Create QR/BarCode Code for Form Entry Confirmation

Hi @rpalex

I hope you’re well today!

There is no QR/Bar code feature/support built-in into plugin currently and it wouldn’t be that easy also to generate it in a way to be included in/attached to e-mail notification, I’m afraid.

What can be done would be to use E2PDF plugin to create PDF with form data and attach it to the notification email.

The free version of E2PDF should suffice and it does include “QR Code” feature. Once the form data is added to PDF template, you put QR Code module on it as well and then “map” fields to the QR code by right-clicking on QR code in PDF template editor, selecting “Properties” option and putting form field IDs in “Values” section.

Example:

a) PDF template

https://app.screencast.com/o7prSJ3aFcljy

b) QR code object “properties” to include name and e-mail in QR code

https://app.screencast.com/jhnuidu8hgrcr

E2PDF plugin integrates with Forminator and you can also then put its attachment or download shortocde in form e-mail notification to send such generated PDF with that notification.

Here is a detailed guide on how to use E2PDF with Forminator:

https://wpmudev.com/docs/wpmu-dev-plugins/forminator/#e2pdf

Best regards,
Adam

Thanks for the update. Is it possible to include more than one field value included in the QR Code? How do you map them to the QR?

Hi @rpalex

Thank you for response!

Is it possible to include more than one field value included in the QR Code? How do you map them to the QR?

Yes, it is possible. I have already showed it on this screenshot in my previous post:

https://app.screencast.com/jhnuidu8hgrcr

Basically:

1 First, you need to note down field IDs form the form that you wish to use.

Let’s say I want to add name and e-mail address that are submitted in form; I go to form editor and check that those fields have ID’s, accordingly, of

{name-1}
{email-1}

2. Then when you add a QR code object to the PDF template in E2PDF plugin you right-click on that QR code and choose “Properties” option

3. scroll the popup down and you’ll see the “Value” text-box where you put both those IDs (see screenshot).

This is how you map field values to the QR code and how you add more than single value.

Note though: I cannot tell upfront how many values will fit-in there. QR code has a limited capacity and it also depends on its size (as in how many “modules” or “squares” it has) but that’s not something we can control from Formiantor – it’s solely due to how E2PDF generates those codes. So you’d need to experiment with it to test how much data you can pack into it.

Best regards,
Adam

Hi @rpalex ,

Looks like this is solved now, as we haven’t heard from you for a week now. If needed please re-open this topic.

kind regards,
Kasia