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Many artists and makers rely on donations to make ends meet and use PayPal’s “Donate” button to make collecting money from their fans as painless as possible. However, according to PayPal’s Terms of Service, the “Donate” button is only intended for fundraising. In their own words:
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If you are not raising money for a cause, please choose another option. Nonprofits must verify their status to withdraw donations they receive. Users that are not verified nonprofits must demonstrate how their donations will be used, once they raise more than $10,000.
</blockquote>
What’s more, many bloggers have had their PayPal accounts suspended before reaching the $10,000 limit simply because they were using the “Donate” button in a way that PayPal did not intend.
To overcome these limitations, artists have switched over to what is generally called a “Buy me a beer” button: a PayPal “Buy Now” button with a fixed dollar amount, usually between $2 and $10, so that fans can still give money without expecting something tangible in return.
The “Buy me a beer” button has taken on many different forms depending on the personality of the person receiving the money (“Buy me a coffee”, “Buy me subway fare”, etc.) and generally works very well, but it has a severe limitation: only fixed dollar amounts are supported. Many people add a drop-down list of various dollar amounts in order to give fans some flexibility, but they are still values that were prescribed by the author. To give fans ultimate flexibility, and make sure makers don’t miss out on people wanting to support their work with big bucks, the Support My Work widget was born.

Support My Work

A WordPress widget that displays a PayPal "Buy Now" and lets users specify the amount that they wish to pay.

Noor Alam

<a href="https://noorsplugin.com/checkout-for-paypal-wordpress-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">Checkout for PayPal</a> is a lightweight and powerful WordPress plugin that lets you easily accept PayPal payments directly on your website using the PayPal Checkout API. No coding required — just install, add your PayPal account API credentials, and start receiving payments securely in minutes.
This plugin is perfect for eCommerce stores, donation pages, and product sales. You can even use it alongside e-commerce plugins like WooCommerce without conflicts.
<h3>Checkout for PayPal Add-ons</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://noorsplugin.com/how-to-add-a-price-field-to-a-paypal-button/" rel="nofollow ugc">Variable Price</a></li>
<li><a href="https://noorsplugin.com/checkout-for-paypal-dynamic-buttons/" rel="nofollow ugc">Dynamic Buttons</a></li>
<li><a href="https://noorsplugin.com/checkout-for-paypal-integration-with-contact-form-7/" rel="nofollow ugc">Contact Form 7 Integration</a></li>
<li><a href="https://noorsplugin.com/checkout-for-paypal-order-export/" rel="nofollow ugc">Order Export</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Seamless PayPal Checkout – Integrates directly with the official PayPal Checkout API for secure transactions.</li>
<li>One-Click Payments – Customers can pay instantly using PayPal balance, credit, or debit card.</li>
<li>Mobile-Optimized – Works flawlessly on smartphones, tablets, and desktops.</li>
<li>Shortcode Support – Add PayPal payment buttons anywhere on your site.</li>
<li>Custom Amounts – Accept fixed or variable payment amounts using Variable Price add-on.</li>
<li>No Monthly Fees – Pay only PayPal’s standard transaction fees.</li>
<li>eCommerce Stores – Sell products or services without a complicated shopping cart.</li>
<li>Donations – Collect contributions for charities, fundraisers, or personal causes</li>
<li>Freelancers & Consultants – Accept project payments online.</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to Create a PayPal Checkout Button</h3>
In order to create a PayPal Checkout Button insert the shortcode like the following:
<pre><code>[checkout_for_paypal item_description="My cool product" amount="1.00"]
</code></pre>
Replace the values with your item description and amount.
Note: The content of the button (e.g. name, price) is rendered in HTML and can be altered before checkout.
<h3>Elementor Page Builder Integration</h3>
<ul>
<li>Create a new page or Edit with Elementor.</li>
<li>From Widgets (Under Elements) select Shortcode.</li>
<li>Enter the Checkout for PayPal shortcode.</li>
<li>Click Apply to update changes to page.</li>
<li>Click Publish.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Documentation</h4>
<a href="https://noorsplugin.com/checkout-for-paypal-wordpress-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://noorsplugin.com/checkout-for-paypal-wordpress-plugin/</a>
<h4>Translation</h4>
If you are a non-English speaker please help translate Checkout for PayPal into your language.
Note: This is NOT an official PayPal product.

Checkout for PayPal

Easily accept PayPal payments on your WordPress site using the official PayPal Checkout API. Perfect for eCommerce, donations, and more.

Support My Work vs Checkout for PayPal