Paypal Subscription Question

[btm]

I just got estore today and have been setting up products. It looks great. I do have one question so far:

I notice that when I attempt to test purchase a subscription and enter PayPal there is no indication that it is a recurring billing.

Is that a glitch in my setup or does the customer not see that they will be billed monthly when they checkout through PayPal?

Many Thanks

[amin007]

When you go to PayPal what does it say in the “Terms” column?

You most likely didn’t follow the documentation to setup a subscription payment button. Did you follow this documentation?

http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/how-to-add-a-subscription-button-for-recurring-payment-400

[btm]

Thanks for the response. You are correct. I did not create a button (and I was not intending to create a button.)

I followed the video and inserted this code as instructed for creating a store:

[wp_eStore_fancy1 id=1]

There are many other products/services in the store, some are subscriptions and some are not.

I did fill in the subscription settings on the estore add/edit products page. Now I have Add to Cart buttons but when I click on them and try to pay, I see no sign of this being a recurring payment.

Thank you for your help. Looking forward to getting this all set up.

[amin007]

You can’t use the shortcode for an “Add to Cart” button and expect it to work like a subscription button. Creating a subscription button is a two step process. Bottom line, If you want to embed a subscription button you need to follow this documentation:

How to Add/Create a Subscription Button for Recurring Payment

It’s really simple… there are many types of button you can create using eStore. There are corresponding documentation for each type of button. Simply follow the documentation for that particular type of button and do exactly as it say. In your case you need to use the following shortcode to place a subscription button for a product:

[wp_eStore_subscribe:product_id:PRODUCT-ID:end]

Replace ‘PRODUCT-ID’ with the actual id of the product (example: 15)

[btm]

Thank you for explaining this. I was able to create the subscribe button but I still have a couple of questions.

1 – Is it possible to have the subscription added to cart or does it have to be a separate purchase?

2 – When I use this code: [wp_eStore_fancy1 id=1],I get the image and description in a nice box with add to cart button.

But when I use this code: [wp_eStore_subscribe:product_id:1:end], I just get the button. No title, image, or description. Is there a way to get a matching format so that the subcription matches the other estore products?

I appreciate your patience as this is allnew to me. This seems like a great product and I’m eager to learn how to use it.

Many Thanks

[btm]

I just found this code in the drop down box:

[wp_eStore_subscribe_fancy id=1]

It seems to solve my second question above. Would you agree that that is the right code to use for the purpose I described?

Thanks

[amin007]

Yes that shortcode will do.

[btm]

Great. Is there a code for adding a subscription to the cart? Or do subscriptions have to be separate purchases?

I’d like people to be able to make purchases of certain products plus set up a subscription of another product all in one transaction if possible.

Thanks.

[amin007]

Subscription cannot be added to the shopping cart. The reason for this is explained in the “Notes” section on this documentation:

http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/how-to-add-a-subscription-button-for-recurring-payment-400

[btm]

Thanks for all your help.

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