PosterMyWall now offers customers a new way to share their designs: publishing and sharing their designs as QR codes. With this option, you can now take your designs anywhere, both online and offline. Generate a unique QR code that gives your audience access to your design in seconds.
Download it, print it, and place it on posters, flyers, packaging, business cards, and even digital screens. Viewers simply scan the code to access your design directly: no links, no typing, just a quick scan and go!
Let’s take a closer look at how this works:
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How do I share my design via QR code?
Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of how you can generate and share a QR code from PosterMyWall:
- Open the design you want to publish in the PosterMyWall editor.
- Click the Publish button at the extreme right of the top blue panel. This will open a drop-down menu with all available publishing options.
- Select QR Code. At this point, your design will save automatically before the QR code is generated.
- Once the QR Code option is visible, click Generate QR and voila! Your QR code will be live.
- You’ll see the options to unpublish, copy, download or edit the QR code. To customize the QR code, click ‘Use it’ and the QR code template will open in a separate tab. Here, you can update the text of the QR code with AI, apply your branded or other color schemes to it, add animations, adjust the layout, and make other customizations that apply to all design templates.
- After customizing, download your QR code (in JPG or PDF format) or publish it as you would any other design.
If you ever want to change the link on your QR code (for example, you’ve changed your event URL or updated your campaign landing page), you don’t need to recreate the QR code. Simply select the QR code in your design, then change the link under QR Content in the right contextual menu of the editor. Your QR code stays the same visually, but now directs to the new link.
How can I share the QR code of my design?
Once downloaded or generated, your QR code can be shared in numerous ways:
- Post it directly on social media.
- Create an event webpage that includes the QR code.
- Share it in an email campaign.
- Embed it on your website or landing page.
- Display it on digital signage screens or printed material (flyers, posters, handouts).
- Link it to your Pinterest, Facebook, or X (Twitter) account.
- Publish and share it as a web link.
What are the key benefits of the QR-Code share feature?
Shareable cross-platform
Your QR code can be shared in multiple formats. You can print it as a poster, flyer, or business card, send it in an email campaign, share it on social media, or display it on digital signage.
This cross-platform flexibility means that your audience can conveniently engage with you, whether they’re offline or online. You’re not locked into a medium; the QR code creates a bridge from whatever format they chose to a unified digital destination.
Instant access and minimal friction
Since most modern smartphones have QR-scanning built into the camera app (both iPhone and Android), the end?user doesn’t need to download a special app. When they point their camera at the code, a banner pops up linking to the webpage instantly. People don’t have to type long URLs or search manually, which reduces friction.
Flexibility
If you want to change the link that your QR code points to, you can edit it inside the PosterMyWall editor under “QR Content.” This means you don’t need to re-create or re-print entirely new materials when your link changes.
For example, if you used the QR code to point to a product webpage and later want it to point to a new offer, you can update the link without re-issuing the code. That saves time, printing costs, and ensures continuity of your campaign or design asset.
Cost-effective
Because you can generate static QR codes for free using PosterMyWall, this feature is useful even for cutomers on the free plan. You get professional-looking design plus interactive functionality without expensive customizations.
How can I use QR codes for designs?
Here are some compelling ways you (and your customers) can use this QR-code sharing capability:
Event invitations
Imagine you’re designing an invitation for an event. Design a sleek invitation card or poster and link the QR code for it to the full event page with the RSVP/registration button. Attendees can simply scan the code with their phone and instantly reach all the event details, saving them the hassle of manually entering a registration link.
This is especially useful when you want people to quickly get to an RSVP page, map location, or schedule without cluttering the design with lots of text.
Hospitality
In the world of hospitality (restaurants, cafés, bars), the QR-code sharing feature unlocks a lot of practical benefits. You could design a visually appealing menu, publish it as a QR code, and place it on a window or digital displays. Diners scan the code to view a full, dynamic menu online (which you could update without re-printing). It saves printing costs, is environmentally-friendly and allows you to update menu items, prices, or specials instantly.
Retail
Retail stores can leverage this feature for promotional posters, flyers, banners, or window displays advertising a sale, new collection, or loyalty program. Generate a QR code, copy and paste it to your design, and link it to a dedicated landing page or product catalog.
Customers walking past your store can scan the code directly from the window display and immediately engage with the promotion on their phone. You capture attention and engagement right at the point of physical presence.
Likewise, inside the store, you might create signage near product displays: “Scan for styling ideas,” “See product videos,” or “Unlock member discount.” By placing a QR code you bridge the physical and digital retail experience and reduce friction between seeing the offer and acting on it.
Educational & community use
For schools, libraries, community groups, or churches, the QR-code capability offers meaningful ways to share information. Say you design a social media post announcing for a workshop, lecture, fundraiser, or community event. Instead of stuffing the posters with loads of text or multiple URLs, you can QR code for the social post to your print material. You can also links the QR code to an email sign-up form, or event landing page. The QR code makes it simple for people to act right away from their phones.
You can also use it for distributing learning materials: design a resource cover page, generate a QR code for it, and link it to other downloadable materials, video tutorials, or a web portal. You print the cover on a bulletin board or hand?out and the QR code gives instant access to all the resources.
Corporate usage & networking events
Finally, marketers and professionals can adopt this QR-code feature for corporate or networking events, trade shows, or even business cards. Design a branded flyer or poster, publish it as a QR code, and add it to your business cards, banners, and more. Rather than handing out heavy brochures, you can use this to easily direct people to the resource. The QR code becomes a call-to-action embedded in your design.
At trade shows, exhibitions, or pop-up events, you might place a poster with “Scan to view our case-study” or “Scan to claim special offer.” Attendees are more likely to scan than type in long URLs.
Sharing marketing material via QR code
The ability to share your marketing material via QR codes boosts your reach and allows for a better customer experience. This multipurpose, interactive feature is definitely more effective in engaging your audience than static marketing materials.
If you’re already using PosterMyWall for your business, this is perfect for maximizing the impact of your marketing campaigns.
FAQs
Can I use this feature on the free plan of PosterMyWall?
Yes, Customers of the free basic plan can create static QR codes with no extra payment required.
What can I link my QR code to?
You can link it to your published design, event webpage, landing page, RSVP form, menu, or any shareable URL.
Does the QR code expire?
No, as long as the link it points to is active, the QR code will continue to work.
