Title: Auto return after payment
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Auto return after payment

 *  Resolved [thepark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thepark/)
 * (@thepark)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-return-after-payment/)
 * Hi,
    After payment is done, buyer is getting a paypal thank you page instead 
   going directly to the download/purchase page on the site, at this point the order
   is marked pending, if the buyer does not click the button (that just show site
   title value), the order will not mark as complete
 * Is there a way to redirect the buyer to the download page immediately after purchase?
 * * actually when buying with credit card on paypal, after sale there is a “join
   paypal page” than the “paypal thank you page” if the client close paypal at any
   of this pages, money is collected, but download link is not delivered (sale marked
   pending)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-digital-downloads/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-digital-downloads/)

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 *  Moderator [Pippin Williamson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mordauk/)
 * (@mordauk)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-return-after-payment/#post-5058108)
 * There are two things that we will need to check here:
 * 1. In your PayPal profile settings, under Website Preferences, make sure that
   Auto Return is enabled.
 * 2. In your PayPal profile settings, make sure that the IPN is enabled and that
   the URL is set to `http://yoursite.com/?edd-listener=IPN`
 *  Thread Starter [thepark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thepark/)
 * (@thepark)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-return-after-payment/#post-5058134)
 * Thanks for the fast reply
 * What is the Auto return URL ?
 * (It’s needed for setting auto return, but it seems dynamic )
 *  Moderator [Pippin Williamson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mordauk/)
 * (@mordauk)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-return-after-payment/#post-5058148)
 * Set it to the home page of your website. EDD will adjust it automatically.
 *  Thread Starter [thepark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thepark/)
 * (@thepark)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-return-after-payment/#post-5058161)
 * Thanks,
 * When I set Auto return = On, paypal force the buyer to open a paypal account 
   before buying, option to pay with credit card gone
 *  Moderator [Pippin Williamson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mordauk/)
 * (@mordauk)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-return-after-payment/#post-5058163)
 * That setting can be enabled separately (also in the Website Preferences). If 
   you don’t see it, however, it could be that PayPal is disabling that option for
   you automatically based on where you are in the world (they do that sometimes).
 *  Thread Starter [thepark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thepark/)
 * (@thepark)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-return-after-payment/#post-5058194)
 * Thanks,
 * Paypal support said that once I turn auto-return=ON I’ll get the paypal join 
   us instead the “pay with credit card” option. when this happen, only the paypal
   support can set it back.
 * they did, so now its back to 2 paypal screens after payment before going back
   to the site and getting the transaction complete
 * I opened a ticket the paypal support (not much hope there)
 * Is there a recommended best practice for accepting credit cards(while offering
   paypal for the paypal users) ?
 *  Moderator [Pippin Williamson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mordauk/)
 * (@mordauk)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-return-after-payment/#post-5058221)
 * I always recommend Stripe.com for accepting credit cards,
 *  Thread Starter [thepark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thepark/)
 * (@thepark)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-return-after-payment/#post-5058237)
 * Thanks strip.com looks good,
 * I did another test transaction now, (auto return off), and it marked complete
   immediately after payment (i.e. before getting “paypal join us and the paypal
   post pay page). works fine now.
 * If I understand correctly, that’s something the paypal support did, and part 
   of the setting process is asking them do that (she actually said “oh that’s something
   we set…, now I understand what she refereed to)
 * Thanks again for all the help
 * Guy
 *  Moderator [Pippin Williamson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mordauk/)
 * (@mordauk)
 * [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-return-after-payment/#post-5058240)
 * Glad to hear it!

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 * Last reply from: [Pippin Williamson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mordauk/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/auto-return-after-payment/#post-5058240)
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