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About Directorist PayPal Payment Gateway
The first payment is easy; getting the advertiser to pay again is the hard part
Setting up a directory and getting someone to pay to be listed is only half the job. The owner of a pizzeria or a clinic who visits your site for the first time hesitates before typing card details into a place they don't know, and if paying is awkward, they leave the listing half done. A paid directory lives on advertisers who come back, and that starts with a payment that doesn't feel like a chore. Directorist PayPal Payment Gateway adds PayPal as a payment method in Directorist so that this step is something the advertiser already knows how to do.
How payment works with Directorist PayPal Payment Gateway
Payment is processed on PayPal's own site, not on yours. The advertiser doesn't have to type their financial details each time. To get started you only need to enter the email of your PayPal business account. There is a test mode that works with your PayPal Sandbox account.
- Fast payment, without re-entering financial details on every purchase.
- Checkout on PayPal, not on your site.
- Recurring payments for subscription models.
- Test mode with Sandbox.
Three directories, three ways to make the most of it
You charge once to publish the listing
What you gain is a method many people already use every day.
You want income that repeats every month or every year
The plugin supports recurring payments: you charge the advertiser at each renewal of the period you chose. This turns a one-off income into a predictable one throughout the year.
You are still testing whether anyone will pay to be listed
Before announcing anything, make test purchases with Sandbox and check how a real advertiser sees the payment: which screen appears, how they return to your site and whether the process makes sense to someone who doesn't know your directory.
Frequently asked questions about Directorist PayPal Payment Gateway
Does it work without Directorist?
No. It is an add-on for Directorist and needs that plugin installed to have something to add the payment to.
Where does the advertiser enter their payment details?
On PayPal's site. Checkout is processed there, not on your site.
What do I need to set it up?
The business email of your PayPal account. With that you can start using it.
Can I test it without charging for real?
Yes, with the test mode and a PayPal Sandbox account.
Can I use it to charge subscriptions?
Yes, it supports recurring payments for the duration you choose.
It only adds PayPal and depends on Directorist
This plugin is not a general gateway: it only offers PayPal. If you want advertisers to be able to pay in other ways, you will need other payment methods separately. And since it doesn't work on its own, without Directorist it has no use.
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3.0.1 Current 14 Oct 2026
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3.0.0 29 Jun 2026
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2.1 5 Apr 2025
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