I'm using PayPal Website Payments Standard. Whenever the user lands on PayPal with the variables I sent, it shows a PayPal Login form and at the bottom it shows "Don't have a PayPal account? Use your credit card or bank account (where available)."
I want it to default to always ask for credit card and maybe say "Have PayPal? Use that!". Any ideas?
On a thread in the PayPal Developer Community they explain it with cookies based visits to the checkout page.
Basically if PayPal detects you being a user and spots their cookie, they will show the login form by default.
If they can't see that cookie, then they will show the credit card option first with a note that if you already have a PayPal account, to log in.
So the answer is no.
Random Echo is correct, paypal shows what it wants, don't think you can change it.
Sounds like if they can't use paypal it self you shouldn't be using them for CC processing.
Have you had a shop around at other places? DPS is pretty good, integrating with them as we speak.
I just looked at the DPS website and their prices are outrageously high. $50/month minimum plus $150 setup fee.
If you want something more reasonable I would recommend SecurePay.com I have been quoted at $15/month service fee and 0.25% +$0.25 per transaction fee and the web integration is great from the Demo account I have been testing.
I don't know if this is the rate they offer everyone, but as a web developer they told me that if I recommend people to them that I could quote this rate, so you can tell them Robert Campbell from Star Host Design sent you.
It looks like things have changed since this was initially answered.
From my tests, it relies on the email variable prepopulation variable. When it's present, the credit card form will be hidden one click away, and the paypal login form will be filled out with that email.
I'm still looking for a way to pass the email while still showing the credit card form.