diff --git a/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/js/paypal/paypal.js b/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/js/paypal/paypal.js
index 0ce5d9c..5e720ef 100644
--- a/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/js/paypal/paypal.js
+++ b/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/js/paypal/paypal.js
@@ -66,54 +66,66 @@ paypal.Buttons({
 
 
 window.paypal.Buttons({
-	//createOrder: function(data, actions) {
-	createOrder: function() {
-		PLGNTLS_fetch("paypal_api_orders", {
-		//method: "POST",
-		//headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
-		//body: {
+	createOrder: function(data, actions) {
+//		PLGNTLS_fetch("paypal_api_orders", {
+//		//method: "POST",
+//		//headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+//			body: JSON.stringify({
+//				cart: [
+//					{
+//						id: "1234",
+//						quantity: "1",
+//					},
+//				],
+//			}),
+//		})
+		fetch(PLGNTLS_data.fetch_url + "/fipf-plugin/v1/orders", {
+			method: "POST",
+			headers: {
+				"Content-Type": "application/json"
+			},
 			body: JSON.stringify({
 				cart: [
 					{
-						id: "YOUR_PRODUCT_ID",
-						quantity: "YOUR_PRODUCT_QUANTITY",
+						id: "1234",
+						quantity: "1",
 					},
 				],
 			}),
 		})
 		.then((response) => response.json())
-		.then((orderData) =>
+		.then((order_data) =>
 		{
-			console.log("orderData:");
-			console.log(orderData);
-			if (orderData.id)
-				return orderData.id;
+			if (order_data.id)
+				return order_data.id;
 			else
 			{
+				// https://developer.paypal.com/docs/checkout/standard/integrate/#link-integratefrontend
+				console.log("inside error");
 				const errorDetail = orderData?.details?.[0];
 				const errorMessage = errorDetail
 					? `${errorDetail.issue} ${errorDetail.description} (${orderData.debug_id})`
 					: JSON.stringify(orderData);
-				
 				throw new Error(errorMessage);
 			}
 		})
 		.catch((error) => {
 			console.error(error);
-			resultMessage(`Could not initiate PayPal Checkout...<br><br>${error}`);
+			resultMessage('Could not initiate PayPal Checkout... <br>(see console.log() errors)');
 		})
 	},
 
-/*
 			
-	async onApprove(data, actions) {
-		try {
-			const response = await fetch(`/api/orders/${data.orderID}/capture`, {
-				method: "POST",
-				headers: {
-					"Content-Type": "application/json",
-				},
-			});
+/*
+	onApprove: function(data, actions) {
+		console.log("--data:");
+		console.log(data);
+		PLGNTLS_fetch(`/api/orders/${data.orderID}/capture`, {
+			method: "POST",
+			headers: {
+				"Content-Type": "application/json",
+			},
+		});
 			
 			const orderData = await response.json();
 			// Three cases to handle:
diff --git a/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/php/paypal/route_api_orders.php b/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/php/paypal/route_api_orders.php
index 1cc6188..8ecee1b 100644
--- a/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/php/paypal/route_api_orders.php
+++ b/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/php/paypal/route_api_orders.php
@@ -8,29 +8,61 @@ include_once(PLGNTLS_class::get_path() . '/php/paypal/route_api_utils.php');
  */
 function fipfcard_paypal_orders()
 {
-	// json decode from JSON.stringify : https://stackoverflow.com/q/15986235/9497573
-	$data_received = json_decode( html_entity_decode( stripslashes( $_POST['data'] ) ) );
-//	error_log( "data_received" );
-//	error_log( json_encode( $data_received ) );
+	// not a good error handling
+	if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] !== 'POST')
+		return;
+	try
+	{
+		// json decode from JSON.stringify : https://stackoverflow.com/q/15986235/9497573
+		$data_received = json_decode( html_entity_decode( stripslashes( $_POST['data'] ) ) );
 
-	// use the cart information passed from the front-end to calculate the order amount detals
-	$cart = $data_received->cart;
-	error_log( "cart" );
-	error_log( json_encode( $cart ) );
-	create_order($cart);
+		// use the cart information passed from the front-end to calculate the order amount details
+		$cart = $data_received->cart;
+		$order_response = create_order($cart);
+		error_log( "order_response[json_response]" );
+		error_log( json_encode( $order_response['json_response'] ) );
+
+		wp_send_json_success($order_response['json_response'], $order_response['http_status_code']);
+	}
+	catch (Exception $err)
+	{
+		error_log('Failed to create order: ' . $err->getMessage());
+		wp_send_json_error(array('error' => 'Failed to create order'));
+	}
 
