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Why don't the donations appear on my Recognition Wall

You may need to add the Instant Payment Notification URL to your PayPal Profile IPN Settings. This URL can be found on the Donate Plus Settings Panel at the bottom. Login in to PayPal and go to your Profile Summary, the click on the Instant Payment Notification link under Selling Preferences and Turn on IPN and set the Notification URL from your Donate Plus Settings Panel. You can also view your IPN History from this page to see if there are other issues.

What are shortcodes?

A shortcode is a WordPress-specific code that lets you do nifty things with very little effort. Shortcodes can embed files or create objects that would normally require lots of complicated, ugly code in just one line. Shortcode = shortcut. To use a shortcode, simple enter it on the page or post in your WordPress blog as described below and it will be replaced on the live page with the additional functionality.

What shortcodes does Donate Plus use?

[donateplus]

This shortcode will display the Donate Plus donation form

[donorwall]

This shortcode will display the Donor Recognition Wall. Optional attribute: title is wrapped within a <h2> tag. Usage is [donorwall title='Donor Recognition Wall']

[donatetotal]

This shortcode will display the total donations received. Optional attributes: prefix is the currency symbol (ie. $), suffix is the currency code (ie. USD), type is the english description (ie. U.S. Dollar). Usage is [donatetotal prefix='true', suffix='true', type='false']

What kind of PayPal account will I need?

You will need a Premier or Business account. Personal accounts are primarily for sending payments and may not include the PayPal IPN features this plugin requires.