About this plugin
Most WordPress QR plugins are simple image generators: they draw a static code and forget about it. If the destination URL ever changes, every poster, menu, product packaging, and business card you printed becomes useless.
Dazzlebirds Smart QR Manager solves this by storing each code dynamically. It encodes a short link on your domain, while the destination URL lives safely in your WordPress database. You can re-point any printed code at any time without reprinting, while capturing detailed scan analytics and UTM campaign data.
✨ Key Features
- Dynamic QR Codes: Re-point any QR code destination anytime without reprinting physical materials.
- Multiple QR Formats:
- Website URL: Dynamic trackable short links.
- Plain Text: Raw text payloads.
- Email (mailto): Pre-addressed email with subject and body draft.
- Contact (vCard 3.0): Business cards with name, organization, phone, email, website & address.
- Phone Call: Instant tel: dialer prompt.
- SMS Message: Instant pre-filled SMS format.
- WhatsApp Chat: Direct WhatsApp chat with pre-filled message.
- WiFi Network: WPA/WPA2/WEP or open WiFi credentials with instant connect.
- Google Maps: Location search or precise GPS coordinates.
- PDF / Document: Direct mobile document download and media access.
- Deep Scan Analytics: Track total scans, unique visitors, devices (Mobile/Desktop/Tablet), browsers, operating systems, referrers, and timeline charts.
- UTM Campaign Attribution: Automatically append UTM source, medium, campaign, term, and content to destinations.
- Branded Preview Mode: Optional intermediate landing screen before redirecting to measure true scan-to-click conversion rates.
- Privacy & GDPR Compliant: No tracking cookies, salted daily IP hashing, configurable data retention schedules, and native integration with WordPress Personal Data Export and Erase tools.
- Frontend Integrations:
- Native Gutenberg block.
- Elementor widget integration.
- Flexible Shortcode [smart_qr id="..."] or [smart_qr slug="..."].
- Zero Dependency Vector Rendering: Server-side SVG generation in pure PHP with no GD or Imagick library requirements. Instant client-side PNG/JPEG exports.
Shortcode Usage
Display any QR code in your posts, pages, or widgets using the shortcode:
[smart_qr id="123"] [smart_qr slug="my-code" size="300" align="center"]
Shortcode Attributes:
- id (int): The numeric ID of the QR code.
- slug (string): The shortcode slug identifier.
- size (int): Width/Height in pixels (default: 300 ).
- align (string): left, center, or right (default: none ).
- caption (string): Optional text caption rendered under the QR code.
- download (bool): true or false to display a download button below the QR.