PayPal Express Checkout Payment Configuration Manual

This is extension provides integration to PayPal Express Checkout service. If you do not have PayPal account yet, register here
This manual provides instructions how to enable Express Checkout Payment with all settings provided.

Extension provides 2 main modes Test and Live. To enable live mode set Sandbox (Test) Mode to NO. Note, that API credentials for Test and Live are different. Check with PayPal for correct API credentials

Load your API credentials. You can locate API details in here
Once you provide API details you can press button to test connection.
To continue PayPal policy of ensuring the highest level of security for merchants, developers, and consumers, PayPal is require upgraded SSL certificates on all Live and Sandbox endpoints. If you receive a handshake error, check the merchant keystone to see if the PayPal VeriSign G5 root certification is present. Next, update your SSL software to process SHA-256 certificates.

Optionally, USA merchants can enabled PayPal Credit feature, that allows customers to purchase product with later payment option. Check PayPal to signup for this service. See here

If BML is enabled, you have an option to include promotional PayPal banners on AbanteCart pages. These banners specifically designed to help customers with making quick payment choice and improve shopping cart sales. Banners can be enabled in the layout section

Now you can provide the rest of the settings. Other settings are self explanatory.

What to look for?

1. Customers on a storefront will see option to checkout at shopping cart page, bypassing normal checkout process
2. With BML option enabled customers on a storefront will see option to checkout at shopping cart with PayPal Credit option
It is recommended to have guest checkout enabled. If disabled, main feature of express checkout ( quick checkout without account) will not function.