📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widget
Very Simple and intuitive QR Code Generator that allows you to place a QR Code widget on your sidebar.
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- Small user base (400+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 2 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.6 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where 📷 Simple QR Code Generator… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| bar code generator | #50 |
| code | >100 |
| qr | >100 |
| simple bar code generator | #32 |
| simple qr code | #29 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About 📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widget
From the official readme · v1.10Description
Very Simple and intuitive QR Code Generator that allows you to place a QR Code widget on your sidebar.
You can set custom QR code image size as well as create QR code for specific urls or content.
Tool is based on Google Chart Tools.
⚠️ Version 2.0 onwards only compatible with latest wordpress installations
Installation
- Upload
qr-code-generator-widget.phpto the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Place QR Code Generator Widget in the widget area
Changelog
1.0
- Basic functionality
1.1
- Links update
1.2
- Removing deprecated functions
1.3
- WordPress version 3.9.1 support
- Renamed widget from widget_qrCode to widget_qr_code. This update will enforce css class update to ‘.widget_qrCode’
1.4
- WordPress version 4.3.1 support
- Renamed functions for cosistency
- Code formatting
- added sprintf function
- added support for https sadly Google API is not availible on https 😉
1.5
- Remove closing tag from end of the plugin to prevent ‘Warning: session_start()’ error
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FAQ
📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 29, 2026
Is 📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widg… free?
Yes. 📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widg… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is 📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widg… safe to use in 2026?
📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widg… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 400+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 34/100 on our health check.
How many websites use 📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widg…?
📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widg… is active on 400+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 17,780 times since it launched in January 2012. It was downloaded 148 times in the last 30 days.
Does 📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widg… work with WordPress 7.1?
📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widg… is officially tested up to WordPress 6.6.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was 📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widg… last updated?
The latest version, 1.10, was released on July 4, 2024 (2 years ago).
Who makes 📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widg…?
📷 Simple QR Code Generator Widg… is developed and maintained by nemezis.
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