---
title: "Vendor Payment QR Codes PRO"
description: "Each connected vendor gets a personal QR code linking to their payment product. It appears in the vendor dashboard, the connect shortcode, and the [split_pay_vendor_qr] shortcode, with a downloadable SVG. Generated in-browser, privacy-safe."
url: "https://docs.splitpayplugin.com/features/vendor-automation/vendor-payment-qr-codes/"
---
PRO feature, off by default. Enable it under **Split Pay settings → Vendor Onboarding → Vendor Automation → Give each vendor a payment QR code**. It works together with [Automatic Vendor Products](../automatic-vendor-products/), which provides the product URL the QR encodes.

Each connected vendor gets a personal QR code that links to their payment product. A customer scans it with their phone camera, lands on the vendor's product page, and pays — that's the whole flow.

## Where vendors see their QR code

Once a vendor's Stripe account is connected and their product exists, the QR code appears automatically in three places:

1.  **The vendor dashboard** — the Stripe Connect page vendors see in wp-admin, below the Connect/Disconnect button.
2.  **The `[split_pay_vendor_connect]` shortcode** — shown in the "connected" state after onboarding completes.
3.  **Anywhere you place the `[split_pay_vendor_qr]` shortcode** — for example on a front-end profile page (Ultimate Member tab, BuddyPress profile, or any page vendors can reach).

Vendors can also click **Download QR code (SVG)** to save a scalable vector file that prints crisply at any size — table tents, stickers, posters.

![The vendor dashboard showing the payment QR code, the product link, and the Download QR code button](../../../images/vendor-dashboard-qr.png)

The vendor dashboard: once connected, the vendor sees their QR code, the product link it encodes, and a download button.

## The `[split_pay_vendor_qr]` shortcode

```
[split_pay_vendor_qr]
```

Optional attributes:

| Attribute | Default | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `login_label` | "Please log in to view your QR code." | Shown to logged-out visitors. |
| `pending_label` | "Your QR code will appear here once your Stripe account is connected." | Shown to logged-in users who haven't completed onboarding yet. |

**Privacy by design:** the shortcode only ever shows the **logged-in user their own** QR code. There is no attribute to display another user's code.

![The split\_pay\_vendor\_qr shortcode rendered on a front-end page](../../../images/vendor-qr-shortcode.png)

The `[split_pay_vendor_qr]` shortcode on a front-end page — QR code, payment link, and SVG download.

## How the QR codes are generated

QR codes are rendered **in the browser** as SVG using a bundled, MIT-licensed generator library:

*   No external QR/image service is contacted — the URL never leaves your site.
*   No PHP image extensions (GD/Imagick) are required.
*   The code always reflects the product's current permalink. If your site switches between Stripe test and live mode, the QR automatically points at the product for the active mode.

## Troubleshooting

*   **The QR area is empty** — the vendor's product doesn't exist yet (enable [Automatic Vendor Products](../automatic-vendor-products/) and have the vendor complete onboarding) or the product is unpublished (e.g. after a disconnect with "Unpublish the product" selected).
*   **Scanning leads to a draft/404 page** — the vendor disconnected and your disconnect behavior is set to unpublish. The product republishes when they reconnect.