Dynamic vs static QR codes
When to use each, and why dynamic codes are editable after printing.
There are two kinds of QR code, and the difference matters once a code is printed.
Static
The destination is encoded directly in the code. It works forever with no dependency, but you cannot change where it points after it is printed.
Dynamic
The code points at a short link, and the short link points at your destination. Because you can edit the short link, you can change the destination at any time — even after thousands of codes are in the wild — and you get full scan analytics.
Use dynamic codes for anything printed (packaging, posters, business cards) where the target might change or you want to measure scans.
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