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Has Paypal changed its site?

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20 Sep 2012, 5:36 AM
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Has Paypal changed its site?

All the instructions for getting your PDT say "Click on Profile then click on Website Payment Preferences in the Selling Preferences column" but there are now no columns, no selling preferences and no website payment preferences :(
So where do I find my PDT?

20 Sep 2012, 5:53 AM
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Re: Has Paypal changed its site?

Log in to your PayPal.com account.

20 Sep 2012, 7:23 AM
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Re: Has Paypal changed its site?

I am logged in. When I click on Profile, it's not lilke it used to be with the three columns, but instead four sections down ther left side: My business info, my money, my settings, my selling tools.

A search on the site for PDT token or Payment Data Transfer token comes up with "no results".

20 Sep 2012, 9:05 AM
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Re: Has Paypal changed its site?

  1. Login to PayPal.com
  2. Click on Profile tab
  3. Click on My selling tools
  4. Click on update next to Website Preferences
    PDT settings are on that page.

But a far more important piece of advice is that you should be using PayPal Express Checkout instead of Payments Standard.
Standard is old and less reliable, as it was never designed for advanced shopping cart systems. Its integration is just a carryover from old days. Express Checkout is designed for use on database-driven stores like Zen Cart, and is far more reliable.

20 Sep 2012, 11:24 PM
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Re: Has Paypal changed its site?

Thanks, they've hidden it well. But I was trying to set up Express - where you don't need the PDT. The cause for confusion was when ZC said I had to remove the Standard Paypal first, and automatically switched to it. I didn't realise that so thought I was still setting up Express.
Thanks for sorting me out. :blush:

3 Nov 2012, 5:23 PM
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Re: Has Paypal changed its site?

So, if I am not accepting credit cards on my zc I should not or can't use express? I should use IPN stnd

3 Nov 2012, 5:49 PM
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Re: Has Paypal changed its site?

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So, if I am not accepting credit cards on my zc I should not or can't use express? I should use IPN stnd

No. Put Paypal Standard out of your mind. There's no reason to use it anymore (in the US, anyway). Express is what you want to use if you want to use Paypal and not pay for Paypal Pro.