Short links
URL shortener with QR code
Make a short link and you get a QR code for it too. Print the code, and you can still change where it goes after the posters are up, with every scan counted.
Why put a short link behind a QR code
A plain QR code stores the address itself, so it can never change. If the page moves or the event changes, you reprint.
A QR code for a short link stores the short address. You edit where the short link goes, and the printed code follows. A shorter address also makes a simpler code with bigger squares, which scans more easily from a distance.
What you get with each short link
Every Liite short link has its own QR code, and the same options apply to people who scan as to people who click.
- The QR code in your colour, as PNG or SVG
- Scans counted apart from clicks, by day, country and device
- A start and end time, so a code only works during the event
- A click limit, after which the link shows that it has expired
- A password on Pro and up
Print it so it scans
Keep strong contrast: dark squares on a light background. Leave a clear margin round the code, and print it big enough for the distance people will scan from. Test it on more than one phone before you print the full run.
Free QR code or short link QR?
If the address will never change and you don't need counts, our free QR code generator is enough: no account, and nothing leaves your browser. Use a short link QR code when you might change the destination, or want to see what the print brought in.
A real example
The Event template, compiled by the same code that builds every Liite page, renamed for a sample fair. A poster's QR code would hold a short link to this page, which you can re-point after printing.
Template: Event
What you can do
- QR code for every short link
- Download it in your colour as PNG or SVG. Scans are counted apart from clicks.Learn more about qr code for every short link
- Schedules and click limits
- Set when a link starts and stops working, or stop it after a number of clicks.Learn more about schedules and click limits
- Free QR code generator
- A static QR code for links, Wi-Fi, email and more, made in your browser with no account.Learn more about free qr code generator
- An event page to point it at
- Date, place, RSVPs and the questions guests ask, on one page.Learn more about an event page to point it at
Questions
- Can I change where a QR code goes after printing it?
- Only if the code holds a short link. Edit the short link's destination, and the printed code opens the new address.
- Are the QR codes free?
- Yes. Each of the 10 short links on the Free plan comes with a QR code and scan counts. Our QR code generator tool is free too and needs no account.
- Do QR codes for short links expire?
- No, unless you set an end time or a click limit on the link. Delete the link and the code stops working.
- Can I see how many people scanned it?
- Yes. Scans are counted separately from clicks, by day, country and device, without cookies.
Make yours
Start from the Event template, change it to suit you, and publish when it's ready.