-	wp_send_json_success(
-		array(
-			'from paypal_order',
-			"data_received" => $data_received,
-		),
-		200
-	);
 }
 add_action( 'wp_ajax_paypal_api_orders', 'fipfcard_paypal_orders' );
 
 
 
+// Endpoints for handling routes
+function fipf_routes_endpoints()
+{
+	register_rest_route('fipf-plugin/v1', '/orders', array(
+		'methods' => 'POST',
+		'callback' => 'handle_orders_request',
+	));
+};
+add_action('rest_api_init', 'fipf_routes_endpoints');
+// Callback function for handling orders
+function handle_orders_request($request_data) {
+    try {
+        // Extract cart information from request body
+        $cart = $request_data['cart'];
+
+        // Process the order and get the response
+        $order_response = create_order($cart);
+
+        // Return response
+        return new WP_REST_Response($order_response['json_response'], $order_response['http_status_code']);
+    } catch (Exception $e) {
+        // Handle errors
+        error_log('Failed to create order: ' . $e->getMessage());
+        return new WP_Error('500', 'Failed to create order.', array('status' => 500));
+    }
+}
+
+
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/utils/plugin_ajax.js b/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/utils/plugin_ajax.js
index d80b7ec..131c94f 100644
--- a/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/utils/plugin_ajax.js
+++ b/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/utils/plugin_ajax.js
@@ -92,27 +92,19 @@ function PLGNTLS_fetch(src = null, options = null)
 			data.append( '_ajax_nonce', PLGNTLS_data.ajax_nonce );
 			if ( is_plain_object( options.body ) )
 			{
-				console.log( "1" );
 				for ( const key in options.body )
 					data.append( key, JSON.stringify(options.body[key]) );
 			}	
 			// is string : https://stackoverflow.com/q/4059147/9497573
 			else if ( typeof options.body === 'string' || options.body instanceof String )
-			{
-				console.log( "2" );
 				data.append( 'data', options.body );
-			}
 			else
-			{
-				console.log( "3" );
 				data.append('data', JSON.stringify(options.body));
-			}
 			options.body = data;
 		}
 	}
 	else
 		throw new Error('options not plain object or formData');
 
-	console.log("options: ", options);
 	return fetch(PLGNTLS_data.ajax_url, options);
 }
diff --git a/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/utils/plugin_tools.php b/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/utils/plugin_tools.php
index 0febca2..4cfa3b7 100644
--- a/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/utils/plugin_tools.php
+++ b/plugins/fipfcard_plugin/utils/plugin_tools.php
@@ -52,18 +52,20 @@ class PLGNTLS_class
 
 
 	public function add_to_front($scripts_arr = null, $vars = null) {
+		if (!is_array($vars))
+			$vars = array();
 		if (!is_null($scripts_arr))
 		{
 		console_log("in is null scripts_arr");
 			// add ajax file at beginning of files list
 			array_unshift($scripts_arr, "utils/plugin_ajax.js");
 			$nonce = array("ajax_nonce" => wp_create_nonce('wp-pageviews-nonce'));
-			$url = array("ajax_url" => admin_url('admin-ajax.php'));
-			if (!is_array($vars))
-				$vars = array();
+			$ajax_url = array("ajax_url" => admin_url('admin-ajax.php'));
 			$vars = array_merge($vars, $nonce);
-			$vars = array_merge($vars, $url);
+			$vars = array_merge($vars, $ajax_url);
 		}
+		$fetch_url = array("fetch_url" => get_site_url() . "/wp-json");
+		$vars = array_merge($vars, $fetch_url);
 
 		$scripts = array();
 		foreach($scripts_arr as $key => $script_name) {
diff --git a/private b/private
index d4c3e0c..0bb37fe 160000
--- a/private
+++ b/private
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit d4c3e0c142cc62c878e97fbc5d3c7633688c48df
+Subproject commit 0bb37fe53116c533ba06e238980397282b6e2667