Add PayPal Donate Button to Blogger

As matter of fact, there are some readers of your blog who want to say thank you by giving you a donation. Although some readers cannot afford to give you as much as you expect, the sum of money given can buy you a cup of coffee to start the day. If you want to make the option available, consider adding a PayPal donate button to your Blogspot blog. Somehow, the donation button encourages good people who see your pages to give you some amount of money. It is one of the good ways to deliver their gratitude to you.

This article is only one of a series that discuss plenty of tips and tricks concerning blogging activities. Especially for this article, there will be some explanations about creating a PayPal donate button to the Blogger sidebar or alternatively to the footer of your Blogger template. This article suggests you to use a widget in order to avoid messing up the Blogger template. However, there is also an option to put the PayPal donate button to the Blogger posts as well. Keep on reading to understand the procedures on the options. Either way, the skill level is considered as easy so beginners can also try.

Add a PayPal Donate Button to Blogger (Sidebar or Footer Gadget)

The steps provided below are made as systematic as possible to avoid confusion. There will be 24 steps to follow in order. Here they are:

1. Make sure you have a PayPal account. If you have not have one, get the account
2. Login to your PayPal account and save your button
3. Click on the Merchant Services tab and customize the checkout page to allow donors to give comments
4. On the right sidebar of PayPal Website Payments Standard Option, there is a list of key features including Donations. Choose this option
5. Choose Donation from the PayPal Create a Payment Button screen
6. Leave the button un-customized (for beginners), unless you want to change it
7. Choose currency
8. Chose Donors Enter Their Own Contribution Amount unless you want to set the minimum
9. Ensure the Secure Merchant ID radio button is selected to avoid spammers
10. Select the No radio button for Customer’s Shipping Address
11. Select the Create Button
12. Once PayPal creates the donate button code, copy it
13. Logout PayPal
14. Login Blogger
15. Go to Design > Page Elements
16. Click on the Add a Gadget link in the sidebar
17. Choose HTML/Javascript widget from the list provided
18. Paste the button code into the Content box that shows up
19. Write a title or leave it blank
20. Click Save
21. Drag and drop the donation gadget into the desired spot
22. Click Save
23. Click View Blog to see the button
24. Click on the donate button and you will be taken to the PayPal Checkout screen

Add a Paypal Donate Button to Individual Blogger Posts

1. Follow step 1 to step 14 as above
2. Go to the post where you want to display the button
3. Insert the button code and change all instances of double quotes to single quotes
4. Save post and publish as normal (editing HTML may necessary)

Add a PayPal Donate Button to Blogger Posts

1. Follow step 1 to step 14 as above
2. Go to Setting > Formatting
3. Paste the PayPal Donate Button code into the Post Template box
4. Save changes
5. Click on New Post to see that the code will be automatically inserted. (you will need to be in Edit Html mode to see the code)

This Blogger tutorial has walked you through the steps needed to add a PayPal donate button to your Blogger blog. The article has covered adding the button as a sidebar or footer gadget or alternatively added to Blogger posts.

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