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QR codes, explained plainly
Short, honest answers to the questions people ask before they print a code: which kind to use, how big, with a logo or not, and how to keep it working after the print.
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Explainer · Start hereDynamic vs static QR codes: which one should you print?A static QR code has the link built in and can never change. A dynamic one points to a short link you can redirect later and counts scans. Here is how to choose.Read it3 MINExplainerCan you change a QR code after printing it?Yes, if it is a dynamic code: the print stays the same and you change where it points. A static code cannot be edited. What to do if you already printed one.3 MIN READUse caseQR code for a restaurant menu: how to set one up that keeps workingPut your menu behind a QR code in ten minutes: where to host the menu, static or dynamic, the right print size for a table, and how to change the menu without reprinting.3 MIN READUse caseA QR code for Google reviews that opens the review box directlyGet your Google review link from your Business Profile, put it in a QR code, and print it where happy customers stand. Make it dynamic so the link can change later.2 MIN READHow toHow to put a logo in a QR code without breaking itA logo can cover about a quarter of a QR code and still scan, if error correction is high and the logo stays clear of the corner squares. How to do it right.3 MIN READHow toHow big should a QR code be when you print it?Print a QR code at least 2 cm wide for close scanning, and about one tenth of the scanning distance for anything further away. Sizes for cards, menus and posters.3 MIN READFix itQR code not scanning? The nine causes, in the order to check themA QR code that will not scan is usually too small, too low in contrast, missing its border, or pointing at a dead link. Check these nine things in order and you will find it.3 MIN READUse caseMake a Wi-Fi QR code so guests connect without typing the passwordA Wi-Fi QR code holds your network name, password and security type. Phones read it and join in one tap. Make one free, with no account, and print it for guests.2 MIN READUse caseA QR code for your business card that saves your contact in one tapA vCard QR code holds your name, phone, email and website so a phone offers to save the contact. Make one free, or dynamic so printed cards stay right.2 MIN READHow toHow to track QR code scans, and what the numbers can and cannot tell youTo count scans, the code has to be dynamic: every scan passes through a short link that records it. What gets recorded, what does not, and how to compare placements honestly.3 MIN READHow toPut your QR codes on your own domainA dynamic QR code normally opens a short link on the generator's domain. With your own domain it opens scan.yourbrand.com instead. One DNS record, included in Pro.2 MIN READHow toSVG, PNG, PDF or EPS: which QR code file to downloadPNG for screens and quick office prints, SVG or PDF for anything a printer touches, EPS when a print shop asks for it. What each format is and when it matters.2 MIN READ