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QRCode

by WPDO · Uncategorized

Also makes 6 other plugins · 7.8K+ installs across the portfolio →

A simple plugin to generate QR Code by shortcode for WordPress

⚠ Stale⚠ Few reviews
How scoring works →
62 Health · C
Maintenance 51/100
Rating quality 69/100
Support 70/100

62 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

74 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Update recency

Update recency 58/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 92/100

To rank higher: Last updated 459 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+78% vs prior 30d
11Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

121

now · peak 361

12430d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

QRCode · #9200 you QR Code Woocommerce · #6957 Order Barcode for WC · #39255 Kaya QR Code Generat · #1441

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

3Stars · Aug 26

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

248per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

0

releases in the last 12 months

1.3y ago

latest release · v1.2.2

5

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.2.2 · 1.3y ago1.2.1 · 4.3y ago1.2 · 7.0y ago1.1 · 7.0y ago1.0 · 7.0y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.2 100%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
500–600 ≈550

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

At the current install trend, crossing 600+ in roughly 527 days.

Install history · since 2021-08-17 · 1,415 observations

500Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
1.2.2
Last updated
1.3y ago
Added
2019-08-22 · 7 yrs old
Requires WP
4.0
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP

Recent review vibe

read from the latest 2 reviews to 2022-09-16
Deteriorating PraisePricingOnboarding

An older reviewer called it the easiest free QR generator they'd found, while the most recent one says the plugin has no settings and stopped working without warning that payment was required, leaving a client's printed QR codes dead.

Recent reviews

All reviews on wp.org ↗
  1. DYNMC
    4.0y ago

    Honestly, it sucks to use in WordPress. It has no settings. The app doesn’t request costs associated when you download it from WP, nor does it have a Pro Plan or Upgrade link that assumes to the user there is a cost associated… aaaand will shut down use if it isn’t paid for. My client is furious. Millions of dollars rides on this client and simply hinges on a QR code not working when he attended a conference, printed huge amounts of collateral at cost, a website and other outputs, only to have the QR Code app kick back and shows the end users that a cost is due for the app in WP. Amateur af. I’m hoping that the developers will get this back up and running for our website immediately. As is, this plugin only supports a short-code embed with no other options in WP. Doesn’t request costs to prevent it from shutting down on your project. Otherwise, I’d be happy. Who cares about paying for it if it works great. It’s the lack of transparency to the user in WP that really makes it worthless. It has potential, but not for WP currently. This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by DYNMC. This topic was modified 3 years, 10 months ago by DYNMC.

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  2. jonesenses
    5.3y ago

    Es un plugin muy facil de usar, es gratis y es el mejor que he visto para generar codigos QR

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-08-23 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
  2. 2026-08-22 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
  3. 2026-08-20 400+ → 500+ up after 9 days in tier
  4. 2026-08-11 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
  5. 2026-08-10 400+ → 500+ up after 1240 days in tier
  6. 2023-03-19 300+ → 400+ up

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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QRCode: 500+ active installs, 3.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/doqrcode