WooCommerce
PayPal Upgrade Guide
This document guides you on the process of moving to the recommended PayPal Payments extension. This is a newer, free extension that has the same and more features than older extensions.
Requirements & Installation
To use WooCommerce PayPal Payments, you’ll need:
- a PayPal business or personal account
- WordPress version 6.5 or newer (installed)
- WooCommerce version 9.6 or newer (installed and activated)
- PHP version 7.4 or newer.
To install the extension on your site, log in to your WordPress admin dashboard and follow these simple steps:
- Go to Plugins > Add New.
- Search for the WooCommerce PayPal Payments plugin.
- Click on Install Now and wait until the plugin is installed successfully.
- Click Activate Now on the success page to activate the plugin.
Alternatively, if you have a WooCommerce.com account, you can directly download for free and install the extension to one of your sites by clicking “Add to cart” to start the checkout flow.
Getting Started
Access your website dashboard that has your existing WooCommerce plugin with the older PayPal payment option by logging in to your WordPress Admin Dashboard (Default is /wp-admin but yours could be different if you changed it).
- On the far-left menu hover over Forms, and click on Settings.
- Keep the WordPress Admin Dashboard open in the new tab side-by-side with this upgrade guide to easily follow along with each upgrade step.
PayPal Checkout vs PayPal Standard Plugins
If you're currently using the PayPal Standard plugin, follow this video to upgrade to the latest PayPal plugin. If you're using the PayPal Checkout plugin, watch the video below instead.
Get Help from PayPal
Contact a Payments Specialist who can guide you through the upgrade process or call us at (888) 429-3035.
Upgrade Walkthrough (Video)
Visual Upgrade Guide
Log in to your WordPress admin dashboard and go to WooCommerce > Settings.
Go to "Payments" tab.
Click "Set Up" (or Manage if the extension is already active) next to PayPal. (not PayPal Checkout or PayPal Standard).
Click "Activate PayPal Payments" and follow the onboarding wizard.
Choose your account type. This selection is to choose whether you are onboarding a business account or a casual seller. A business account is required for Save Payment Methods, APMs, and Expanded Checkout.
Select the products you sell.
(Optional) - Consider adding Expanded Checkout for more ways to pay. This allows the merchant to choose whether they want card processing or only PayPal wallet. Note: This screen will differ, showing Standard Card Processing details if merchant is in a country that does not offer Advanced Credit and Debit Cards; or if the merchant chose Personal on the Account Type section.
Click the Connect to PayPal button on the final screen and follow the prompts to connect your existing live PayPal account. If you do not have a PayPal account, you can create a new one from this window.
Go to Settings > Payments and ensure that PayPal is enabled while PayPal Checkout is disabled.
Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and click on "Deactive" under WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Gateway
