If you run a ministry or any type of organization that takes donations, you can use the PayPal donate button on your WordPress website. This makes it easy for non-profits and bloggers to take donations and keep things moving in the right direction.

The donations can be used to help cover the cost of blog hosting and to generate funds for other expenses. You can add the PayPal button to your sidebar and any donation pages you may have on your WordPress website. Here’s how you can add the donate button to your website.

Adding the PayPal Donate Button with a Plugin

The easiest way to add the button for your PayPal donations in WordPress is with one of the many plugins for this task. One of the most popular plugins of this kind is the PayPal Donations Plugin. This plugin will need to be installed and activated before you can add the button to your site.

After you have activated the plugin, you can access the settings page for the plugin under the Settings menu in the WordPress Dashboard.

Within this section you will need add your email for your PayPal account. You can also add some of the optional settings, such as the purpose for the donation and the default amount. This will allow you to set defaults for those not filling in these fields when they make a donation.

After you have filled in the information you will be able to select the button you prefer. There’s even an option for a custom button, which will require a URL for the image. Make sure to click the “Save Changes” button once you have made all the necessary changes.

Along with the regular settings, you will also have the option to adjust the advanced settings.

These settings are not as important and not necessary to add the button to your WordPress site. However, you can use these buttons to open PayPal in a new tab, disable statistics, enable the PayPal sandbox or for one of the many other options.

Again, make sure you save your settings after making any adjustments.

Now, you will need to go to the Appearance menu and click on your Widgets section. From here, you will be able to add the PayPal donation button to your sidebar. The plugin will add a widget you can use simply by dragging and dropping it into the sidebar spot you prefer.

This widget will allow you to add in the purpose, some text and a few other options.

Other WordPress plugins for adding a PayPal Donation button include:

• PayPal Donation Buttons + MailChimp
• Seamless Donations
• Quick PayPal Payments
• And Many More!

Any of these plugins will do the trick, but the PayPal Donations Plugin is the most popular.

Manually Adding the PayPal Donation Button

Along with using a plugin to add the PayPal donation button to your WordPress, you can do it manually. Creating the code to manually insert the button can be done from the Tools section of PayPal.

Click on the PayPal Buttons icon and make sure to choose the donation option with the button. You will be able to fill in all the necessary options and generate the right code to add the button wherever you prefer.

Both of these methods make it very easy to add the PayPal donation button to your WordPress website. If you need to take donations online, consider adding this button to your site to make it easier on those looking to donate and help support your website and/or organization.