I’m having issues generating a Pay Now button, what should I do?

I’m having issues generating a Pay Now button, what should I do?

Payfast cannot support customised buttons, so you will need to create a Payfast Pay Now button from your Payfast dashboard. Find instructions on how to generate Pay Now HTML button code.

For any issues related to the default Payfast generated buttons, you can send an email to our Customer Services team on support@payfast.co.za.

Please note: Any issues that arise from the platform in relation to the button, such as WordPress stripping the JavaScript, redirects, additional URLencoding, etc. cannot be resolved by Payfast. In such instances, you can follow up with a qualified web developer to assist with resolving the problem for you.

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