Non-Recurring Annual Purchase

I have reviewed a number of forum posts on this topic, and am feeling like a knucklehead, as I still dont have a clear understanding of what I ned to do. So sorry for the redundant post!

I currently have two PayPal buttons in place on my subscription page. One is intended to be a recurring monthly subscription (s2member Level 1 Access). The other is intended to be a one-time-only purchase for a one year membership (s2member Level 2 Access).

http://dynastyleaguefootball.com/premium-signup

I created both PayPal buttons using the built in s2member PayPal Buttons for Level #1 Access and PayPal Buttons for Level #2 Access respectively.

On the Level 1 (monthly recurring) Access, the shortcode looks like this:
[s2Member-PayPal-Button level="1" ccaps="" desc="DLF Monthly Recurring Subscription - $2.49/month" ps="paypal" lc="" cc="USD" dg="0" ns="1" custom="dynastyleaguefootball.com" ta="0" tp="0" tt="D" ra="2.49" rp="1" rt="M" rr="1" rrt="" rra="1" image="http://www.dynastyleaguefootball.com/img/DLF_PremButton2.png" output="button" /]

The Level 2 (annual non-recurring) shortcode looks like this:
[s2Member-PayPal-Button level="2" ccaps="" desc="DLF Annual Membership Early Adopter Discount - $14.99 / year" ps="paypal" lc="" cc="USD" dg="0" ns="1" custom="dynastyleaguefootball.com" ta="0" tp="0" tt="D" ra="14.99" rp="1" rt="Y" rr="0" rrt="" rra="1" image="http://www.dynastyleaguefootball.com/img/DLF_PremButton1.png" output="button" /]

My question is, when folks register for the annual non-recurring access, PayPal creates an annual recurring payment, and then creates another entry to cancel the recurring portion of the transaction. This has created confusion with a number of our subscribers.

If I want to have this processed by PayPal strictly as a one time only non-recurring transaction without the confusing additional steps and entries by PayPal, do I have to create a different “Buy Now” button, or can I simply make some change to the existing shortcode attributes?

Thanks so much for your help!

Ken

Bump. Probably a very simple answer to this one. Assistance greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

KM

Hi Ken,

I believe this is simply a result of how s2Member handles Buy Now memberships and that there isn’t a way around it. However, I’m going to consult with another support rep to see if he can shed any additional light.

Thank you for your patience.

Thank you very much for your response Raam. But just to clarify, the annual membership button is not a Buy Now button, but rather a button created through the PayPal for Level#2 Access area, which appears to be different than the area used to create Buy Now buttons. Maybe they end up being the same thing?

Again, thanks a ton, very much appreciate yout time!

KM

Ken, to make the Level 2 button a buy-now instead of subscription one, change the [hilite mono]rr[/hilite] attribute to [hilite mono]BN[/hilite]: [hilite mono]rr="BN"[/hilite]. [hilite path]Dashboard -› s2Member® -› PayPal® Buttons -› Shortcode Attributes -> rr[/hilite]

rr=”1″ Recurring directive. Only valid w/ Membership Level Access and/or Independent Custom Capabilities. Possible values: 0 = non-recurring “Subscription” with possible Trial Period for free, or at a different Trial Amount; 1 = recurring “Subscription” with possible Trial Period for free, or at a different Trial Amount; BN = non-recurring “Buy Now” functionality, no Trial Period possible.

I hope that helps. :)