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Is this possible? I would like to have the paypal shopping cart come up in my site instead of having a popup that looks nothing like my site. Is it possible to build some of the paypal shopping cart system to match my site? I have explored other services such as Verisign, but I haven't found anything affordable for a company I run in my spare time.


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As asked about keeping the PayPal cart looking like your site and pointed toward building a cart or using a third-party, here is a short, practical roadmap that reflects current options and pitfalls.

There are three common, modern approaches: keep the cart UI on your site and use a hosted approval step for payment; add PayPal's client-side checkout components (smart buttons) so approval opens as an in-page overlay; or use a gateway that supplies tokenized/hosted fields so you can render a native-looking card form without storing raw card data. Each trades off control versus compliance burden.

Implementation checklist: pick the integration type, create sandbox developer credentials, implement server endpoints to create/capture orders if using an API, add the PayPal JS SDK and customize the buttons to match your theme, wire up webhooks (or IPN) for post-payment processing, and fully test in sandbox before switching to live. See PayPal Checkout docs for integration and button customization: PayPal Checkout docs and Customize PayPal buttons.

Security and troubleshooting: always serve checkout pages over HTTPS and follow PCI-DSS guidance if you handle card data (general info at PCI Security Standards Council). Common integration issues are sandbox/live credential mixups, CSP/CORS blocking the PayPal JS, popup blockers preventing the approval window, and failing to validate webhook notifications. Use browser dev tools and sandbox logs to trace failures.

For a solo or hobby shop, start with the client-side smart buttons or a well-supported plugin for your CMS—fast to implement and fewer compliance headaches. If you later need a fully embedded card form, migrate to a tokenized/hosted-fields solution to limit PCI scope.

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You can by either develop your own shopping cart (server side scripting is recommended) or use a third party shopping cart system (my company can provide this service) to handle it. You will have the shopping cart look the same as all your other pages and only redirect your customer to paypal when they checkout.

If you are to use paypal shopping cart, you can modify the HTML code so that it open in the same window (but your customer have to click the Back button on the browser to return to your site). If you are in the US, you can use the new "PayPal Website Payments Pro" service to make paypal completely hidden from your customer. Read paypal website for more details.

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Ohhhh okay, thanks, that Paypal pro sounds like what I am looking for. I wouldn't need an SSL with paypal pro would I?

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No SSL requird, but there is a charge of $20 per month (if not misstaken).

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