Smart Link QR Codes & NFC
What This Helps You Do
Section titled “What This Helps You Do”Every Smart Link can be shared as a QR code. The QR code contains the Smart Link URL, so scans follow the same availability, routing, attribution, and analytics rules as visits to that URL.
Open a Smart Link and select Link & QR to begin.
For a Review Showcase, first create its short address in Page & QR and save, then select Get QR Code. This opens the same design and download screen. Keep the short Smart Link URL in printed codes so you can change its destination later without replacing the code. See Share a Showcase Page.
Choose What the QR Code Opens
Section titled “Choose What the QR Code Opens”Under What should this QR code represent?, choose one of three contexts:
- Base Smart Link — Uses the link’s normal destination rotation with no extra preset.
- Saved Configuration — Uses an existing reusable configuration. Its preferred location, employee, sender, and campaign values apply only where the selected destination supports them.
- Custom Context — Adds one-time location, employee, or sender attribution before you download the code.
Custom context options may include people used by another destination in the same Smart Link rotation. At scan time, the selected destination independently validates each value. A website redirect, Simple Page, or Showcase Page can still use the QR code, but it does not apply Review Flow or Custom Form attribution settings to the page itself.
Before downloading, open the displayed URL and confirm the intended destination and attribution. A QR code encodes that URL; it cannot correct a disabled link, unavailable destination, or incompatible preferred context.
Save a Custom Context for Reuse
Section titled “Save a Custom Context for Reuse”If the same context will appear on several signs or campaigns, select Save for reuse. Give it a recognizable name and URL suffix. FSRevs checks for an existing configuration with the same context so you can reuse it or create a separate version deliberately.
See Smart Links for configuration status and fallback behavior.
Choose a Design
Section titled “Choose a Design”QR design choices apply to the current download. They do not change the Smart Link or the saved configuration behind it.
Module Shape
Section titled “Module Shape”Use Module shape to choose how the small QR modules appear:
- Classic — Square modules with the most familiar appearance.
- Rounded — Softens the module corners.
- Dots — Uses circular modules for a more decorative result.
Color and Background
Section titled “Color and Background”You can set the QR color, background color, and finder-eye accent. Select Use brand color to begin with your workspace color, or Reset colors to return to the defaults.
A transparent background is useful when the code will sit on a known light surface. The contrast check assumes a light surface for transparent designs, so verify the final placement yourself.
Add a Logo
Section titled “Add a Logo”Use your brand logo or upload a one-off PNG, JPEG, or WebP image. One-off logos must be between 64 and 2,048 pixels in each dimension and no larger than 2 MB.
Choose a small or medium logo. Adding a logo automatically uses Maximum damage tolerance to preserve scan reliability around the covered center area.
Set Download Quality
Section titled “Set Download Quality”For PNG downloads, choose a resolution that matches the intended use:
- Compact — Small digital placements.
- Standard — General-purpose digital and print use.
- Large Print — Larger signs and print materials.
You can download either PNG or SVG. PNG is convenient for most design tools; SVG remains sharp at any print size.
Changing the design affects new downloads. To change the printed design, download and replace the artwork. To change where existing codes lead, update the Smart Link’s destinations while preserving its Base URL and configuration suffix.
Damage Tolerance
Section titled “Damage Tolerance”Damage tolerance controls how much of the code can be obscured or damaged while remaining readable:
| Setting | Error correction |
|---|---|
| Low | About 7% |
| Medium | About 15% |
| High | About 25% |
| Maximum | About 30% |
Higher tolerance creates a denser code. Use High or Maximum for print that may be scratched, folded, or placed in a busy environment.
Check Contrast Before Downloading
Section titled “Check Contrast Before Downloading”FSRevs performs a live contrast check. PNG and SVG downloads remain unavailable until the foreground and background are different enough for reliable scanning.
Use the Link with NFC
Section titled “Use the Link with NFC”FSRevs does not write NFC tags directly. Copy the Smart Link URL shown on Link & QR, then use the instructions or app supplied with your NFC tag to write that URL to the tag.
Use the Base URL for normal rotation or a saved configuration URL when the NFC placement needs preferred attribution. Test the programmed tag before mounting it permanently.