How to Create QR Codes For Your WordPress Website

The use of QR codes has been increasing day by day in recent years. In 2018, we showed that the rise, or rather the comeback, of QR codes has made them more popular than ever. Therefore, it is probably worth adding QR codes to your WordPress website.

According to current market estimates, the use of QR codes is expected to reach around 5.3 billion by 2025. So creating a WordPress QR code for your website is probably a good idea.

Today, I will show you how you can easily create a QR code for your WordPress website.

What is a QR Code?

A QR code, an abbreviation for Quick Response Code, is a trademarked version of a matrix barcode (also referred to as a two-dimensional barcode) that was initially developed in 1994 for the automotive sector in Japan.

A barcode represents a machine-readable optical label that encodes information pertaining to the item with which it is associated. In practice, QR codes typically contain data serving as a locator, identifier, or tracker that directs users to a specific website or application.

A QR code employs four standardized encoding modes (numeric, alphanumeric, byte/binary, and kanji) to efficiently store data. While other extensions exist, these four represent the primary formats utilized.

A QR code comprises black squares arranged in a square grid upon a white background, which can be interpreted by an imaging device such as a camera. This information is processed using Reed–Solomon error correction until the image can be adequately interpreted.

The necessary data is subsequently extracted from patterns present in both the horizontal and vertical components of the image.

How to Add QR Codes to WordPress

WordPress offers many plugins for QR code functionality, including the QR Code Composer plugin.

This plugin enables your site to Create QR Codes for a variety of items, from simple text to custom links to WhatsApp messages. some of the features require the Pro version.

You can customize the look of the QR code to match your theme by adjusting the color, size, and more.

This plugin has an auto display facility, which displays it below the content on a page, post, or product. Also, place the QR code on any page or post using a shortcode. The plugin is user-friendly, ensuring ease of use.

Step 1: Install QR Code Composer

Let’s start by first clicking on Plugins and selecting the New Add option in the admin panel on the left.

Search for QR code composer in the available search box.

Find the QR Code Composer plugin, click on the “Install Now” button, and activate the plugin for use.

Step 2: Create QR Codes In WordPress

This plugin is very easy to use. Upon activation, it creates a QR code on the current URL of all pages, posts, product pages, and custom post types on the site. This auto-created QR code is automatically displayed on the backend and frontend. If you want, you can turn off this auto-display and place it somewhere else using a shortcode.

Step 2: Desing The QR code

You can customize the body color and background of the QR code and also set the size of the QR code. You can add a download button for the QR code.

You can also view the tax code in the form of a popup on the frontend

Step 3: Automatically Display the QR code

These QR codes are automatically generated and displayed after page, post, and custom post content. The QR code also updates as the URL changes.

Remove auto-display QR codes from certain pages or post types

But these auto-generated QR codes will always be in the backend. You can download and use it from the backend. Automatically generated QR codes work on every page, post, product page, and custom post

Step 4: Various Components QR

This pluign generates QR codes for the following elements. which are displayed on the front end through shortcodes.

1. Custom Link/Text /email/number: Creating QR codes with custom links, static text, or numbers as QR code content.
2. QR code for phone number: Creating QR codes with Phone or Mobile number as QR code content.
3. QR for WhatsApp: Creating QR codes with WhatsApp Numbers as QR code content.

Step 5: vCard QR code

vCard QR code based on the information on the side. you can create vcard QR code from this plugin and display it via a shortcode

User Profile vCard QR code

When this QR code plugin is activated, it generates a vCard QR code for all old and new users based on the user profile information. You can find this QR code on the user profile dashboard page.

And that’s it. The QR code will be displayed on your website. You can scan the code with your smartphone to verify it.

We learned in this article, How to Easily Generate QR Codes with a Plugin, Create vCard QR Codes from the Current URL, and Custom Text to WhatsApp QR codes.

Congratulations on learning how to add QR codes to your WordPress website! If you like the plugin, you may want to consider upgrading to the Pro version for even more QR types. The Pro version includes WooCommerce Order QR Codes and Order Email QR Codes, Bulk vCard QR Codes, Bulk Print QR Codes, PDF invoice plugin QR Code Integration, bbPress plugin, BuddyPress plugin, and Dokan plugin QR Code Integration.

QR Codes Remain in Use

QR codes are back in style and are expected to grow in various media. Ensure your website is prepared without taking up too much space.

I hope this article provides a quick way to enhance your website’s visibility with QR codes.

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