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Tap tags and QR codes

Which link to put on your NFC tags and QR codes, and how to set them up so they never need changing.

Tags and QR codes are just links. Program them once with your page’s address, and they open whatever you last published, every week, without reprinting anything.

Which address to use #

AddressWhen to use it
Your website pageBest for most churches. The page on your own site where you pasted the install code, like yourchurch.org/welcome. People see your church’s web address, and it’s easy to type from a bulletin too.
The live linkWhen you don’t have a website page for it yet, or your website can’t run the install code. See below.

Both count toward the page’s tap stats in the same way.

Every published page also has its own address on DoorStep. To copy it, click ••• → Copy live link on the page’s card. It opens the page on its own, with no website around it.

Pick one and stick with it

Once tags are out in the building, changing which address they point to means reprogramming every tag. Decide before you print or program.

Set up NFC tags #

NFC tags are small stickers or cards that open a link when someone holds their phone near them. Most recent iPhones and Android phones read them with no app.

  1. Get blank tagsLook for NTAG213 or NTAG215 stickers, cards or table stands. They’re inexpensive in packs online.
  2. Install a tag writer appA free app such as NFC Tools (iPhone and Android) works well.
  3. Write the linkIn the app, add a record of type URL / link, paste your page’s address, then choose Write and hold your phone over the tag.
  4. Test itLock and unlock your phone, then tap the tag. Your page should open.
  5. Lock it (optional)Most apps can lock a tag so nobody else can rewrite it. Only lock it once you’re sure of the address; it can’t be undone.

Make a QR code #

  1. Use any QR code makerPaste your page’s address into a QR generator. Choose a plain, static QR code. “Dynamic” codes from some sites stop working if their subscription lapses.
  2. Download a large versionA PNG or SVG at least 1,000 pixels wide prints sharply.
  3. Print it big enoughAbout 2 cm (¾ inch) across for something held in the hand, like a bulletin; bigger for a poster across a room.
  4. Test itScan the printed code with a couple of different phones before you print a lot.
Tip

Add a few words next to the code, like “Scan to say hi”, plus the short web address for anyone who’d rather type it.

Where to put them #

  • The welcome desk or info center.
  • Seat backs or pew racks, pointing to a connect card page.
  • The bulletin or screen slides before the service.
  • Kids’ check-in, the café, the lobby doors.

Still stuck? Ask whoever set up DoorStep for your church, and mention this article: Tap tags and QR codes.