Adding subscriber reference to PayPal payment?

Question
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I am trying to set up a simple website to accept renewals to a magazine. I need to have the subscriber’s reference number and expiry issue but can’t find a way to do so. A normal PayPal button doesn’t allow a subscriber to insert information like that.

I do have a Client ID working on another site so have learned a bit about that.

As usual, any advice will be appreciated.

Regards.

Mike

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I would look into Ecwid if you are wanting a pseudo-like subscription for your magazine.

Ecwid collects all that information allowing you to offer renewals.
You can also use the likes of Gumroad and PayHip allowing for renewal offers…

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Sparkle’s paypal button doesn’t currently allow attaching other information. For the time being it would probably be best to copy/paste the button code from paypal’s button generator, albeit with the limitations that has.

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flaminFig and Duncan,

Thank you both for your replies.

I will look at Ecwid to see if it will do what I want.

Unfortunately I can’t just use the PayPal button Duncan. I have to have the reference number because I represent a US magazine in Europe and sometimes I don’t have details of subscribers who paid the US publisher direct. It’s their renewals which come to me. Along with the reference I also need the expiry date of their subscriptions.

Regards to all helpers here. So interesting and helpful.

Mike