Title: Paypal button invalid Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Paypal button invalid * Resolved [namgostar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namgostar/) * (@namgostar) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/) * I have created a paypal button, and I am in sandbox mode. I have checked over to make sure that all my fields are valid in the “edit button” tab, but for the life of me, I can not avoid this error message when trying to do a mock transaction: * _**“The link you have used to enter the PayPal system is invalid. Please review the link and try again.”**_ * [http://ancestraldevelopment.jeffrygerbermd.com/welcome/](http://ancestraldevelopment.jeffrygerbermd.com/welcome/) * Also… and maybe this is part of my issue… I can not find **ANYWHERE** that I can place the code generated for _“advanced variables”_. I put in the membership level ID, I get the code… but then, WHERE DOES IT GO??? * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-membership/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-membership/) Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/) * (@mbrsolution) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325708) * Hi, do you have the latest version of this plugin? If you do, you can now create the Buy Now button and the Subscription button within the plugin. Go to **WP Membership -> Payments -> Create New Button**. * Thread Starter [namgostar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namgostar/) * (@namgostar) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325710) * I have done it that way. I created the button in the simple membership > payments tab. It appears right there (payment button ID #233) in the ‘manage payment buttons’ tab. I think it is your latest, I just installed it a week or so ago. * Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/) * (@mbrsolution) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325737) * Hi, can you let me know your current settings for the button? I also tested the button on the URL you provided above and it takes me to PayPal. This confirms that the button works. * Thank you * Thread Starter [namgostar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namgostar/) * (@namgostar) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325807) * Please see the screenshot here: [http://ancestraldevelopment.jeffrygerbermd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pay-pal-button-settings.png](http://ancestraldevelopment.jeffrygerbermd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pay-pal-button-settings.png) * When you land on the paypal page, and click on the _“No PayPal account? Pay using your credit or debit card”_, **that** is when the next screen gives you this message: _“The link you have used to enter the PayPal system is invalid. Please review the link and try again.”_ * Why wont it let me proceed to finish the transaction in sandbox mode? * Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/) * (@mbrsolution) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325829) * Hi, sometimes people set up the Sandbox settings incorrectly that is why they receive errors. Disable the Sandbox option and test on a live purchase, see if you still receive the same error. * Regards * Thread Starter [namgostar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namgostar/) * (@namgostar) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325852) * I had to call paypal and they helped me figure out something that had to do with my cache and needing to manually type in _“sandbox.paypal”_ in the url when it is directing me to a non sandbox site….. * Although, there are still **two** things happening: * 1) I just completed a successful payment on paypal and redirected back to the page where I filed out a mock registration form. After completion of this I now have TWO new members showing in my members list: The one with the email where I paid for paypal, and the second one that I created with the registration form. * 2) I can not find ANYWHERE that I can place the code generated for “advanced variables”. I put in the membership level ID, I get the code… but then, WHERE DOES IT GO??? What does this even mean? Since I don’t understand where it goes, I don’t understand the use for it. * Thank you for your time. * Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/) * (@mbrsolution) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325856) * Hi, in regards to your first question. Sorry I don’t understand your question. * In regards to your second question please check the following [documentation](https://simple-membership-plugin.com/wp-content/uploads/documentation/simple-membership/membership-basic-setup-and-configuration.pdf). * Kind regards * Thread Starter [namgostar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namgostar/) * (@namgostar) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325858) * #2 question– Please see the screenshot at the link below, which shows what “advanced variable” field I am talking about. This is not mentioned anywhere in the documentation you provided above. * [http://ancestraldevelopment.jeffrygerbermd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/screen-dash.jpg](http://ancestraldevelopment.jeffrygerbermd.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/screen-dash.jpg) * #1 question- I will try to approach the question differently: When a customer visits the paypal website to pay for their subscription, I have the button set to direct them back to a page to fill out the registration form. **_But_**, it looked as if a user was already created for them when making the payment at paypal…. Thus, I have a duplicate of the same member. * Can you tell me if this is what has happened? 1- A user was automatically created by paypal, and 2- I then prompted the **_same_** user to come back to the site and create another user? (maybe I should not have done this step? Was it redundant?) * Plugin Author [wp.insider](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpinsider-1/) * (@wpinsider-1) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325859) * Please read the following documentation so you understand the process: [https://simple-membership-plugin.com/membership-registration-process-overview/](https://simple-membership-plugin.com/membership-registration-process-overview/) * Your users need to click on the link sent to their email after the payment to complete the registration (that they paid for). It won’t work if they just go directly to the registration page without clicking on the special link sent to them. * Plugin Support [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/) * (@mbrsolution) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325860) * Hi, in regards to * > #2 question– Please see the screenshot at the link below, which shows what “ > advanced variable” field I am talking about. This is not mentioned anywhere > in the documentation you provided above. * Looking at your image, you don’t need to add the advanced variable any more. The latest plugin version allows you to select the Membership Level which provides the ID as well. * In regards to the following comment. * > Can you tell me if this is what has happened? > 1- A user was automatically > created by paypal, and 2- I then prompted the same user to come back to the > site and create another user? (maybe I should not have done this step? Was > it redundant?) * That is what I suspect has happened. * Thread Starter [namgostar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namgostar/) * (@namgostar) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325861) * Ok. Thank you both, mbrsolution and wp.insider for your help on this. * > Your users need to click on the link sent to their email after the payment > to complete the registration (that they paid for). It won’t work if they just > go directly to the registration page without clicking on the special link sent > to them. * I think I know why I was confused by this. I have been using ‘sandbox’ buyers to test this out. Because a sandbox buyer has a fake email, I never received a link via email to complete this task, so I felt I needed to create a new landing page that had them complete the task. I understand now, that with a ‘real’ email, I will be able to receive the link that finishes the process (of registering) correctly. * Thread Starter [namgostar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namgostar/) * (@namgostar) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325864) * I have one more question that is somewhat related to this topic: * I am wondering if there is a way to get the code of the button that your plugin creates. For example, if I were to create a button on the actual PayPal site, it would supply me with an HTML code, as well as a hyperlink that can be used in an email, etc. * Your plugin creates only a shortcode for the button, but I would like to be able to put this in an email from time to time. Is there a way to do this? * Thread Starter [namgostar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namgostar/) * (@namgostar) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325895) * For anyone that might be curious about a solution to the above question… * Even though Simple Membership has simplified the creation of a paypal button directly from the settings of their plugin, you can still use the “advanced variables” option. * Here is how: [https://simple-membership-plugin.com/creating-a-paypal-button-for-your-membership-payment/](https://simple-membership-plugin.com/creating-a-paypal-button-for-your-membership-payment/) Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘Paypal button invalid’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/simple-membership/assets/icon-128x128.png?rev=974529) * [Simple Membership](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-membership/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-membership/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-membership/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-membership/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-membership/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-membership/reviews/) ## Tags * [code](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/code/) * [generate](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/generate/) * [invalid](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/invalid/) * [paypal](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/paypal/) * 13 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [namgostar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/namgostar/) * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/paypal-button-invalid/#post-6325895) * Status: resolved