Express checkout without a PayPal account not working

I am simply unable to reproduce this on my server when trying to mirror the settings of a site causing this problem, and even when I use my US based sandbox account on such a site the problem does still happen.

What’s very strange is the URL that we’re getting when this happens is using cmd=_flow instead of cmd=_express-checkout, but again, the plugin has this value hard-coded in the URL, so PayPal is redirecting it for some reason.

I’ve submitted a ticket to PayPal MTS and I’ve provided the details directly to my PayPal Partner Support manager as well. I should hear something back on this within a day or two at the most. I’ll update again when I know more.

Ah, actually, I may have just found something…going to play with this and I’ll update again shortly.

Ok, I think I’ve gotten to the bottom of this.

The plugin is setting the LOCALECODE in the SetExpressCheckout API request based on the language setting that is currently configured in WordPress. This could be set in wp-config.php, or it could be getting set by a plugin.

One way or another, your WP language must be using NG, which is then getting passed in the API request. PayPal sees this and attempts to follow the same pattern by displaying their pages in that same locale/language.

So, for each of you having this problem, please check your wp-config.php file to see what your value is for WPLANG, and then also check whether or not you’re using plugins that may be adjusting your language setting in WordPress.

@pranavd2008, just want to make sure you saw my last update here.

The WooThemes Express plugin is not using LOCALECODE at all, so this is one of those “enhancements” I made to this plugin that may be biting us in the ass a little bit.

As such, if you can’t find where your language/locale is getting set in WordPress, you could try the following:

Go into /wp-content/plugins/paypal-for-woocommerce/classes/wc-gateway-paypal-express-angelleye.php and move to line 1111. There (or close to there) you should see the following:

‘localecode’ => substr(WPLANG, -2),

If you simply remove that value so it becomes this…

‘localecode’ => ”,

That will eliminate the use of locale code altogether and should resolve your issue.

I have confirmed this by removing the localecode entirely from @dennis1001’s website, and that resolved the issue. It now sends the user to the PayPal URL that is expected, and the option to pay with PayPal or with a credit card is now working.

So that is definitely the issue. What I still don’t know is where exactly that is getting set on this particular site. It has to be a plugin doing it since updating wp-config.php didn’t help.

What I’m going to do is add a new option into the Express Checkout settings in the plugin that lets you set whether or not you want to use the WordPress system language/locale or ignore it for PayPal Express Checkout. This way you’ll be able to adjust it how you need it.

I’m going to set this ticket to resolved, but if you have any more questions about all of this let me know.

Look Others were also facing that nigeria page problem,I will remove that localecode & will update you again

I have just tried above mention but now I receive the error
“Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting ‘)’ in /home/n/o/ftp_nordicfunctioncom/wp-content/plugins/paypal-for-woocommerce/classes/wc-gateway-paypal-express-angelleye.php on line 1091”
and my homepage doesn’t work. I can′t delete the plugin or change it – I just get the above error line no matter I do – what to do?

Sounds like your adjustment to the file wasn’t correct.

If your site or admin panel won’t load at all now what you can do is FTP to your site and browse to /wp-content/plugins/. Rename the paypal-for-woocommerce folder to something else (ie. paypal-for-woocommerce-2) and that will effectively disable the plugin. Then the site will load.

Then you can adjust the file again so you don’t have the error.

Line 1091 isn’t around where I said to make a change, so I’m not sure what you’ve got going on there. You may just need to revert back to the original plugin file and then try again, or you can submit a ticket here and give me your WP admin credentials and I’ll do it for you.

Thanks for quick reply.
Line 1091 was the only place where I found “localecode….” – but I am obvious not a developer ;o)
I will see if I can fix it otherwise I will submit a ticket.

I’m using the PayPal sandbox to test. I still get no option to checkout with a credit card without opening a PayPal account. I have removed the line you mentioned and it did not correct the issue. The code in my text editor was on line 2145! (Using EditPad Lite)

Image: https://www.jtgemjewelry.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/paypal.png

I will also confirm that I tried both completely removing the line which did cause an issue of a blank page and also replacing the code as you said earlier with ‘localecode’ => ”,

Neither worked for me.

Oh yes, I also confirmed that the setting within PayPal to allow the buyer to use a credit card without opening a PayPal account is set to allow it. Just trying to cover all the bases. ??

OK, a lot my problem is ME. I see now what is happening in my case. I DID NOT have PayPal Express enabled in WordPress. I had PayPal Standard enabled. Once I enabled PayPay Express, the checkout page let me checkout with PayPal without opening a PayPal account. HOWEVER, there is not an option for the buyer to checkout with PayPal along with the other options to pay. It’s in a completely different place at the top of the checkout page. Confusing. I want all the options in one place for the buyer. This may be a Woocommerce issue.

See photo: https://www.jtgemjewelry.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/paypal1.png

Sorry for the confusion on my end.

It’s Not Confusing,You Can Disable Top Button in Checkout Page in the Plugin Settings…Moreover It’s Button at Top Of Page is For Convenience Only,I Don’t Know Why You Having Problem with it