Within the CCK Store, you can accept payment using many different payment providers, including simple integrations with Stripe, Braintree, Authorize.net, PayPal and more.
To see a full list of payment gateway integrations, go to your Store Tab
Click on Settings
Click navigate to Payments
Click on Add Payment Provider to see the list of Payment Providers
What is the difference between PayPal and PayPal Express Checkout?
The only real difference for your customers is the checkout flow.
In Paypal Standard, your customer completes their checkout and will be directed to the Paypal website.
In Paypal Express, your customers go to the Paypal website first to approve the purchase and they go back to your website to finalize the order.
How to Connect your PayPal account
To connect your PayPal account, follow these steps:
Go to Store Settings
Click on Payments
Click Add Payment Provider
Click Connect on PayPal
Enter your verified Personal or Business PayPal account email address.
You can also connect and use PayPal if you have a Braintree account. Braintree (the payment processor) supports PayPal. If you enable Braintree, you can accept both credit card and PayPal payments via Braintree.
Subscription Payments or Payment Plans with PayPal
**NOTE: The standard PayPal integration does not currently support subscriptions or payment-plan types of products/payments via the CCK Store.
Choose another payment provider (ie: Stripe) to collect credit card payments for subscription/recurring payments OR choose Braintree and collect via credit card and PayPal.**
Test Your PayPal Integration
To test your PayPal integration before accepting payments, follow the steps listed below:
Go to Store Settings
Click on Payments
Click Settings on PayPal and tick the Use test environment option shown below. This will place your PayPal account in testing mode.
Create a PayPal Test Account
Once you have enabled the testing environment option, create a sandbox account by following these steps:
In a new browser tab visit the PayPal Developer Dashboard
Log in with your existing PayPal account username and password
Click on Testing Tools
Click on Create account
Choose your account type and country that will be used for live payments
Click on the 3 dots next to the Account Name to view your Login Info
Create a test purchase
Once you have created your test account on PayPal, use the account Login info to create a test purchase on your website, follow these steps:
Select a checkout page from your website
Follow the checkout process
When entering your payment details, enter the test account details
Once the test purchase is completed and successful, the payment will reflect as an order in your orders within the CCK Store Dashboard
Steps after completing your test purchase
Once you have completed a successful test purchase, complete the following steps:
Go back to your PayPal settings in the CCK Store and disable the testing environment
In your orders list mark the order as Not Paid and Cancelled
Archive the order to avoid the churn statistic being affected by your test purchases.
