Bug 14606 - Donate to the Koha International Fund
Summary: Donate to the Koha International Fund
Status: RESOLVED WISHLIST
Alias: None
Product: Koha
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Websites, Mailing Lists, etc (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All All
: P5 - low enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Liz Rea
QA Contact: Testopia
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Reported: 2015-07-27 20:50 UTC by Brendan Gallagher
Modified: 2022-12-06 03:00 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

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Patch complexity: Small patch
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Description Brendan Gallagher 2015-07-27 20:50:40 UTC
Hello - 

Can we add a Donate Now button to the Website?  This code is from THT for a bank account that they have established for the international fund for Koha.

<form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top">
<input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick">
<input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="MDY79FZJ9Q574">
<input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!">
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1">
</form>
Comment 1 Liz Rea 2015-07-31 02:20:09 UTC
Yep, this seems fine. Do you have a preference where it goes on the website?
Comment 2 Brendan Gallagher 2015-07-31 19:56:45 UTC
(In reply to Liz Rea from comment #1)
> Yep, this seems fine. Do you have a preference where it goes on the website?

I do not have a preference.  Anybody with more style have a preference?
Comment 3 Magnus Enger 2015-08-02 22:18:00 UTC
(In reply to Brendan Gallagher from comment #2)
> (In reply to Liz Rea from comment #1)
> > Yep, this seems fine. Do you have a preference where it goes on the website?
> 
> I do not have a preference.  Anybody with more style have a preference?

Just put it *somewhere* and we can "argue" about the details later? :-)
Comment 4 Liz Rea 2015-08-03 01:37:20 UTC
Ha, my discretion it is then.
Comment 5 Liz Rea 2015-08-03 01:43:49 UTC
I have added this, however I was unsure of the text to use, nor do I (I think...) have a description or further explanation of what the money goes for on the website to link to.

It is on the home page, at the bottom right.
Comment 6 Aleisha Amohia 2015-08-03 04:26:52 UTC
(Liz you haven't attached anything)
Comment 7 Aleisha Amohia 2015-08-03 04:37:22 UTC
oops ignore me, good stuff signing off :)
Comment 8 Marcel de Rooy 2015-09-03 12:07:53 UTC
Still no attachments
Back to Assigned
Comment 9 Liz Rea 2015-09-03 23:10:22 UTC
Erm, I was looking for a sign off from Brendan on the website work, and there will be no attachments, ever, because this work isn't Koha work proper. 

You'll notice that this is in the "Websites" component, which is where we keep bugs regarding the koha-community.org website.

What I do need, is more information from someone involved with the fund about what the money is going to be used for, what the rules are, who the people in charge are, and so on, to put on the website somewhere. I don't think people will be super keen to donate without knowing where the money is going.

Cheers,
Liz
Comment 10 Mirko Tietgen 2016-01-28 12:49:03 UTC
This could use an update. I have been asked about donation options, but I have no idea where to send people for more information.
Comment 11 Liz Rea 2016-07-18 04:15:49 UTC
Yeah, I'd need someone to tell me what the details are before I can add anything. It gripes me too.

Liz
Comment 12 Brendan Gallagher 2016-07-18 04:38:59 UTC
We are still waiting to see what shakes out with THT.  Once we are 100% sure on the path forward we will be able to get you more information.
Comment 13 Mark Tompsett 2016-12-31 19:34:17 UTC
*ping* It's been another few months. Brendan Gallagher, what has "shake[n] out with THT"? Liz Rea, is this already dealt with?
Comment 14 Liz Rea 2017-01-03 19:45:12 UTC
Still waiting for information, as the issues with THT are still ongoing.

Cheers,
Liz
Comment 15 Pablo AB 2017-04-11 13:41:09 UTC
Right now I get an error using donate button: "Error Detected: PayPal cannot process this transaction because of a problem with the seller's website. Please contact the seller directly to resolve this problem."

I'd be less shy about this subject, like Wikipedia or Canonical. Why not a Donate button in the black menu top bar?

BTW, why not also offer some other alternatives?
- A donation site better than Paypal: donorbox.org, bountysource.com​, liberapay.com, patreon.com.
- QR code to donate to a Bitcoin wallet.
Comment 16 Liz Rea 2017-04-11 22:18:10 UTC
This button really ought to be removed, as no one has given me information about the foundation and as far as I know it is dysfunctional.
Comment 17 Pablo AB 2017-04-11 22:29:13 UTC
That's really a pity. Meanwhile maybe at least a bitcoin wallet? Created by someone reliable of the community.
Comment 18 David Cook 2022-12-06 03:00:54 UTC
Closing this for the time being since the original purpose was fulfilled (and then reverted).