HI Creators,
If you’ve seen our announcement and used our amazing new feature in the Design tool (psst, its the ability to add a QR code for you or your customers use!) then please feel free to leave us some feedback on it!
https://community.zazzle.com/t5/creator-news/new-feature-add-a-qr-code-to-your-creations/ba-p/30124
well done!!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I just tested it. I like the way it works and think customers will find it easy to use. I like that a customer won’t have to leave Zazzle to make a QR code to replace placeholders that I’ve added to some products. The only concern I have is that there isn’t a force replacement option that will remind the customer to change the link that is in the template field. You know when someone is thrilled with their product that they might forget to replace the QR code link. Just a thought.
KUDOS to all.
This is great & seems so easy for the customer to do! Unfortunately, I already have a ton of products with a replaceable qr code. Guess I’ll need to replace them all to make it easier for the customer. Glad I can use the “replace product” at this point!
It appears that it cannot be set as a ‘template’ which means we can not add to our designs for customers to create their own QR code easily. Asking customers to enter into the customization tools to add one is not ideal. I currently provide an image that they can replace with a qr code, but how much better it would be to be able to add the QR code as a template.
Just tried on a greeting card and could define it as a template editable by customers. The QR content field is shown in the form and customers can enter their URL. And if they edit a long one, the same warning to shorten it displays. Nicely implemented, IMO. Didn’t try to publish yet, did just a quick test how it works.
Edit: Unfortunately the code doesn’t get deleted if the content field is empty. Will address this separately.
Truly well done, especially since it can be used as a template where customers can fill in their own data. I like also the url-too-long-warning appearing in the form. There is a major flaw, though: if the QR field doesn’t contain any data, a standard dummy QR code is shown. You need to hide the QR element if no data is entered. Please do NOT do it the other way round and force the customer to enter something. Empty field = no QR code is shown.
Let us know how the replacement works for you using the replace product option, Marcia. I too have a large number of placeholder designs with them. I’ll be curious as to how quickly they are replaced into the marketplace.
I just made some designs and published them. All went well. I think that’s a great option to be able to remove the link and have the QR code removed too.
I just made some and it is a template. The template field shows up in the personalization area.
Good point. I agree that if the code is removed by the customer, who may like a design but not want a code, that the dummy QR code should not appear.
Absolutely, Patricia! I did over 30 of them last night & they’re now in that strange state of flux where some of them look like they’ve changed in my backend, showing the correct thumbnail and not grayed out anymore, but when I click on them, they haven’t. I figure another day or 2? I’ll let you know.
At the cost of sounding hopelessly out of touch, where would I utilize a QR code? Are businesses putting codes on their business cards? Who else might be doing this?
Wedding couples are using them to let people RSVP online. as well.
Thanks for the idea. I don’t do standard invites, but I do a lot of reunion cards. That might be another possibility.
excellent, I shall try it again, may have been a glitch my end. Thanks
This may seem like a daft question but does the WHOLE url need to be added ie:
https://www.lowbudgetwedding.network
or can a shorter version be added www.lowbudgetwedding.network
I believe it makes a difference to the ‘complication’ of the qr code pattern? Or am I wrong re this? I am not very well versed on QR code technology and my phone refuses to recognize it.
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Hi Marcia, how do you “replace product” - is this a new tool? I would like to replace my old QR Code with Zazzle new QR Code feature. So far, I went to one of my products, I changed it and published the product again. I put the old one into hiding. It’s a bit tedious. Is there another way? Thanks.
Leah, your phone may be just old enough that a QR reader wasn’t included. Most phones can download an app for it.
I fully understand the benefits of QR codes for business owners because of the kind of extra info that could be put into them, but I’m unclear on how they might be used for RSVP’s. It would have to send the recipient to some sort of web site, wouldn’t it? The code would end up being unusable by any guest who can’t read it with a phone, so the info would nevertheless have to be on the card, right?
