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Checkout for PayPal is a lightweight WordPress PayPal plugin that lets you accept payments directly through PayPal’s Checkout API.
Checkout for PayPal Add-ons
Features
- PayPal Checkout – Accept payments securely through PayPal Checkout directly from your WordPress website.
- Accept PayPal Payments – Let customers pay with PayPal without requiring a traditional shopping cart.
- No WooCommerce Required – Add PayPal payment functionality without installing WooCommerce.
- No Shopping Cart Required – Ideal for single products, services, bookings, donations, and other direct-payment use cases.
- Payment Buttons – Add a payment button to pages, posts, and landing pages.
- PayPal Checkout API – Uses PayPal’s Checkout/Orders API to create and process PayPal orders.
- Secure Payment Processing – Payment details are handled by PayPal rather than stored on your WordPress website.
- PayPal Sandbox Support – Test your integration using PayPal’s sandbox environment before accepting live payments.
- Live and Sandbox Environments – Easily configure the plugin for either PayPal testing or live transactions.
- Simple Configuration – Configure your PayPal payment settings from the WordPress admin area.
- Responsive Checkout – Provide a PayPal checkout experience that works across desktop and mobile devices.
- Lightweight Payment Solution – Add PayPal payments without the overhead of a complete ecommerce system.
- Developer-Friendly Integration – Built around PayPal’s APIs for reliable integration with WordPress.
- Custom Amounts – Accept fixed or variable payment amounts using Variable Price add-on.
How to Use the Plugin
- Navigate to plugin settings (Checkout for PayPal > Settings) and fill in all required fields (API keys, Page URLs, Currency).
- Open checkout page to make sure it contains this shortcode:
[coforpaypal_checkout] - Create a Product (Checkout for PayPal > Products)
- Create a Buy Now button for a product by adding this shortcode to a page:
[coforpaypal_product id="1"]
Note: You need to replace 1 with the actual product ID.
Elementor Page Builder Integration
- Create a new page or Edit with Elementor.
- From Widgets (Under Elements) select Shortcode.
- Enter the Checkout for PayPal shortcode.
- Click Apply to update changes to page.
- Click Publish.
Documentation
https://noorsplugin.com/checkout-for-paypal-wordpress-plugin/
Translation
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Note: This is NOT an official PayPal product.
Screenshots

PayPal Checkout

Orders Menu

Purchase Receipt Email Settings

Sale Notification Email Settings
Plugin Details
Active Installs
500Total Downloads
62,320Version
1.0.49Requires WP
5.5Requires PHP
—Tested Up To
7.1.4Added
2020-11-10Last Updated
2026-10-09 2:14am GMTRatings
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