Installation

Installation

Requirements

• WordPress 5.8 or higher
• PHP 7.4 or higher
• WooCommerce (required for automatic QR generation on purchase)
• The Members plugin (optional — required only if you want role-based permission management)

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Installing the Plugin

Option A — Upload via WordPress Admin (Recommended)

1. Download the latest qr_code_tracker.zip from the GitHub Releases page.
2. In WordPress Admin, go to Plugins → Add New Plugin.
3. Click Upload Plugin.
4. Choose the downloaded zip file and click Install Now.
5. Click Activate Plugin.

Option B — Manual FTP/SFTP Upload

1. Download and unzip qr_code_tracker.zip.
2. Upload the qr_code_tracker folder to /wp-content/plugins/ on your server.
3. In WordPress Admin, go to Plugins → Installed Plugins.
4. Find QR Code Tracker and click Activate.

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After Activation

The plugin will automatically:

• Create the required database tables (wp_qr_tracker, wp_qr_tracker_logs, wp_qr_tracker_teams, wp_qr_tracker_user_teams, wp_qr_tracker_access_requests).
• Register default role capabilities for Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, and Subscriber.
• Add the QR Tracker menu to your WordPress Admin sidebar.

Proceed to Getting Started for first-time configuration.

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Uninstalling

To remove the plugin and optionally delete all data:

1. Before deactivating, go to QR Tracker → Settings → General.
2. Check Delete Data on Uninstall if you want all plugin tables and options permanently removed.
3. Go to Plugins → Installed Plugins, deactivate, then delete the plugin.

Warning: Enabling "Delete Data on Uninstall" will permanently erase all QR codes, scan logs, teams, and settings. This cannot be undone.