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What is this?

WhatsApp QR Codes lets you generate scannable QR codes and wa.me short links that open a WhatsApp chat with your business — optionally pre-filled with a starter message. Customers scan the code (on packaging, a poster, a receipt) or click the short link and land straight in a chat with your number. [SCREENSHOT: whatsapp-qr-list — Full WhatsApp QR Codes page showing the status tiles (Total QR Codes & Short Links, With Prefilled Message, Without Prefilled Message) and the table of existing codes]

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What can I do here?

  • View all QR codes and short links created for the active WhatsApp channel, with Code, Prefilled Message, Deep Link, and QR Image columns.
  • See summary counts: Total QR Codes & Short Links, With Prefilled Message, Without Prefilled Message.
  • Search codes by code, prefilled message, or deep link.
  • Filter the list to codes with or without a prefilled message using the status tiles.
  • Click Create QR Code to generate a new one.
  • Click a row (or View from its actions menu) to open QR Code Details — see the QR image, the prefilled message, and the deep link.
  • From a code’s actions menu (or the details view): View, Edit, Copy link, Download, Open Link, and Delete.
  • Select multiple codes with the row checkboxes to use the bulk selection bar (Select All / Cancel).
  • Click Refresh to reload the list.
[NEEDS VERIFICATION] Bulk actions beyond Select All / Cancel (e.g. bulk delete) were not found wired up in the current Nova code — the bulk action bar only exposes selection controls.

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How to use it

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Create a QR code

  1. Go to WhatsApp → WhatsApp QR Codes.
  2. Click Create QR Code. [SCREENSHOT: whatsapp-qr-create-dialog — Create QR Code dialog with the Prefilled Message textarea and QR Image Format selector]
  3. Enter a Prefilled Message (up to 140 characters) — this is the text that will already be typed in when a customer opens the chat from the code.
  4. Choose a QR Image Format: SVG (recommended for print) or PNG (raster).
  5. Click Generate Code. The new code’s details open automatically.

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View or share a code

  1. Click a row in the table, or choose View from its actions menu. [SCREENSHOT: whatsapp-qr-details-dialog — QR Code Details dialog showing the QR image, prefilled message, and deep link with copy/download/open actions]
  2. From here you can:
    • Copy link — copies the deep link (wa.me/message/...) to your clipboard.
    • Download — downloads the QR image.
    • Open Link — opens the deep link in a new tab to test it.
    • Edit — change the prefilled message.
    • Delete — retire the code (its short link stops working afterward).

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Edit a code

  1. From a row’s actions menu, click Edit.
  2. Update the Prefilled Message.
  3. Click Save Changes.

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Delete a code

  1. From a row’s actions menu, click Delete.
  2. Confirm in the Delete QR code? dialog. This retires the code — anyone scanning it afterward sees an expired message.
WhatsApp QR Codes requires an active, connected WhatsApp channel. If no channel is selected, or the active channel isn’t connected to WhatsApp, you’ll see a setup prompt instead of the QR code list.
Last modified on September 20, 2026