Change your packaging link without reprinting
Labels, boxes and inserts last for years. The page behind the code changes whenever you need it to.
To change your packaging link without reprinting, print an editable QR code. It holds a short link you control, so when the product page moves or a new recipe page launches, you change the destination in the app and every printed label follows on the next scan. Make the code here and send the vector file to your printer.
The box stays, the page moves on
A code on the label opens this season's recipe page today and next season's tomorrow.
How to put a changeable link on packaging
Choose the first destination
A product page, care instructions, a recipe or a refill shop. Pick a page you are sure exists on launch day.
Make an editable code
Create the code and give it a clear name, such as the product and pack size, so you can find it again in a year.
Use your own domain
A code on a subdomain like go.yourbrand.com stays under your control. Starter, passes and the trial include one custom domain.
Send a vector file to the printer
SVG, PDF or EPS keep the code sharp on labels and curved packs. Ask for a proof and scan it before the full run.
Worked example: a tea brand with three blends
- One code per blend
- Each blend's box carries its own code, pointing to the brewing guide for that tea on the brand's subdomain.
- Six months later
- The website moves to a new shop system and every product address changes. The brand updates three destinations in the app, and the boxes in shops and cupboards keep working.
- In the holiday season
- For a few weeks the codes point to a gift page, then back to the brewing guides. Not one label was reprinted.
Fixed or editable on packaging?
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Fester QR-Code (statisch)
A fixed code holds the address itself. It is free and fine when the address will never change, such as your home page. If the page behind it moves, every printed pack points to a dead link.
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Bearbeitbarer QR-Code (dynamisch) Unsere Empfehlung für diesen Zweck
Editable is the safer choice for anything printed in volume: change the destination at any time and see scans per product. From $9 a month with 50 editable codes after the 14-day trial. It stops forwarding if you stop paying, with warnings first, and Keep-alive keeps up to 15 codes redirecting for $3 a month.
Print tips for labels and boxes
Mind the curve
On bottles and tins, keep the code small enough to sit on a part of the curve that looks flat to the camera, or turn it so its columns run along the curve.
Leave a quiet zone
Keep a margin of plain background around the code. Designs that crowd it with text or pattern fail on cheaper phones.
Proof on the real material
Kraft board, foil and textured labels change contrast. Scan the printer's proof on the actual stock before you approve the run.
Fragen und Antworten
Bevor Sie drucken
- Ist das kostenlos?
- Feste Codes sind kostenlos: Erstellen Sie so viele Sie möchten, laden Sie ein PNG ohne Anmeldung herunter und erhalten Sie jedes weitere Format und Druckdateien mit einem kostenlosen Konto. Bearbeitbare Codes gibt es mit einem Tarif, einem Pass, Keep-alive oder der 14-tägigen Testphase.
- Kann ich den Link nach dem Druck ändern?
- Ja, mit einem bearbeitbaren Code. Er enthält einen Kurzlink, den Sie steuern: Sie können den gedruckten Code jederzeit auf ein neues Ziel richten, und der nächste Scan öffnet die neue Seite. Ein fester Code behält den Link, mit dem er erstellt wurde.
- Kann ich meine eigene Domain nutzen?
- Ja. Eine eigene Domain ist in Pässen, ab Starter und während der Testphase enthalten. Starter umfasst eine Subdomain, zum Beispiel go.ihremarke.de, Hauptdomains gibt es ab Pro.
- Was passiert, wenn ich nicht mehr zahle?
- Bearbeitbare Codes funktionieren bis zum Ende des bezahlten Zeitraums, und nach einer fehlgeschlagenen Zahlung funktionieren alle Codes noch 14 Tage weiter. Schalten Sie Codes innerhalb von 12 Monaten wieder ein. Feste Codes funktionieren, solange ihre Links funktionieren.
What happens if my plan ends while packs are still in shops?
Editable codes stop forwarding when a plan or pass ends, after a 14-day grace period if a payment fails. You can reactivate within 12 months, and Keep-alive keeps up to 15 codes redirecting for $3 a month.
Can I move the codes to another provider later?
If the codes run on your own domain, yes. Export the codes and their destinations, with ready-made redirect rules for common servers, point the domain at the new setup, and the printed packs keep working.
Is one code per product enough?
Usually, yes. One code per product or pack size lets each point to its own page and shows which products people scan most. A code per print batch only helps if you track batches.
How small can a code on a label be?
It depends on the print method and the material. An editable code holds a short link, which keeps the pattern coarse and lets it print smaller. The print check under the preview gives the smallest width your exact code prints well at.
Do I need a new code for a new product?
Give each new product its own code. Codes for discontinued products can point to their successor, so old packs in cupboards still lead somewhere useful.
Print once, keep the link current
Make an editable code, check it in the print preview and send a vector file to your packaging printer.