Place QR Share and Referral Links
How the place QR share card works, what Copy link, Download PNG, and Print are for, and how referral-carrying place links fit into in-store onboarding.
Where you see this in the app
This page documents the QR code for visitors card on a place page.
The place card now uses the same designer QR engine as other public share surfaces in GetPaidX, while still keeping the place-specific short-link behavior.
The main actions are:
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
Copy link | Copy the shareable place entry link |
Download PNG | Export the QR code as a printable image |
Print | Open a printer-friendly QR layout |
Signed-in users who open the advanced Customize / AI QR flow can also create an AI-styled QR image from the same share link.
This page focuses on place-specific QR behavior. The broader profile, workspace, business-card, and public AI QR gallery behavior is covered in Profile share, AI QR, and gallery.
QR code for visitors actions
The QR share card is meant for in-store or venue-side distribution.
Its purpose is straightforward:
- help visitors start the place flow quickly,
- make it easy to reuse the same place link in signage or handouts,
- keep the onboarding path consistent across physical and digital sharing.
Copy link, PNG, and print
Each action supports a different distribution mode.
| Action | Best use |
|---|---|
Copy link | Sharing digitally in messages, social posts, or dashboards |
Download PNG | Adding the QR to flyers, posters, or venue graphics |
Print | Fast paper-ready handoff without extra design work |
The QR share card is now intentionally both operational and branded:
- the underlying link is still optimized for the place onboarding flow,
- the QR itself is rendered in the same designer style used by the broader share-via-QR system,
- the card still keeps fast actions for copy, download, native share, and print.
What the shared link is for
The shared place link is not just a generic landing-page URL.
It is designed to start the place-specific check-in or onboarding flow for that venue.
That is why the generated title and QR copy focus on starting quick check-in in the product, not simply visiting a public page.
How referral-carrying links fit in
Place flows can also carry referral and UTM context.
From an end-user documentation standpoint, that means:
- the place link can preserve attribution context,
- onboarding can still happen through the same place flow,
- venue QR sharing and referral attribution are compatible rather than separate systems.
If you are signed in and have set a default referral code in Creator settings, newly generated public share links can auto-append that code for you.
The same referral-bearing share URL stays underneath both classic QR and AI QR outputs. The artistic styling can change, but the encoded public destination remains the same.
Related docs
Related docs
See it in action
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