Enhancing your credentials with QR codes

Discover the advantages of incorporating QR codes into your badges and certificates and learn how to seamlessly add them into your certification process.

In today’s digital environment, QR codes have become a practical tool for issuing, verifying, and accessing certificates. Incorporating QR codes into your certification process can improve security and make it easier for recipients to verify their credentials or access additional information.

This document explains the benefits of using QR codes on certificates and how to implement them on the Virtualbadge.io platform.

Advantages of Adding QR Codes to Certificates

1. Instant Verification

QR codes provide a fast and efficient way to verify certificate authenticity. Scanning the code redirects users to a validation page, confirming the certificate's legitimacy and ensuring it hasn’t been tampered with.

2. Simplified Access to Information

QR codes link directly to additional resources, such as:

  • Details about the certification.
  • Information about the issuing authority.
  • Related materials like tutorials or courses.

3. Increased Security

By embedding QR codes, certificates gain an additional layer of security. Scanning the QR code ensures only authorized users can access the details. Forgery attempts become easily detectable.

4. Environmentally Friendly

QR codes support digital-first workflows, reducing the need for printed documents. Instead of lengthy forms or physical resources, users can scan a QR code to access online content.

5. Efficiency in Record-Keeping

Organizations benefit from streamlined record-keeping by linking QR codes to an online validation system. This makes managing and retrieving issued certificates faster and easier.

How to add QR Codes to your Certificate?

  1. Open the Certificate Designer
    Navigate to the certificate you want to edit within Virtualbadge.io, then open the Designer tool.

  2. Locate the QR Code Element
    On the left sidebar of the Designer, find and select the QR Code icon.

  3. Add the QR Code to Your Certificate
    Choose the QR code option you want to include. It will appear on the certificate template. You can then click and drag it to position it wherever you like on your certificate design.

QR Code Integration Options

Virtualbadge.io offers two main QR code configurations for certificates:

1. Validation Page (Default)

The default QR code setup directs users to a validation page hosted on Virtualbadge.io. This page allows anyone scanning the QR code to instantly verify the certificate’s authenticity.

2. Custom Website

For more customization, you can direct users to a website of your choice. This is ideal if:

  • You want to provide more information about your organization or certification programs.
  • You’d prefer to host the validation page on your website.
Integrating QR codes into certificates is a powerful way to enhance security, streamline verification, and improve user experience. With Virtualbadge.io’s flexible options for validation pages or custom website redirections, you can ensure your certificates stand out as both secure and accessible.