Apr 032025
 

WP Express Checkout PayPal Settings allows you to setup PayPal’s API, sandbox, live mode, button appearance and more.

These settings allows you to manage and set up PayPal’s API live mode and sandbox mode for the payments in your site. You can also customize the color and sizes of your buttons. You can also disable or enable different funding options from PayPal. Plus you can also clear your token cache.

These instructions are simple to follow.

What You Need:

WP Express Checkout PayPal Settings

Step 1 ) Go to WP Express Checkout -> Settings -> PayPal Settings tab as illustrated in the image below to start configuring your PayPal Settings options.

wp-express-checkout-paypal-settings

PayPal API Connection

Step 2 ) The following image PayPal API Connection tab allows you to setup the following options.

PayPal API Connection Options

  • Live Mode or Sandbox
    • Live Mode
  • PayPal Account Connection
    • Live Account Connection Status
    • Sandbox Account Connection Status
  • Delete Cache
    • Delete Access Token Cache
  • Click on Save Changes button when you complete the settings.

wp-express-checkout-paypal-api-connection

API Credentials

Step 3 ) The following image API Credentials allows you to manage the API credentials for PayPal’s API.

Note: Click on the following documentation getting-live-and-sandbox-client-ids to learn more.

PayPal API Credentials Options

  • Live Client ID
  • Live Secret Key
  • Sandbox Client ID
  • Sandbox Secret Key
  • Click on Save Changes button when you complete the settings.

wp-express-checkout-paypal-api-credentials

PayPal Button Appearance

Step 4 ) The following image PayPal Button Appearance Settings allows you to customize the buttons appearance.

PayPal Button Appearance Settings Options

  • Button Type
  • Button Shape
  • Button Layout
  • Button Height
  • Button Width
  • Button Color
  • Button Preview:

wp-express-checkout-paypal-button-appearance

Disable Funding

Step 5 ) The following image Disable Funding allows you to disable the following funding options.

Disable Funding Options

  • Credit or debit cards
  • PayPal Credit
  • Venmo
  • Bancontact
  • BLIK
  • eps
  • giropay
  • iDEAL
  • Mercado Pago
  • MyBank
  • Przelewy24
  • SEPA-Lastschrift
  • Sofort
  • Click on Save Changes button when you complete the settings.

wp-express-checkout-paypal-disable-funding

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That is how simple it is to configure PayPal’s API in WP Express Checkout plugin.

I will be updating this post from time to time. So keep coming back for the latest information.

Enjoy.

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