QR Code Generator & Scanner – Dynamic QR Codes for WordPress
by bdthemes · Blocks
Also makes 19 other plugins · 246.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
The QR Code block helps you create custom QR codes directly on your WordPress website and quickly access links, promotions, or contact info.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
Not scored
no reviews to score from
Active installs
80+
≈81 estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “gutenberg blocks” for “dynamic qr”. “gutenberg blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dynamic qr” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Not scored yet. Nobody has reviewed this plugin, so a grade would come from directory averages rather than from anything measured here.
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 80 of 2.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 163 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
No reviews yet, so wp.org scores it as a middling unrated listing
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: No reviews yet. wp.org scores an unrated plugin as middling on rating, so the first good reviews lift it.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| dynamic qr code your tag | #8 | #17 | 0 |
| dynamic qr | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| qr code block your tag | #17 | #22 | down 1 |
| qr code generator your tag | #19 | #22 | down 1 |
| wordpress qr code your tag | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| dynamic qr code generator | #9 | #17 | 0 |
| qr scanner | #10 | #17 | down 2 |
| qr code auto generator | #11 | #22 | down 2 |
| link qr code generator | #17 | #22 | down 3 |
| custom qr code | #21 | #21 | down 1 |
| simple qr code | #21 | #23 | down 2 |
| qr generator | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| gutenberg blocks your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
38 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 26 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “gutenberg blocks” for “dynamic qr”. “gutenberg blocks” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dynamic qr” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 13 Apr 2025 · 566 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 228 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #17,400 to #18,100, alongside the other plugins at 80+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.1.2 · 21 May 2026
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “80+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 80.
At the current install trend, crossing 90+ in roughly 175 days.
Install history since 13 Apr 2025
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The QR Code block helps you create custom QR codes directly on your WordPress website and quickly access li..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "suitable for", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 13 headings and 11 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,569 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("gutenberg blocks", "qr code generator", "wordpress qr code" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 70+ → 80+ up after 135 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 60+ → 70+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-05-25 70+ → 60+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2026-04-27 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-25 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 60+ → 70+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-20 70+ → 60+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2026-04-14 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in tier
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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Dynamic QR Code Block – QR Code Generator with Logo Support 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Dynamic QR Code – generator 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
QR Code Generator WP 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
QRcdr – Frontend Generator for Custom and Dynamic QR Codes 20+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Reusable QR Codes — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
AppsPlus Dynamic QR Manager — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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