PixlQR Blog
Tips, guides, and best practices for QR codes
Bitly Alternative for QR Codes: An Honest Comparison
Bitly caps QR codes by how many you create each month and gives free accounts no scan analytics at all. PixlQR caps how many you keep active and includes scan history on every plan. Here is the full comparison, including where Bitly is still the better buy.
How to Change a QR Code's Destination After Printing
You can change where a QR code leads after printing only if it is a dynamic code. Static codes have the destination baked into the pattern. Here is how to tell which you have, how to change a dynamic one, and the redirect trick that can rescue a static code.
How to Create a QR Code for a PDF
A QR code cannot hold a PDF. It holds a link to one. Here is how to host the file, generate the code, choose between opening the PDF directly or showing a landing page first, and why a web page often beats a PDF on mobile.
How to Create a WiFi QR Code (And When Not To)
A WiFi QR code puts your network password into a printed square that anyone can photograph. Here is how to make one that actually connects, why you should point it at a guest network rather than your main one, and when a dynamic code is the better choice.
How to Track QR Code Scans
Counting scans requires a dynamic QR code, because only a dynamic code routes each scan through a server that can record it. But you can still measure what happens after a static code is scanned. Here is what data you get, what you honestly cannot get, and how to attribute scans to a campaign.
How to Make a QR Code Menu for Your Restaurant
A QR code menu works properly only if you can change the menu without reprinting the table tents. Here is how to set one up, whether you link to a menu you already have online or let the code host the menu itself, and what to check before the codes go on the tables.
QR Codes for Agencies: Managing Client Campaigns
The hardest part of running QR codes for clients is not generating them. It is deciding who owns them, keeping campaigns separate, and reporting numbers you can actually defend. Here is how to set it up so an offboarding never breaks a client's printed material.
Static vs Dynamic QR Codes: What's the Difference?
A static QR code stores its destination inside the pattern itself and can never be changed. A dynamic QR code stores a short link you control, so you can edit where it points and see who scanned it. Here is how to choose.