Access controls
Decide who gets through.
Passwords, expiry, pause, and vanity slugs: the controls around a code's destination, changed any time without touching the print.
controls live on the address, not the print
Gate it.
Add a password and scanners meet a gate before they forward.
This code is password-protected.
Enter the password to continue.
password checked server-side · destination never in the gate's HTML
Time-box it.
Give a code an end date: set its expiry, and once it passes the code stops forwarding but keeps resolving to a safe page. Clear or extend that expiry and it picks up exactly where it left off, password and all.
Still redirects safely, just never to the old destination.
Name it.
Vanity slugs put your words on the address: qrcdn.com/summer-menu instead of a random handle. Pick 4 to 30 characters from a set that skips the letters and digits a camera misreads: no 0, O, 1, I, L, or U.
4-30 chars · charset skips 0 O 1 I L U · reserved words blocked
Guarantee
Pause it.
Pause parks every scanner on a neutral page until you resume. It is a switch, not a deletion: nothing is lost, and the print stays honest.
your code never dies: free codes are never deactivated, and a downgrade never breaks a printed code.
What each plan holds.
| Plan holds | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Expiry & password | Not included | Included |
| Vanity short links | Not included | Included |
| Pause / resume | Included | Included |
| Bulk generation | Not included | Included |
Questions
Before you turn it on.
- What if someone forgets the password?
- You own the code: change or remove the password any time and the printed code follows instantly.
- Do controls slow the scan down?
- No perceptible cost: the redirect decision happens in the same lookup that routes the scan.
- Can an expired code come back?
- Yes. Clear or extend its expiry and the code picks up exactly where it left off, password and all.
- Do gated scans still count in analytics?
- Yes. A scan is logged the instant it happens, gated or not; whether a visitor typed the password correctly afterward is the one thing that lookup can't tell you.
Control the door, keep the print.
Start free. No card, no trial clock.
your code never dies