Create a QR Code

Screenshot of Google Campaign Builder form

We use Google’s Campaign URL Builder in conjunction with Adobe’s QR Code Generator to produce QR codes. These are necessary for tracking and statistics.

Screenshot of Google Campaign Builder form

Tools you need

Google’s Campaign URL Builder

Adobe QR Code Generator

NY Teacher

Use the following parameters to create QR codes for use in the NY Teacher.

UFT Mobile App

Create a QR code that links to the UFT mobile app. This code works for both the Apple App Store and Google Play.

URLhttps://www.uft.org/qr-code/uft-mobile-app
IDmobile-app
Sourcenyt
Mediumqr-code
Nameapp-store
TermYYYY-MMDD1
(ex: 2025-0411)
Content

UFT website

Create a QR code that links to the UFT website

URLhttps://www.uft.org/path-to-uft-page
(ex: https://www.uft.org/news/teaching/linking-to-learning)
IDwebsite
Sourcenyt
Mediumqr-code
Namepage-name1
(ex: linking-to-learning)
TermYYYY-MMDD1
(ex: 2025-0411)
Content

These parameters will open https://www.uft.org/news/teaching/linking-to-learning

NY Teacher Ads

For QR codes that will appear in ads in the NY Teacher, change the source to nyt-ad.

Social Media

For QR codes that will be used on social media (Facebook, BlueSky, Instagram, etc.), change the source to social-media and remove any NYT issue date references.

Formstack

URLhttps://www.uft.org/qr-code/formstack
IDformstack
Sourcepresentation
Mediumqr-code
Nametitle-of-the-event1
(ex: school-counselors-conference)
Term
Contenturl_at_formstack
(ex: 2025_school_counselors_conference_evaluation)

The above parameters will open https://uft.formstack.com/forms/2025_school_counselors_conference_evaluation

Cvent

URLhttps://www.uft.org/qr-code/cvent
IDcvent
Sourcenyt-ad
Mediumqr-code
Namename-of-event1
(ex: early-childhood-conference)
TermYYYY-MMDD1
(ex: 2025-0213)
ContentCvent event URL string
(ex: g5zoEo)

The above parameters will open https://cvent.me/g5zoEo

Action Network

URLhttps://www.uft.org/qr-code/action-network
IDaction-network
Sourceflyer
Mediumqr-code
Namename-of-campaign1
(ex: virtual-lobby-day)
TermType of campaign1
(ex: letters; petition; etc.)
ContentURL of the campaign
(ex: support-the-ufts-2025-legislative-priorities)

These parameters will open https://actionnetwork.org/letters/support-the-ufts-2025-legislative-priorities

1 – NO SPACES. Use dashes to separate the words.