Lesson 6: Configuring Payment Methods
In this set of Virtuemart payment method tutorials we first show you how to use the standard payment method plugin with Virtuemart. Next, we show you how to integrate PayPal as a payment method in your Virtuemart online shop.
Standard Payment Plugin Tutorial
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In this tutorial we show you how to add a payment method using the payment type 'standard' that comes with Virtuemart. This method is useful for cash on delivery, click and collect or bank transfer type payments. This method does not process and transactional data itself, but allows you to present details for your cash on delivery terms for example.
Paypal Payment Plugin Tutorial
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In this tutorial we show you how to add PayPal as a payment method in your Virtuemart online store. Once you have a PayPal account, all you need to have to hand to configure the PayPal payment plugin in Virtuemart is the merchant email address your PayPal account uses. In this tutorial we explain each of the PayPal settings in the plugin and what they are used for. We also work through an example checkout after correctly configuring the PayPal payments plugin for Virtuemart and show you how a customer experiences the payments process.