PayPal.me setup and limits

Where: Admin → System → Payments → PayPal.me

Before you start

A payment link only. There is no checkout to open and no webhook, so a buyer pays outside the site and an administrator records it. Never offered as a working checkout.

Step by step

1. Open its Payments card and read the Not integrated/configuration-only notice.
2. Store identifiers/credentials only if you need to retain that configuration.
3. Do not advertise a working automated checkout through this card.
4. If you accept money externally, verify it in the provider’s own account and use the supported manual plan/order process; do not treat a buyer return URL as proof.

Settings and behaviour

A payment link only. There is no checkout to open and no webhook, so a buyer pays outside the site and an administrator records it. Never offered as a working checkout.

Check the result

For integrated providers use a sandbox transaction and verified confirmation. For non-integrated providers confirm the public site does not offer a nonfunctional checkout.

Common questions and troubleshooting

Credential not taking effect: host environment values override saved settings. Different vendor dashboard: use the provider link on the live screen; these instructions describe the forum controls, not a promise about an external dashboard’s current layout.