *  Resolved [mfloyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mfloyd/)
 * (@mfloyd)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-pay-through-un-encrypted-button/)
 * We have received an error message using seamless donations plug in, after clicking
   the donate button,
 * “Return to Merchant-
    The seller accepts encrypted website payments only. You
   cannot pay the seller through un-encrypted buttons. Please contact your seller
   for more details.”
 * We do NOT have HTTPS as we expect the donors to process their donation on the
   PayPal servers. We “think” we might have something setup wrong, but cannot find
   a specific flag or something pointing us to a fix.
 * What is going on? Please give us some direction to fix this.
 * Mike
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/seamless-donations/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/seamless-donations/)

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 *  Plugin Author [David Gewirtz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgewirtz/)
 * (@dgewirtz)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-pay-through-un-encrypted-button/#post-6066597)
 * Turns out GoDaddy provides a good answer for this. I’m adding it to the FAQ as
   well:
 * [https://support.godaddy.com/help/article/1662/why-is-my-paypal-account-blocking-payments-from-un-encrypted-buttons](https://support.godaddy.com/help/article/1662/why-is-my-paypal-account-blocking-payments-from-un-encrypted-buttons)
 * Reopen this thread if it doesn’t work (and please let me know if it does).
 * –David
 *  Thread Starter [mfloyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mfloyd/)
 * (@mfloyd)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-pay-through-un-encrypted-button/#post-6066619)
 * That did it. Those steps from GoDaddy were way off as to the location of the 
   encrypted buttons, but once I found it, it worked like a charm.
 * For reference to any one else looking, its under
    Hosted Payment Settings | Website
   Payments Preferences | Encrypted Website Payments
 * Thanks again for supporting this wonderful site, and the quick response.
 * p.s. I’m looking forward to the feature that allows donors to “donate 100% of
   contribution” which basically adds an additional 3% to the transaction. Other
   than that little ditty, its perfect.
 *  Plugin Author [David Gewirtz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dgewirtz/)
 * (@dgewirtz)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-pay-through-un-encrypted-button/#post-6066686)
 * >  I’m looking forward to the feature that allows donors to “donate 100% of contribution”
   > which basically adds an additional 3% to the transaction. Other than that little
   > ditty, its perfect.
 * Tell me about that, please. I’m not familiar with it.
 * –David
 * P.S. Updating FAQ with your notes. Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [mfloyd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mfloyd/)
 * (@mfloyd)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-pay-through-un-encrypted-button/#post-6066688)
 * Sure thing. There are a few donation processors that make giving that much easier
   by allowing the donor to pledge 100% of their $$ to the cause.
 * Donate Now does a good job of this. You can see an example here
    [https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/wildhorsewarriors](https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/wildhorsewarriors)
 * At the bottom of the page, it gives the option to add the 3% (this is what PayPal
   usually charges MOST customers).
 * Plus I love how they have the buttons vs radio buttons… not sure if you plan 
   on doing this, but that would be cool too.
 * Thanks again David.
 * p.s. Here’s Donate Now’s url
    [https://www3.networkforgood.org/donate-now](https://www3.networkforgood.org/donate-now)

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-pay-through-un-encrypted-button/#post-6066688)
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