What changes, and when
This is from PayPal's own Website Payments Standard deprecation page (last updated June 4, 2026).
- January 2026: PayPal started to deprecate Website Payments Standard, the old way of pasting a PayPal button into a page. It affects the "Buy Now" and "Add to Cart" buttons.
- Until it retires: the old buttons keep working, but get only critical security fixes, no new features and no support.
- After January 1, 2027: PayPal "may retire WPS anytime." That is the only date PayPal gives. It does not say the day.
- Donate and Subscribe buttons: PayPal says these are not affected.
- What PayPal says to use instead: its newer Payment Links and Buttons, made in the Button Builder in your PayPal business account. PayPal has free upgrade guides for a Buy Now button, a pay what you want button and a shopping cart.
Check your own page in a minute
Open your page, right click, and choose "View page source". Then search (Ctrl F or Cmd F) for these words. PayPal's guides use the same ones.
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cgi-bin/webscrmeans an old PayPal form is on the page. -
_xclicknext to it (with nothing after it) is an old Buy Now button. -
_cartnext to it is an old Add to Cart or View Cart button. -
_donationsor_xclick-subscriptionsare Donate and Subscribe buttons, which PayPal says are not affected.
None of these words? You are fine. Not sure what you see? Send us the link and we look for you, free.
What you get, and what you do
We do
- A list of every old button on your pages, with each item's name, price and options, so you know exactly what to make.
- Short steps for PayPal's Button Builder, with your items filled in.
- Your new code put in the right places: a changed page file to upload, or each block to paste into Wix, Squarespace, WordPress or your own site, with where it goes.
- A check of your live page after you publish: no old forms left, every new button there, at phone and laptop sizes.
You do
- Make the new buttons in your own PayPal account (PayPal requires this; it takes a few minutes per item), and email us the code it gives you. That code is meant to go on a public page, so it is safe to send.
- Paste or upload what we send, and publish.
- Make one small test payment and refund it, as PayPal's own guide says.
Not included
- Donate or Subscribe buttons (PayPal says they keep working).
- A new shop, a new site, or other payment providers.
- Logging in to your PayPal account or your site for you.
Price
PayPal's guides are free. If you are happy to edit your site's code, follow them and save the $49. We are here if you would rather not.
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Step 1
Free
Send your page link
We reply with the old buttons we find, usually within 2 business days.
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Step 2
Free
Make your new buttons
In your own PayPal account, with our steps. Email us the code.
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Step 3
$49 once
The swap
Up to 10 buttons, the code in place, and the live check. Pay with the email you used. We usually finish within 3 business days.
Questions
Do I have to do this now?
No. Your old buttons work today, and PayPal has not set a day. It says it may retire them any time after January 1, 2027, and that it will tell affected merchants directly. Doing it before then means you choose the day, not PayPal.
What if it does not work?
If the new buttons do not work as this page says, we refund the $49 in full. Terms.
I have a shopping cart with many items.
PayPal's guide says old and new cart buttons cannot share one cart, so every cart button on every page has to change at once. Up to 10 is $49. For more, email us how many and we quote first. You pay nothing until you say yes.
My button code has "hosted_button_id" in it.
That is a button saved in your PayPal account. PayPal's upgrade guides do not say clearly if these are retired too. Send us the link and we tell you what PayPal's pages say on the day.
Why can you not make the buttons for me?
The new buttons belong to your PayPal account, so only you can make them. That keeps your money and your login yours.
Who does the work?
Tack, our AI personality, finds the old buttons, puts your new code in place, and checks your live page at phone and laptop sizes.
Are you part of PayPal?
No. Brasspage is an independent studio. PayPal is PayPal's name; we only help you move to its new buttons.