QR Code Generator 2.1.0 now supports vCard format 3.0. Here we will describe the specifications and give some examples. Specification: A vCard contains one ore more vCard objects. The content of one vCard object is encompassed within BEGIN:VCARD and END:VCARD. All vCards must contain the VERSION property, directly after the…
How to create traceable QR Codes?
QR Codes provide quick and comfortable access to online resources. But how to measure the success of a QR Code campaign? You have to generate a QR Code, that contains a link with tracking ability to get information about the response. This embedded link has to be a unique entry…
VIDEO TUTORIAL: How to create an event QR Code
This tutorial shows how to use the QR Code Generator Plugin 2.0.2 to create an event QR Code.
QR Code format for Google Streetview
To encode a point on Earth you can apply geographic information to QR Codes. Using the geo URI scheme using the Google streetview format will allow you to visualize buildings and locations from the point of view of a user standing at this place. QR Code reader might then open…
GEO tagging using QR Codes
Including geographic information in a QR code allows you to encode a point on Earth. A QR Code reader might then open a local mapping application or could open a mapping web site like Google Maps in the device’s web browser. It will be centered to the specified location or…
What is a vCard?
The representation amount of a vCard exceeds the possibilities of a meCard, but results in QR Code that is larger. Due to its more specific format options it is often used for business cards, where you have personal and business data together and have to distinguish them more exactly. There…
What is a MeCard?
A MeCard representation is more compact than a vCard. As a QR Code is growing due to it’s coding content this makes MeCard format more popular for 2D encoding. What’s inside the MeCard? The first characters (‘MECARD:’) tells the decoding software the type of encrypted data. Then you can…
How to create a QR Code that links to your Facebook Fan Page
You can find the Facebook LIKE button everywhere in the digital world, but it’s really intended to enhance the physical world. What about creating QR Codes and putting them on physical objects? Connect the real world to the digital one! To create a QR Code that links directly to your…
How to customize a QR Code
The usual appearance of a typical QR Code isn’t really an eyecatcher. There are simple possibilities to improve this appearance and get an unique design look. Here are some tricks, how to make a custom QR Codes with some really easy Adobe Photoshop commands. Hue and Saturation Changing the colors…
How can I use a QR Code?
In the last years the presence of QR Codes surrounding us is continuously increasing.You can find them in newspapers, on product wrappings, on advertising and event posters. With the widespread adoption of smartphones they are predicted to become more and more popular, because now it’s possible to access them easily.…