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Posted by cameroneckelberry2
cameroneckelberry2
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Anyone know how to set up PayPal Adaptive Payments? (Anyone Up for a Challenging Question?)

Hey Guys,

I am running a BuddyPress site which allows members to pay each other with PayPal. I was using a Gravity form to capture user identities but due to legal reasons the client had to switch to an Adaptive Payment API. What this means is the entirety of the payment process occurs between the two variable users and a small slice gets paid to my client.

I have found zero plugins that support this, so I need to find a way to create a PayPal button that is dynamic.

Essentially the idea is:

  • User A wants to Pay to User B
  • User A navigates to User B's profile page
  • User A clicks on User B's Paypal button
  • The PayPal button captures who is who and sends it off to PayPal
  • This button will use the Adaptive Payment API to send the client a piece of that transaction.

Any help or steering in the right direction would be greatly appreciated! And yes I have gone over the PayPal Docs and am now more confused :P