Miscellaneous Hacks - VSa - PayPal Donate

Info:
-Advanced PayPal Donate system for vBulletin.

Features:
-Allow users to donate suggested or custom amounts, or both
-Set minimum amount accepted
-Set currency
-Block usergroups from using Donate system
-Donation listing
-Subscriptions (for Business/Premier PayPal Accounts)
-Donation bar
-Confirmed/Unconfirm/Delete donations
-Move or add confirmed donors to your VIP/Donor usergroup
-Donate stats (total donations, total amount, number of confirmed/unconfirmed donations)
-Block usergroups from viewing Donations or statistics details
-Add/Edit donations
-PM reports

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Installation:
-Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]


To set options:
-Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > VSa - PayPal Donate

Versions:
v1.0 - Oct 13. 2005.
-First Release
v4.8.2 - Dec 29. 2008.
-Latest vB 3.x version
v5.0 - Feb 21. 2010.
-Updated for vBulletin 4
-Fixed known bugs
v5.0.1 - May 22. 2012.
-Quick fix for vBulletin 4.2 compatibility
v5.0.2 - Jun 09. 2012.
-Compatible with vB 4.2.1
-Fixed several style issues
-Fixed some permission bugs
v5.0.3 - Jun 10. 2012.
-Added back option to change Donate link color

[cjwinternet]

I know what it needs to be.

The question is, how do you make vbulletin output the correct code?

[Hippy]

cjwinternet

I'm not home to test this
but open up the .xml file from the archive
then search for

$vbphrase['vb_navigation_link_vsapaypal_donlink_text'] = '<span style="color:'.$vbulletin->options['vsapaypal_link_color'].';">'.$vbphrase['vb_navigation_link_vsapaypal_donlink_text'].'<span>';

and change it to

$vbphrase['vb_navigation_link_vsapaypal_donlink_text'] = '<span style="color:'.$vbulletin->options['vsapaypal_link_color'].';">'.$vbphrase['vb_navigation_link_vsapaypal_donlink_text'].'</span>';

all your changing is

<span>

to

</span>

re-import the product
hope this helps

[cjwinternet]

Thanks Hippy, that solved it.

Regards

Chris

[Akyeame Kwame]

I just missed a $200 donation due to this error:

Return to Merchant
Error Message

The link you have used to enter the PayPal system is invalid. Please review the link and try again.

I tried downgrading from 5.0.3 to 5.0 and no joy. Any idea what could be causing this issue?

It occurs only with subscriptions and my payment options are configured with the following options:

5,5|1,10,10|1,20,20|1,25,25|1,30,30|1,40,40|1,50,50|1,75,75|1,100,100|1,200,200|1,300,300|1,400,400|1,500,500|1,750,750|1,1000,1000|1,2000,2000|1,3000,3000|1,4000,4000|1,5000,5000|1,7500,7500|1,10000,10000|1

]

I'm trying to get the options to charge every month. Formerly I had 5|12 but that only charges $5 per year with the next donation taking place a year from the date. The X|12 method worked in the past but the 5|1 isn't working at all

[Valter]

Can you try if it works with English language?

Maybe some phrases or special characters in the username are breaking links?

[ForceHSS]

Originally Posted by Akyeame Kwame

I just missed a $200 donation due to this error:

Return to Merchant
Error Message

The link you have used to enter the PayPal system is invalid. Please review the link and try again.

I tried downgrading from 5.0.3 to 5.0 and no joy. Any idea what could be causing this issue?

It occurs only with subscriptions and my payment options are configured with the following options:

5,5|1,10,10|1,20,20|1,25,25|1,30,30|1,40,40|1,50,50|1,75,75|1,100,100|1,200,200|1,300,300|1,400,400|1,500,500|1,750,750|1,1000,1000|1,2000,2000|1,3000,3000|1,4000,4000|1,5000,5000|1,7500,7500|1,10000,10000|1

]

I'm trying to get the options to charge every month. Formerly I had 5|12 but that only charges $5 per year with the next donation taking place a year from the date. The X|12 method worked in the past but the 5|1 isn't working at all

if the above is what you have in the donation amount list then you have it wrong this is why you are having problems check the first and last numbers

[cjwinternet]

If someone selects an amount, then goes to paypal, they are recorded as having made a donation, even if they don't finish the transaction at Paypal. It's just a guess really isn't it?

[rgreene1971]

Is their a way to remove the option of the paypal recording what site and user the donation came from? I have many users requesting the donation be anonymous but in the notes field the mod always says donation for site by user

[rgreene1971]

Or maybe the lines I could //comment out to remove it?

[ForceHSS]

Originally Posted by rgreene1971

Is their a way to remove the option of the paypal recording what site and user the donation came from? I have many users requesting the donation be anonymous but in the notes field the mod always says donation for site by user

do members see the list or just mods and admins?