Merchant problem report
PayPal Checkout Fix & Diagnostics for Shopify
Report created Jul 30, 2026
The problem to investigate
An app that detects why PayPal buttons are missing, broken, or redirecting incorrectly on a Shopify store and guides merchants through fixes. It would focus on mobile checkout issues, theme conflicts, and configuration errors in a merchant-friendly diagnostic flow.
Merchants are unable to complete PayPal setup or have PayPal buttons fail to appear or redirect properly, causing lost sales and support burden.
Evidence behind this report
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What merchants said
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“I want to know how to remove my PayPal. It doesn’t show it being active in the Payments screen.”
“We’re having some issues with PayPal Express in our store.”
“PayPal checkout is not showing. How to create PayPal Smart button?”
Hypotheses to validate
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Possible solution
Scan storefront and checkout behavior, detect common PayPal integration issues, identify likely causes by theme/device/context, and provide step-by-step remediation plus alerting when PayPal becomes unavailable.
Who to interview
Shopify merchants, store managers, and agencies managing merchant storefronts
Competitive assumptions to check
PayPal Checkout apps, Shopify native PayPal integration docs, theme support services, checkout diagnostic tools
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