Sunday, April 18, 2010

How to fix PayPal Error: "We were unable to decrypt the certificate id."?

The error "We were unable to decrypt the certificate id." is a very common problem when posting a code generate by PayPal buttons.

Cause:
When you copy a generated button code from the PayPal then directly paste is onto your post, some of the HTML Code will be scrambled.

Solution:

1. Copy and paste the given code to your notepad.
2. Edit the code. (Make sure that the code is written in one line but since the notepad has a length limit, just make sure that there are no spaces between other HTML codes.)
3. Copy and paste the code from the notepad to your post (in HTML View)
4. Save your post.

This solution will work on PayPal Add to Cart, Buy Now, Subscribe, Donate and Buy Gift Certificate buttons.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow, so easy, it worked. I went all over the internet to find the solution. The tech guys give the solutions that an average user cannot understand. When I tried your easy solution, it worked perfectly. Thanks a lot!!!!

Apis17™ @ BLogger said...

thank you. this tips works. :)

Techmaker said...

Thanks, it worked. Now no more errors from Paypal. You can always check where I placed my working paypal button at Techblaster.NET

Bill Wagner said...

Awesome. Thank you! Man, programmers have to learn HOW to communicate properly!