Git Error – src refspec {tagname} matches more than one.

I was very happy today to be updating my PayPal for WooCommerce plugin when I ran into a tagging issue.  I was able to successfully create my local tag… git tag -a v1.0.3 -m “Version 1.0.3 update” I then tried to push this tag to my remote repo and...

How PayPalSucks.com Feeds Off the Ignorance of Merchants

Introduction So, you’ve sold something online, you took payment via PayPal, and now something has gone wrong with that payment.  You’re frustrated, confused, and you start searching online for information about what you’re experiencing.  That’s...

PayPal Recurring Payments IPN Samples

PayPal’s Instant Payment Notification (IPN) system is one of the most underutilized features that they provide, in my opinion.  Unfortunately, their documentation is still lacking complete information on what types of IPN’s to expect and what they might...

Doh! Common PayPal Error Handling Mistake

I was recently contacted by somebody through my website complaining that PayPal must have changed something in their system because all sorts of customers are having issues using their application, but nothing has changed…the usual story. This particular...

Get PayPal Payments Pro for Free

PayPal Payments Pro is the all-in-one solution PayPal provides for accepting credit cards on your website, over a Virtual Terminal, from your mobile phone, and various other ways.  Basically, if you have Payments Pro, you have access to all of PayPal’s advanced...

History of PayPal Payments Pro – DoDirectPayment vs. PayFlow

Introduction PayPal provides a variety of products to help business owners and developers process and manage payments.  If you want to use your PayPal like a standard merchant account and process credit cards directly on your website, over the phone, or within your...