How to Redirect or Change a QR Code Destination After Printing

The printed square never changes. What you change is where its link sends people. That's why menus, packaging, posters and event signs can stay in circulation for years while the page behind them is updated, as long as the code was set up the right way from the start.

Static vs dynamic QR codes#

A QR code stores text, usually a URL. What that URL is decides whether you can ever change where the code goes:

Our static vs dynamic QR codes guide goes deeper on choosing between them.

How to tell which kind you have#

1. Scan the printed code with your phone's camera.
2. Before opening it, read the URL the camera shows.
3. If it is the final page (for example mybrand.com/menu-fall-2026), the code is static.
4. If it is a short link or a domain you manage (for example go.mybrand.com/menu), the code is dynamic and you can change where it goes.

How to change a QR code destination#

Use these steps to redirect a printed QR code to a new page without replacing the printed material:

1. Scan the printed code and note the short link it opens. Make sure it's one you manage.
2. Open that link in the tool that created it and find its destination setting. Leave the short link itself unchanged.
3. Replace the old destination with the new page URL. Check the spelling, https:// and any tracking parameters.
4. Save the change.
5. Scan the printed code again from more than one phone and network, and confirm the new page loads.

If the new page doesn't appear, look for a typo, a missing https://, a cached page or a second redirect in the chain. Enter the short link in our redirect speed test to see every hop and the status code.

What to do if your QR code is static#

A static code has nothing to edit, but you still have options:

• Keep the old page live. If the page the code points to still exists, nothing breaks.
• Redirect the old page. Add a 301 redirect from the URL in the code to the new page. Scans keep working as long as that redirect stays in place and the old domain stays registered.
• Reprint with a dynamic code. For the next print run, encode a short link you control so this never happens again.

Where editable QR codes pay off#

• Restaurant menus: swap the seasonal menu without new table tents.
• Packaging: send old stock to the current manual, recall notice or product page.
• Events and posters: point to the schedule before the event and the recording after it.
• Print ads and brochures: move the landing page when a campaign ends instead of leaving a dead link.

Before you print: a QR code checklist#

• Encode a short link on a domain you control, not the final page.
• Test the code at the printed size, on more than one phone.
• Make sure the destination works over https:// and on mobile.
• Add tracking parameters to the destination, not to the printed link.
• Note who owns the link and where it is managed, so it can be updated later.
• Keep the short-link domain registered for as long as the print is in circulation.

Change a QR code destination with RedirHub#

In RedirHub, a dynamic QR code is a short link on your own domain, such as go.mybrand.com/menu. To send every printed copy somewhere new:

1. Open the QR code from your Links list.
2. In Destination, enter the new page URL. The QR link is locked, because it's what the printed code points to.
3. Click Save changes. Every printed copy follows as soon as you save.

Because the code encodes a short link on your own domain, you're not tied to a QR generator's domain, and scans show up as clicks with bots filtered out. Our dynamic QR codes use the same branded short links as our branded links on your own domain, so one dashboard covers both. Plans start at $49/month (Core) with a 14-day free trial.