by Nikki Blight 4.3 (11 reviews)

QR Redirector

Name: QR Redirector
Rating: 4.3 (11 reviews)
Author: Nikki Blight

QR Redirector lets you create a QR code for a URL on your site, and redirect that URL anywhere. The result is a reusable QR Code.

QR Redirector ranks #3,429 among WordPress.org plugins with 4,000+ active installations, a 4.3/5 rating from 11 reviews, and was last updated Oct 28, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 1 week ago Last Update on 28 Oct, 2026

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Review 4.3 out of 5

4.3 (11 reviews)

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

3 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

May 25, 2026

QR Redirector [qr-redirector] < 2.0.4

CVE-2026-24545 · Fixed in v2.0.4
Oct 18, 2021

QR Redirector [qr-redirector] < 1.6.1

CVE-2021-24853 · Fixed in v1.6.1
Oct 18, 2021

QR Redirector [qr-redirector] < 1.6.1

CVE-2021-24854 · Fixed in v1.6.1

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Oct 28, 2026
Requires WP: 3.2.0+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 7.1 or higher
Author: Nikki Blight

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.3
Reviews: 11
Support Threads: 0
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TL;DR

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This plugin is for site owners who want to create reusable QR codes for marketing and promotional purposes. It solves the problem of needing to update printed or distributed QR code artwork whenever the destination URL changes, by letting the redirect target be edited without altering the QR code itself.

Creates QR Redirect custom post type
Generates QR code from permalink
Redirect to any URL
Change destination without changing QR code
Reusable QR codes for marketing
Uses Endroid QR-Code library

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about QR Redirector

Use the following shortcode: [qr-code id="xx"]

No. The QR Code points to a Wordpress permalink on your site. The only time you would ever have to switch out an image is if you change your site's permalink settings, and thus change the permalinks of the QR Redirect posts. Presumably this is something you won't be doing too often, if ever.

A new image with the appropriate settings will be generated and the original image will be removed from your site. Any shortcodes in use on your site will be automatically updated. Printed versions of the old image will still function, but if you were hotlinking the original image somewhere outside of your website you will need to update it there. If you have previously uploaded an old image to another site, rather than hotlinking, it will still function.

QR Codes on their own are static. In order to update them, you have to generate a whole new image (which would suck if you were putting them on flyers or some other printed medium and suddenly needed to change them). This plugin lets you point your QR code's embeded URL to a different web address from the WordPress backend rather than changing your marketing artwork. For example, if you are using an off-site service to host a contest, you can point a QR code at that site for the duration of the contest and later change it to point to another page with the contest winners.

Using the Endroid QR-Code library. For more information, see: https://github.com/endroid/qr-code

Largely because of the new way in which the QR codes are generated. Users would have had to re-save all of their old QR Redirect posts in order to generate the new images. This didn't seem very user friendly to me. Additionally, not everyone may want to host QR images on their own site. The old plugin will continue to function until Google removes the QR functionality from its Charts API. I decided that this would be a good way to give people the option of hosting the images themselves, or letting Google do it for them.

This sometimes happens when first installing the plugin, and occasionally if you have deactivated it and re-activated it. This issue can be fixed by going to Settings > Permalinks, and clicking the save button to let WordPress know it needs to update its link structure.

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