PayPal Express / PayPal button missing on cart or product — buyers never see PayPal.

Several “wallet / express / pay later” products can look like “PayPal is gone.” They do not share a fix. This page is only when PayPal Express Checkout or the PayPal checkout / accelerated button should appear on the cart or product page and does not. Shop Pay accelerated wallet / button missing on PDP or cart is shopify-shop-pay-wallet-not-showing. Apple Pay wallet-only missing is apple-pay-not-showing-shopify. Google Pay wallet-only missing is google-pay-not-showing-shopify. Third-party BNPL (Affirm / Klarna / Afterpay / etc.) missing at checkout is shopify-bnpl-not-showing. Payment Customization Function not hiding or reordering gateways is shopify-payment-customization-not-hiding.

Soft links when the bug is adjacent: every dynamic checkout / accelerated wallet row missing (Shop Pay + Apple Pay + Google Pay + PayPal) is shopify-shop-pay-button-missing. PayPal available at checkout but failing after click, or general card declined after a method showed, is shopify-payments-card-declined. This playbook stays on PayPal Express / PayPal button expected on cart or PDP → button missing → buyer only sees Add to cart / Checkout / other wallets.

Open Settings → Payments and confirm PayPal is installed, connected, and Active (not Draft, Pending review, or Paused). Capture account email, onboarding status, and whether Express Checkout / PayPal Smart Payment Buttons / accelerated checkout options are enabled for the Online Store channel.

Reproduce on product and cart: theme product form and cart sections with dynamic checkout / PayPal buttons enabled, supported Markets country / currency, no gift card–only or subscription-only lines if PayPal Express excludes them for your account. Screenshot PDP and cart with and without the PayPal button. Note whether Shop Pay / Apple Pay / Google Pay show while PayPal does not (or the reverse) — that split proves you are on the wrong playbook if you only expected another wallet.

Soft-check: if the missing tile is Shop Pay wallet specifically, leave this page and use shopify-shop-pay-wallet-not-showing. If Apple Pay alone is missing, use apple-pay-not-showing-shopify. If Google Pay alone is missing, use google-pay-not-showing-shopify. If Affirm / Klarna / Afterpay never mounts at checkout, use shopify-bnpl-not-showing. If a Function is hiding gateways, use shopify-payment-customization-not-hiding.

Finish PayPal onboarding and any account linking the provider requires. Enable Express Checkout / Smart Payment Buttons / accelerated PayPal where Settings → Payments exposes them for Online Store. Align Markets country and presentment currency with countries PayPal supports for Express. Remove excluded product types for a control cart if gift cards or subscriptions block Express.

In the theme editor, turn dynamic checkout / PayPal buttons back on for product and cart sections. Check for CSS or app overlays that hide .shopify-payment-button / PayPal iframes. Temporarily disable Payment Customization Functions and checkout apps that hide or reorder payment methods. If PayPal returns with Functions off, the hide rule is the bug — fix the Function on shopify-payment-customization-not-hiding, then return here only if PayPal still never mounts when unhidden. Reconnect PayPal if Active status is stuck Pending.

Retest: eligible product and cart in a supported market → PayPal Express / PayPal button visible beside other wallets → test click path. Soft notes: Shop Pay wallet missing belongs on shopify-shop-pay-wallet-not-showing. Apple Pay belongs on apple-pay-not-showing-shopify. Google Pay belongs on google-pay-not-showing-shopify. BNPL belongs on shopify-bnpl-not-showing.

Shop Pay wallet not showing is shopify-shop-pay-wallet-not-showing. Apple Pay not showing is apple-pay-not-showing-shopify. Google Pay not showing is google-pay-not-showing-shopify. BNPL not showing is shopify-bnpl-not-showing. Payment customization not hiding is shopify-payment-customization-not-hiding. All dynamic checkout buttons missing is shopify-shop-pay-button-missing.

The only honest test for this page: eligible product and cart in a PayPal-supported market → PayPal Express / PayPal checkout button appears on cart or PDP (or you prove why PayPal refuses to mount). Anything else is a different product.

Stay DIY if you can spend one afternoon on the list above: prove Active PayPal vs Pending, enable Express / Smart Buttons, restore theme dynamic checkout / PayPal blocks, control-test Payment Customization, retest one eligible cart and PDP through to a visible PayPal button. That is the whole playbook. No agency required. Short answers also live on the merchant FAQ. Related pages: Shop Pay wallet, Apple Pay, Google Pay, BNPL, payment customization.

Pay for help when the work is not the PayPal button itself — it is connecting the stack you already have so checkout / PayPal / payment-method exceptions land in a channel you already check, and the live store is one workflow instead of a spreadsheet plus a Slack bot you forgot. That is the Latch AI Ops install.

What $997 USD one-time buys: lead capture on the live store, ops alerts in a channel you already check, and a checkout-ready workflow. 72 hours after collaborator access, not after payment. One live Shopify store. Access plus a delivery thread. Store URL collected at checkout. Not a SaaS seat, not a theme rebuild retainer, not a conversion guarantee, not a brand or theme job.

Other shops’ public ranges, not testimonials: a checkout / ops install typically runs $500–$2,500. A full ops consulting block typically runs $2,000–$5,000. $997 is the cheap end of that work, sold as a 72-hour install of three systems — not as an earnings number or conversion-lift claim.

What it does not buy: more orders, recovered revenue, a forever PayPal-approval guarantee, or a case study. Latch AI Ops has not published customer proof because there are no customers yet. You are buying the install.

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