PayPal Standard & PayPal Commerce Setup

Connect PayPal Standard (Free) or PayPal Commerce (Pro) in CharityGlow. Enable Reference Transactions for recurring, IPN webhooks, PDT identity token and live testing.

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Sep 23, 2026 6 min read

PayPal Standard — classic (in Free)

  1. Settings → Payment Gateways → Enable PayPal Standard.
  2. Enter your PayPal business email.
  3. Enable IPN in PayPal Business profile (copy webhook URL from CharityGlow settings).
  4. Turn on PDT identity token (PayPal → Account Settings → Website payments → PDT).

PayPal Commerce Platform (Pro recommended)

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Enabling PayPal recurring / subscriptions

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