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PayPal.Me username once and start publishing payment links.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two flexible shortcodes<\/strong> \u2014 use a visitor-entered amount form or a direct preset payment link.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multi-currency requests<\/strong> \u2014 EUR, USD, GBP, CAD, AUD, CHF, and JPY are included.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Responsive and accessible<\/strong> \u2014 clean form controls, keyboard focus states, and live result feedback.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lightweight<\/strong> \u2014 no payment API, no database tables, no external JavaScript libraries, and no tracking.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Privacy-conscious<\/strong> \u2014 the plugin does not contact PayPal before a visitor opens a payment link.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Backward compatible<\/strong> \u2014 the original <code>[ipayou_paypalme_link]<\/code> and <code>[ipayou_generate_paypalme_link]<\/code> shortcodes remain supported.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Page-builder friendly<\/strong> \u2014 works anywhere WordPress shortcodes are rendered, including many widget and builder areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Quick start<\/h3>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Open <strong>I Pay You<\/strong> in the WordPress admin menu.<\/li>\n<li>Save your PayPal.Me username and preferred currency.<\/li>\n<li>Add <code>[ipayou_generate_paypalme_link]<\/code> to a page or post.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>For a direct preset amount:<\/p>\n\n<pre><code>[ipayou_paypalme_link amount=\"25\" currency=\"EUR\"]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<p>You can also override the saved account for a specific link:<\/p>\n\n<pre><code>[ipayou_paypalme_link username=\"YourPayPalName\" amount=\"49.90\" currency=\"EUR\" text=\"Pay now\"]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<h3>Available shortcode attributes<\/h3>\n\n<pre><code>[ipayou_paypalme_link]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>username<\/code> \u2014 optional PayPal.Me username override.<\/li>\n<li><code>amount<\/code> \u2014 optional preset amount.<\/li>\n<li><code>currency<\/code> \u2014 optional currency code.<\/li>\n<li><code>text<\/code> \u2014 link text.<\/li>\n<li><code>target<\/code> \u2014 <code>_blank<\/code> or <code>_self<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><p><code>class<\/code> \u2014 optional CSS class list.<\/p>\n\n<p>[ipayou_generate_paypalme_link]<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p><code>username<\/code> \u2014 optional PayPal.Me username override.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><code>currency<\/code> \u2014 default currency.<\/li>\n<li><code>currency_selector<\/code> \u2014 <code>yes<\/code> or <code>no<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><code>button_text<\/code> \u2014 form submit button text.<\/li>\n<li><code>link_text<\/code> \u2014 generated payment button text.<\/li>\n<li><code>target<\/code> \u2014 <code>_blank<\/code> or <code>_self<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><code>min<\/code> \u2014 minimum amount.<\/li>\n<li><code>step<\/code> \u2014 amount increment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>More free WordPress extensions<\/h3>\n\n<p>AFIWAI publishes other focused WordPress extensions on <strong>AFIWAI Hub<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<p>https:\/\/hub.afiwai.com\/<\/p>\n\n<p>The plugin does not load content from AFIWAI Hub or send usage data there. The site is contacted only if you choose to open the link.<\/p>\n\n<h3>External services<\/h3>\n\n<p>I Pay You creates links to <strong>PayPal.Me<\/strong>, a third-party payment-link service operated by PayPal.<\/p>\n\n<p>The plugin does not use the PayPal API and does not transmit visitor data to PayPal in the background. A visitor connects to PayPal only after choosing to open a generated PayPal.Me payment link.<\/p>\n\n<p>PayPal.Me information:\nhttps:\/\/www.paypal.com\/paypalme\/<\/p>\n\n<p>PayPal legal agreements and privacy information:\nhttps:\/\/www.paypal.com\/legalhub\/<\/p>\n\n<p>I Pay You and AFIWAI are independent from PayPal. 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