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--- howto:create-a-qr-code [2026/06/18 19:18] – created jnilsson
+++ howto:create-a-qr-code [2026/06/25 16:58] (current) – [Contact Card QR Code] jnilsson
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 ==== Contact Card QR Code ====
-{{:howto:wiki-howto-qr-code-contact-vcard.png?600|}}
+{{:howto:wiki-howto-qr-code-contact-vcard.png?600|wiki-howto-qr-code-contact-vcard.png}}
   - Click on the **Contact Card QR** button to switch modes
   - Enter any contact details that you want to include
-    - You need to include at least one of these fields: First Name, Last Name, Email, Phone Number
+    - You need to include at least one of these fields: First Name, Last Name, Nickname, Email, Phone Number
   - Click on **Generate** to create your QR code.
   - Optionally, select customization options. See [[#customize-appearance|the Customize Appearance section below]].
   - Click **Download PNG** to download the QR code as a PNG image file.
-===== Limitations =====
-  * **Contact Card Profile Photo** - this feature is a way to embed an image to use as a contact's profile photo, but it greatly increases the size of the QR code. In practice a QR code can only encode about 2Kb of data, so only very small images can be embedded.
 ===== Customize Appearance =====
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 ==== Center Logo ====
-Expand the **Center logo** section to add a logo to the QR code. Note that adding a logo requires the QR code to become larger. It is recommended to leave the Size set to "Auto" to allow it to grow as needed.
+Expand the **Center logo** section to add a logo to the QR code.
+  * Note that adding a logo requires the QR code to become larger. It is recommended to leave the Size set to "Auto" to allow it to grow as needed.
+You can select from one of the UCI preset logos, or upload your own image.
+===== Limitations =====
+  * **Static QR codes** - This site generates static QR codes and provides no usage details or reports. Paid services often include reports about how many people have used the QR code and their location, which is only possible when using a dynamic QR code with a managed service.