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Why a Medium QR code
Talks, workshops and printed reports leave little room for the reasoning behind an idea, and that is often written up on Medium. A Medium QR code takes the audience from the page or the stage to the full article. Type your Medium username to open your author page, or paste the address of an article or a publication when you want readers to land on one piece of writing. Readers see the page exactly as Medium serves it, so member-only stories stay behind the paywall for visitors without a membership. After you publish a follow-up, point the code to the new article, and slides or handouts already shared lead to the latest text.
- Audiences move from slides or paper to the complete article in one scan.
- A username opens your author page; an article address opens one story.
- A publication's address gives readers one entry point to all its stories.
- Send readers to a follow-up article without reprinting handouts.
Conference talks
A code on the closing slide links to the article that explains the talk in depth.
Workshops and courses
Exercise sheets lead participants to step-by-step write-ups.
Printed reports
Executive summaries link to the long-form analysis published on Medium.
Author business cards
Writers introduce themselves with a code to their author page.
Company engineering blogs
Recruiting booths link to the publication where the team shares its work.
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Medium QR Code Generator
Connect an event handout or author card to an article people can read later. A direct Medium article link is useful for a particular argument or guide; an author or publication page supports broader reading.
What is this QR code?
A username opens your Medium author page, while an article or publication needs its full address. The scan shows the page as Medium serves it, including any paywall.
Best use cases
- ✓Workshop notes linking to a longer explanation.
- ✓Author cards introducing published essays.
How to generate your QR code
Choose the article, publication or author page on Medium.
Type your Medium username, or paste the address of an article or publication.
Name the article or publication next to the code.
Open it while logged out of Medium to see what a reader without an account gets.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can every visitor read the full article?
Access depends on Medium and the article’s settings. The code does not bypass membership requirements.
Does updating the destination change my article?
No. Changing a saved QR destination changes the link only; article edits are managed on Medium.
What can the code open?
Your author page from a username, or any article or publication from its address.
Can everyone read member-only stories?
No. Medium decides access; readers without a membership see the limits Medium applies to that story.
Does the code work with a custom domain publication?
Yes, paste the full address of the publication or article as it appears in the browser.
Do readers need the Medium app?
No. The article opens in the browser, and Medium may offer its app.
What if I unpublish the article?
Readers would hit a missing page. Point the code to your author page or another story first.
Can I tell how many readers came from print?
QR Global counts scans of each code. Reads and claps are in Medium's own statistics.