https://pixlqr.com/blog Guides and research on dynamic QR codes, scan analytics and short links. en Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://pixlqr.com/blog/how-to-create-a-wifi-qr-code 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. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://pixlqr.com/blog/how-to-create-a-wifi-qr-code Zahar https://pixlqr.com/blog/qr-code-menu-for-restaurants 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. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://pixlqr.com/blog/qr-code-menu-for-restaurants Zahar https://pixlqr.com/blog/bitly-alternative-qr-codes 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. Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT https://pixlqr.com/blog/bitly-alternative-qr-codes Zahar https://pixlqr.com/blog/qr-codes-for-agencies 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. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:09:36 GMT https://pixlqr.com/blog/qr-codes-for-agencies Zahar https://pixlqr.com/blog/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. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:09:36 GMT https://pixlqr.com/blog/how-to-create-a-qr-code-for-a-pdf Zahar https://pixlqr.com/blog/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. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:52:46 GMT https://pixlqr.com/blog/how-to-track-qr-code-scans Zahar https://pixlqr.com/blog/how-to-change-a-qr-code-destination 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. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:52:46 GMT https://pixlqr.com/blog/how-to-change-a-qr-code-destination Zahar https://pixlqr.com/blog/static-vs-dynamic-qr-codes 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. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:40:25 GMT https://pixlqr.com/blog/static-vs-dynamic-qr-codes Zahar