https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/paypal-form-set-up-documentation Gravity Support Forums Topic: PayPal form set-up documentation? en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:57:43 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 q https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/search.php https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/paypal-form-set-up-documentation#post-44240 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:04:55 +0000 ilnickiap 44240@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>and you should incorporate a more step by step demystification of how to setup the sandbox environment correctly for a beginner, and explain how to best setup gravity forms to use the sandbox accounts through paypals developer tools. to a first time user, it is complicated and its easy to forget that fact once youve gone through it a bunch of times... because after you get it working you find out how easy it was to do.... but the process of discovery and execution can be a bear. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/paypal-form-set-up-documentation#post-44238 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:59:42 +0000 ilnickiap 44238@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>this is the single most helpful thread on the entire paypal section of the forums. sticky this please! would have saved me several hours yesterday! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/paypal-form-set-up-documentation#post-34043 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:24:43 +0000 Carl Hancock 34043@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>The PayPal Condition allows you to configure a condition that must be met in order for the user to be redirected to PayPal. For example, if you have a drop down asking them to make a payment and they say Yes... you'd configure the condition so if that value is selected they are sent to PayPal. If it is No... the form shows the Thank You message and doesn't send them to PayPal. </p> <p>Use the Text confirmation and use the "Insert form field" drop down to insert the all selected field merge tag and that will display all of the values they submitted. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/paypal-form-set-up-documentation#post-34019 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:28:40 +0000 klondike91 34019@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Chris, the sandbox works perfectly.</p> <p>In terms of the Form Settings &gt; Confirmations, can you make any recommendations on which method to use (text, page or redirect)? I'd like to provide the user with a copy of all the information they submitted, but I'm not sure which confirmation method works best (text, page or redirect). </p> <p>Thanks! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/paypal-form-set-up-documentation#post-34014 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:57:02 +0000 klondike91 34014@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Chris, at the very bottom of the PayPal setting page is a checkbox option to enable "PayPal Condition". Can you explain what this does and why / why not it should be used? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/paypal-form-set-up-documentation#post-34013 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:43:59 +0000 klondike91 34013@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Chris, thank you! I'll give it a try and I really appreciate your detailed directions. </p> <p>On another note, although I have the "Subscribe to this Topic Via Email" box checked, I don't get any notifications via email of your posts. Does this forum feature work? Thanks again. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/paypal-form-set-up-documentation#post-33985 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:12:58 +0000 Chris Hajer 33985@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>It <strong>is</strong> confusing, I agree. I just went through the setup so maybe I can help.</p> <p>In the GF PayPal Transaction Settings, when you are in Test Mode (radio button select Test not Production) you will use the <strong>Seller</strong> account that you set up inside the sandbox. Not the first email you used to create your sandbox. Think of that very first email address (the real one, but not an existing PayPal account) as your account login into the sandbox. You had the option once inside the sandbox to create a buyer and a seller account. Whatever you have for the <strong>Seller</strong> is what should be entered here.</p> <p>When you make a purchase on your site and land at PayPal, log in there with the sandbox BUYER account. You are making a purchase with the sandbox buyer account. Fake credit card numbers, fake bank accounts, fake money. I keep checking the URL in the address bar to be sure I am still in the sandbox :-)</p> <p>And yes, you will need to set the IPN URL for the sandbox seller account. When you first create the sandbox Seller account, IPN is turned off. I think I found it at the PayPal sandbox at Profile &gt; More Options &gt; Instant Payment Notification (IPN). Click the radio button to enable it, and then paste in the URL from your Gravity Forms PayPal settings page. This URL will be the same as the URL used for real purchases. The reason for that is that your site does not care that it's a test purchase or real purchase. The website (Gravity Forms) just needs to know if the payment went through. So this URL is the same in your real PayPal account and the sandbox PayPal Seller account.</p> <p>I hope that helps. Please let me know if not. </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/paypal-form-set-up-documentation#post-33957 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:34:05 +0000 klondike91 33957@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>What PayPal email address should be used as the Paypal Email Address field in the GF PayPal Transaction Settings? Do I use the sandbox address here or my normal seller paypal address?</p> <p>When I submit the form it asks me to login into the paypal sandbox. What do I login do I use here? Top level sandbox login, sandbox seller login or the sandbox buyer login? I have 3 emails and passwords for the sandbox, which should be used?</p> <p>Lastly, do I need to update the paypal IPN for use with the Sandbox? Sorry, but it's a bit confusing and the documentation is pretty limited in this area.</p> <p>Thanks!! </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/paypal-form-set-up-documentation#post-33901 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:50:52 +0000 Chris Hajer 33901@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Yes, I would use the sandbox. Otherwise, you end up doing a bunch of $1 transactions and refunds.</p> <p>What happens when you try to use the sandbox? Which part does not work? </p> https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/topic/paypal-form-set-up-documentation#post-33898 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:01:20 +0000 klondike91 33898@https://legacy.forums.gravityhelp.com/ <p>Got it. The form is now set for testing. Do you recommend using PayPal sandbox for testing? I've setup a sandbox account with a seller and buyer, but can't get it to work. Do I need a new IPN that links to the sandbox? Any tips on sandbox setup/use would be appreciated. Thanks! </p>