QR Ready + SnapChat Support

 

Scanning QR Codes is now made easier using SnapChat! All of our QR Codes are compatible with SnapChat, so there is no need to do anything to your existing QR Codes.

3 Simple Steps to Scanning with SnapChat

  1. Open SnapChat.
  2. Long Press on QR Code to Scan.
  3. Click Open Link

For those that would rather watch a video, we’ve included one below.

Happy Scanning!

Quickly and Easily Collect Credit Card Payments via QR Codes

Our goal at QR Ready has always been to make QR Codes extremely Powerful and Configurable.

Setup Payment QR Code

We’re happy to announce that we’ve added a great feature that will make payment collection a breeze! The payment amount can be configured at the time the QR Code is created or, when configured, an arbitrary amount can be added at scan time.

Users can easily checkout securely by scanning their Credit Card on the payment form. The payment form will be branded for your Organization using your chosen colors and chosen Brand Logo image!

All credit card information  is transacted over a secure connection so rest assured; credit card information will remain secret!

QR CodesPayments are perfect for selling your products at shows/markets or for taking donations for a worthy cause or fundraisers!

Payment QR Codes can be configured and relied upon to collect money and deposit it directly into your Stripe account without having to build a custom form or payment processing page for each item you wish to sell.

As with all of our QR Codes, you can easily change an existing QR Code from a URL, or Content type to a Payment type by editing the QR Code within your admin console.

We hope you enjoy this new feature and look forward to hearing from you all!

 

 

Powered by Stripe!

We’re happy to announce that we’ve added Stripe integrations into our QR Codes for Professional Account Subscriptions.

Stripe API Key setup

On your Account Settings page, you can setup your Stripe API Key in the Payment Processing Section. You can also see the Stripe API Version being used. We will do our best to support the latest Stripe API. You can use your Test or Production API key to validate before making things live.

Once you save the information we will make an API call using your key to validate that your account is valid. The email address provided will be the Reply To email address for all email receipts sent to your customers. This way you can handle all of your transaction questions personally.

Each payment will generate its own Transaction ID that will be visible in your Stripe Dashboard.

Sample Payment Receipt Email

Payments are processed using your Stripe Account, QR Ready will not handle any of your actual transactions directly; we simply facilitate the transaction on your behalf via Stripe. You can safely manage everything related to billing through your Stripe Dashboard as you would normally.

Transactions are relayed over a secure connection to Stripe to ensure your security, and safety.

We hope you enjoy the Stripe integration.

In our next post we’ll outline how to create a QR Code that can collect payments from your Customers. Stay tuned!

 

QR Code Designer Updates

We’re happy to announce new updates to our QR Code Designer tool!

In addition to choosing foreground, and background colors you can now set the background color to transparent. This allows the QR Code image to be placed on an existing photo and use that as the background color.

You can also choose the error correction level for your QR Code. Each level has its benefits so use the best one for you. Below is a breakdown of each error correction level, the higher the error correction level the more complex the QR Code will appear:

  • Low – 7% error correction level
  • Medium – 15% error correction level
  • Best – 25% error correction level
  • High – 30% error correction level

 

Low Error Correction

 

High Error Correction

 

We’re also introducing our QR Code Styles. You have several choices for how the QR Code will appear when rendered. There are currently 4 styles to choose from; Default, Outlined, Rounded, Disconnect.

 

Please let us know what you think of the updates, or if you have any questions in the comments!

Updated Scan Statistics with Charts

We’re happy to announce updated Scan Statistics with Charts view. The new stats will appear in your dashboard under the “Statistic” section of the side bar.

View Scan Statistics
View Scan Statistics

 

All Time Statistics
All Time Statistics

You can view All Time, Daily, and Location specific Statistics for any QR Code. Drilling down at every step you will be able to view more granular Statistics.

 

Scan Statistics are broken down by QR Code in this view:

 Scan Statistics by QR Code
Scan Statistics by QR Code

 

Click the “Location Stats” link lets you view the following:

Location Scan Statistics
Location Scan Statistics

Location Statistics will display for every location that a QR Code is scanned in. The stats will be broken down by device/platform type with the top 4 platforms represented. iOS (iPhone, iPad, etc), Android, Windows Mobile, and Blackberry Statistics are broken down into their totals as well as an overall total for each day/location.

 

The stats will give you plenty of insight as to where your QR Codes are being scanned from, allowing for better Business Intelligence data to be analyzed.

Thank You,

QR Ready Team

AQR: to redirect or host content?

That is the question!

 

Choosing between redirecting to an existing website, or having qrready.com host your content should consider the pros/cons of each option.

Redirecting to your website is pretty straight forward. You’re given much more control over how things get done. This lets you connect to databases, api’s etc and populate the content as necessary. Qrready.com allows you to choose between redirecting to several different types of urls. These are automatically decided based on the device used to scan the QR Code. So, an iPhone can be redirected to the Apple App Store, whereas an Android device can be sent to the Google Play Store. This is perfect for linking to your mobile applications seamlessly! The default url is chosen in the event that the device platform isn’t detectable, or visited by any other device type (backberry, windows, web, etc.)

Choosing to host your content with qrready.com is an option that should be used when you don’t want to, or need to involve your IT department. Single page landing pages can be created and hosted by qrready.com. You’re allowed to upload as much content as you’d like as long as it can fit on the same page. The only restriction is that the content is valid HTML. You are free to host any css, js, etc inline or link to them on external websites.

 

One option is not necessarily better or worse than the other. You are free to choose which option works best for you.

Dynamic QR Codes

Dynamic QR Codes are changeable – that’s why they are called “dynamic”! All of our Augmented QR (AQR) Codes are support this Dynamic functionality. This allows you to change where users are taken when they scan your QR Code.

Creating a Dynamic QR Code is simple, login and navigate to This Page. Fill out the form and submit. Easy Peasy!

Create Dynamic QR Code.
Create Dynamic QR Code.

These QR Codes give you the ultimate in safety as you can choose when to disable, password protect, or even delete the QR Code contents. Something Static QR Codes don’t provide. Try them out, you’ll never go back to Static QR Codes.

 

Password Protected Augmented QR (AQR) Codes

We’re happy to announce password protected Augmented QR (AQR) Codes. Now you can rest easy knowing that only the people you want to view the contents of your AQR Code can do so.

Adding a password to your AQR Code is easy. You can create a code with a password, or modify an existing code to add a password at any time.

 

Create Password Protected QR Code.
Create Password Protected AQR Code.

 

When anyone scans your AQR Code, they must be authorized by you to view the contents. Each scan will be presented with the following form to input the correct password provided by you to your customers. This enables you to restrict content to specific groups of customers.

Password Required to View Contents of an AQR Code.
Password Required to View Contents of an AQR Code.

Your existing AQR Codes will continue to function as before. Adding a password can happen at anytime; either when create a new AQR Code or by modifying an existing AQR Code. No need to worry if you have printed media, your AQR Codes can be modified at anytime!

As always, feel free to drop us a line with suggestions or comments at: help@qrready.com.