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If the destination URL ever changes, every poster, menu, product packaging, and business card you printed becomes useless.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Dazzlebirds Smart QR Manager<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n\n<h3>\u2728 Key Features<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dynamic QR Codes:<\/strong> Re-point any QR code destination anytime without reprinting physical materials.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multiple QR Formats:<\/strong>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Website URL:<\/strong> Dynamic trackable short links.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plain Text:<\/strong> Raw text payloads.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Email (mailto):<\/strong> Pre-addressed email with subject and body draft.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contact (vCard 3.0):<\/strong> Business cards with name, organization, phone, email, website &amp; address.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phone Call:<\/strong> Instant <code>tel:<\/code> dialer prompt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SMS Message:<\/strong> Instant pre-filled SMS format.<\/li>\n<li><strong>WhatsApp Chat:<\/strong> Direct WhatsApp chat with pre-filled message.<\/li>\n<li><strong>WiFi Network:<\/strong> WPA\/WPA2\/WEP or open WiFi credentials with instant connect.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Maps:<\/strong> Location search or precise GPS coordinates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>PDF \/ Document:<\/strong> Direct mobile document download and media access.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><strong>Deep Scan Analytics:<\/strong> Track total scans, unique visitors, devices (Mobile\/Desktop\/Tablet), browsers, operating systems, referrers, and timeline charts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>UTM Campaign Attribution:<\/strong> Automatically append UTM source, medium, campaign, term, and content to destinations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Branded Preview Mode:<\/strong> Optional intermediate landing screen before redirecting to measure true scan-to-click conversion rates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Privacy &amp; GDPR Compliant:<\/strong> No tracking cookies, salted daily IP hashing, configurable data retention schedules, and native integration with WordPress Personal Data Export and Erase tools.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frontend Integrations:<\/strong>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Native Gutenberg block.<\/li>\n<li>Elementor widget integration.<\/li>\n<li>Flexible Shortcode <code>[smart_qr id=\"...\"]<\/code> or <code>[smart_qr slug=\"...\"]<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><strong>Zero Dependency Vector Rendering:<\/strong> Server-side SVG generation in pure PHP with no GD or Imagick library requirements. Instant client-side PNG\/JPEG exports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Shortcode Usage<\/h3>\n\n<p>Display any QR code in your posts, pages, or widgets using the shortcode:<\/p>\n\n<pre><code>[smart_qr id=\"123\"]\n[smart_qr slug=\"my-code\" size=\"300\" align=\"center\"]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<h3>Shortcode Attributes:<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>id<\/code> <em>(int)<\/em>: The numeric ID of the QR code.<\/li>\n<li><code>slug<\/code> <em>(string)<\/em>: The shortcode slug identifier.<\/li>\n<li><code>size<\/code> <em>(int)<\/em>: Width\/Height in pixels (default: <code>300<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li><code>align<\/code> <em>(string)<\/em>: <code>left<\/code>, <code>center<\/code>, or <code>right<\/code> (default: <code>none<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li><code>caption<\/code> <em>(string)<\/em>: Optional text caption rendered under the QR code.<\/li>\n<li><code>download<\/code> <em>(bool)<\/em>: <code>true<\/code> or <code>false<\/code> to display a download button below the QR.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the <code>dazzlebirds-smart-qr-manager<\/code> folder to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory, or install the <code>.zip<\/code> through <strong>Plugins &gt; Add New &gt; Upload Plugin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Smart QR<\/strong> in the WordPress admin menu to create and manage your QR codes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20the%20gd%20or%20imagick%20php%20extension%3F\"><h3>Do I need the GD or Imagick PHP extension?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Codes are rendered directly as clean SVG vectors using PHP's built-in <code>ext-xmlwriter<\/code> and <code>ext-iconv<\/code>. 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