Static vs Dynamic QR Codes: The Difference, and Which to Use
A static QR code can never change; a dynamic one can be repointed anytime. Here is how each works, when to use which, and how to avoid the subscription trap.
Guides
Straight answers about QR codes that work: why they fail, how to design one that scans, and how to make it last.
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Dynamic QR codes, explained
What a dynamic QR code is, how to change one after you share it, and what it costs. The guides below go deeper on one part each.
How Big Should a QR Code Be for Print?
The rule of thumb: at least 1/10th of the scan distance, and never under about 0.8 inches. A print size chart, which file to send your printer, and a checklist.
QR Code Not Working After Printing? Here's How to Fix It
A printed QR code may fail because of low contrast, size or a missing destination. Use this checklist to find and fix the cause.
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Choosing a QR code
How to route a dynamic QR code by country or device
Set up country or iOS and Android destination rules on one dynamic QR code. Learn rule order, the default destination, preview and real-device tests.
How to Create a QR Code for a PDF
Host your PDF, set public view access, copy its link and make a QR code. Follow the Google Drive steps, signed-out test and update checklist.
How to make a QR code for a link
Make a QR code for your link, test it before sharing, and choose the scan counts, routing and destination control your project needs.
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Designing and printing
How to share multilingual information with a QR code
Put approved translations behind one QR code with a first-screen language choice. Set up the menu, proof the printed notice and test every resource.
QR codes for appointment booking: from printed sign to confirmation
Connect a printed QR code to your existing scheduler. Choose the right booking page, test through confirmation, and keep scan counts separate from appointments.
Give your postcard a useful QR code, then check what happened
Plan a postcard QR code, test the printed proof, and compare scans with calls and orders. Includes a mail-drop worksheet and realistic tracking limits.
How to make restaurant QR code magnets customers can use to reorder
Plan, print, test, and measure a small run of restaurant QR code magnets that take customers straight back to the right ordering page.
Short links for printed materials: a brochure people can type from
Choose a readable brochure URL, keep control of its destination, and use the same maintained service link in a follow-up email.
QR codes on retail shelf labels: help shoppers choose
Help shoppers choose with printed QR shelf labels. Plan a useful product page, choose static or dynamic QR codes, and test a small shelf trial.
QR codes in TV ads and videos: test them from the sofa
Test your video's QR code on the screen viewers use. Check time to notice and scan, playback quality, mobile access, and whether the page keeps your promise.
What to write next to a QR code so people actually scan it
Write a QR code caption that tells people what they will find. See examples for cards, signs and products, plus placement advice.
Table tent, sticker, or poster: which surface should your QR code go on?
The same QR code fails differently on different surfaces. Here's how to pick between a table tent, a sticker, and a poster based on where it actually lives.
Which printed spot is actually working? Comparing QR code placements
Compare QR code placements using separate items, the same reporting period and realistic exposure context. Activity differences are not proof of causation.
QR Code With a Logo: How to Add One That Still Scans
Yes, you can put a logo on a QR code. Keep it centered and small, use high error correction, and test it. Here is how much logo is safe and why.
Safety and measurement
How to track QR code scans step by step
Choose a free static QR code with site analytics or a dynamic QR code with scan counts. Test your print, compare placements and check bookings separately.
QR code UTM tracking for evergreen university brochures
Tag an evergreen program brochure, verify the scan on a phone and in GA4, and update recruitment-period attribution without reprinting the QR code.
QR scans vs short-link clicks: which product promotion should you fund again?
Compare print, email and paid social promotions using separate QR and short-link routes, matching dates, campaign costs and recorded product sales.
Scan Caps and Expiry: Who Actually Imposes Them
Compare vendor scan caps, trial periods and plan expiry rules to see what happens to a printed QR code when limits are reached.
The pros and cons of QR codes in advertising
Decide where a QR code belongs in your advertising. Compare useful placements, destination flexibility, scan measurement and the practical limits.
What Graklink tracks when your QR code gets scanned, and what it doesn't
What QR scans and short-link clicks record, how audience estimates work, and what optional experiments, connected data and exports add.
Are QR codes safe? Check the destination and protect your account
Learn how to check a QR code destination, maintain printed signs and protect the account that controls your dynamic QR codes.
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