How to manage your links in Linkbreakers

A tour of the Links page in the Linkbreakers dashboard: creating links, the list and directory views, search and tag filters, QR codes attached to a link, expiration, and bulk import.

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4 min read
By Laurent Schaffner
Updated September 20, 2026

Links are the core object in Linkbreakers. Everything else attaches to a link: the QR code, the workflow, the analytics, the visitors. The Links page in the dashboard is where you create them and keep them organised.

Short answer

Open Configure → Links in the dashboard sidebar. Every link you have ever created is listed there with its QR code, name, tags, total visits, domain and page theme. Use Add new link to create one, the List / Directory switcher to change how they are grouped, and search or tag filters to find a specific link.

This is the distinction that makes the page easier to read:

  • A link is the trackable URL. It owns the destination, the workflow, the analytics and the visitor history.
  • A QR code is one way to hand that link to someone. It is generated from the link and can be restyled at any time without touching the link itself.

So one link can be shared as a QR code on a poster, as a short URL in an email, and as a tap target in an ad, and all three feed the same analytics. See What's a link? for the full model, and What's a QR code design? for the visual side.

Step-by-step

  1. Click Add new link on the Links page.
  2. Choose what the link should do: send visitors to a website, share a contact card, show a social links page, or show a thank you page.
  3. Enter the destination, then pick a domain and shortlink. A custom domain puts your own brand in the URL.
  4. Optionally apply a QR code template so the generated QR code matches your brand.
  5. Name the link and add tags so you can find it later.
  • List view shows every link in one flat table, newest first. Sort by name or total visits from the column headers.
  • Directory view groups links into directories, which is the better view once you run several campaigns in parallel.
  • Search matches on the link name and the shortlink.
  • Filter by tags narrows the list to one campaign, client or region.

Clicking a row opens the link's workflow canvas. From there you can change the destination, add steps such as forms, password gates or country conditions, restyle the QR code, and download it in the format you need.

Links can be given an expiration date. When it passes, the link stops working and is deleted along with its analytics, so set it deliberately. Full detail in How to expire a QR code in Linkbreakers.

Use Bulk Insert Links to paste or import a CSV of destinations and create them in one pass. The CSV columns are destination, name, domain, shortlink, template, tags, directory, expiration date and expired destination. See How to bulk create QR codes in Linkbreakers.

Limits and caveats

  • Deleting a link deletes its events and analytics too, and any QR code already printed for it stops resolving.
  • Expiration deletes the link on purpose. If you only want traffic to stop, use a scheduler condition in the workflow instead.
  • Directory view requires a Pro or Enterprise plan.
  • Each link created consumes platform credits, so plan limits apply. See How do plan limits work.

Frequently asked questions

Where did the QR Codes page go?

It is the same page, renamed to Links. The page always managed links; the QR code was only one of the things attached to each of them. Nothing about your existing links, QR codes or analytics changed.

Can I change a link's destination after printing its QR code?

Yes. The QR code encodes the short URL, not the destination, so updating the destination takes effect immediately for every QR code already in the wild.

Yes. Every link gets a QR code generated for convenience, but you are free to share only the short URL. Traffic is tracked identically either way.

Yes, that is what QR code templates are for. Apply the same template to as many links as you like.

Open the link and use its per-link analytics dashboard, or look at the workspace-wide numbers under Insights → Analytics.

Last reviewed

2026-09-20

About the Author

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Laurent Schaffner

Founder & Engineer at Linkbreakers

Passionate about building tools that help businesses track and optimize their digital marketing efforts. Laurent founded Linkbreakers to make QR code analytics accessible and actionable for companies of all sizes.