Settings

To have barcodes or QR codes for your products, just go to YITH > Barcodes and QR Codes > Settings > Product Barcodes and start configuring the options available in this tab.

Note: all the above settings will apply to both barcodes and QR codes. In case of any differences, these will be highlighted.

Barcodes configuration

• Generate and apply barcodes to products: enable this option to enable barcodes or QR codes on products
• Code type: choose between Barcode or QR code
• Product barcode protocol: choose one of the available protocols (only available for barcodes). Available protocols are:
  • EAN-13
  • EAN-8
  • UPC-A
  • STD 25
  • INT 25
  • CODE 39
  • CODE 93
  • CODE 128
  • Codabarv

For more details about the protocols and which one could be the best for your project, please, refer to this page.

• Generate the barcode using:
  • The product ID
  • The product SKU
  • The product URL (only available for QR code)
  • A custom field: you can choose any of the product custom fields

• Generate and apply barcodes: use this option to automatically generate barcodes or QR codes for all your products in one click. You can choose whether to include:
  • All products (also barcodes that already have a barcode) or
  • Only products without a barcode
• Enable manual barcode: enable this option so you can manually (re)generate the barcode from the product settings and/or enter a custom value. From here you can also delete the generated barcode.

• Automatically generate and apply barcodes on new products: enable this option, so all products created from now on will automatically be created with a barcode.
• Show barcodes in product page: choose whether to show the barcode on the product page on the frontend or not.
  
• Show product barcodes in order emails: choose whether to show the product barcode in the Order confirmation email
  

Variable Products

The plugin allows the creation of barcodes also for every product variation. You will find the barcode/QR box generator in every product variation.

To manage barcodes and QR codes on your orders, go to the plugin settings panel YITH > Barcodes and QR Codes > Settings > Order barcodes and configure all the necessary settings.

Note: the below settings apply to both barcodes and QR codes.

Barcodes configuration

• Generate and apply barcodes on orders: enable this option to enable barcodes or QR codes on orders. From the order page, you can also delete the generated barcode.
• Automatically generate and apply barcodes on new orders: enable this option to generate barcodes automatically as soon as the order is placed.
  
• Code type: choose between Barcode or QR code
• Order barcode protocol: choose one of the available protocols (only available for barcodes). Available protocols are:
  • EAN-13
  • EAN-8
  • UPC-A
  • STD 25
  • INT 25
  • CODE 39
  • CODE 93
  • CODE 128
  • Codabar

For more details about the protocols and which one could be the best for your project, please, refer to this page.

• Generate the barcode using:
  • The order ID
  • The order number
  • A custom field: any of the order custom fields.
• Show barcodes on order page: choose whether to show the order barcode/QR code on the order confirmation page on the frontend.
  
• Show order barcode in order email:
  • Never show order barcode in emails
  • Show only in emails sent after the order is set to ‘completed’
  • Show in all emails

To export all your product barcodes to a PDF file, we’ve added a dedicated tab in the plugin settings. Just go to YITH > Barcodes and QR Codes > Settings > Print Barcodes, where you can see the following:

Print configuration

• Show product image: choose whether to include the product image or not;
• Show product name: choose whether to include the product name or not;
• Show product price: choose whether to include the product price or not;
• Show product sku: choose whether to include the product SKU or not;
• Show product short description: choose whether to include the product short description or not.

• Number of columns: Number of columns you want to display in the printable list.
• Print a barcode list of:
  • All products
  • All products including variations
  • All products by stock: this will print a barcode for each product stock unit. This will apply also to product variations with a stock. For products without any stock defined, the plugin will print only one barcode.

You can either print the list of barcodes and/or download it as a PDF.

• Print barcodes by product: to print one or more barcodes for a specific product, define the number of barcodes in the dedicated field then search for the related product.

This is an example of a PDF including all products, variations included, with names, prices and images.

 

YITH Render Barcode

The shortcode [yith_render_barcode] allows you to display a barcode anywhere you wish on the page. You can set up the following attributes:

• id: enter the ID of the order/product/ticket/gift card to display a specific barcode.
• hide_if_empty (default: 1): this has to be used together with the ID attribute to make sure the shortcode box is hidden if there is no barcode with the selected ID.
• protocol: it allows you to specify which protocol to use to display the barcode (default: EAN8).
• value: it allows you to specify the barcode number you want to display. This has to be used with the protocol parameter.
  Example: if you want to display a barcode with the value 1234 on a specific place on your website, you can use this shortcode setup:

[yith_render_barcode protocol=EAN8 value=1234]

YITH Order Barcode

The shortcode [yith_order_barcode] allows you to view a section with which you can apply actions on orders.
You can configure this shortcode from YITH > Barcodes and QR Codes > Settings > Shortcodes tab in the plugin settings.

• Shortcode capability: this allows you to choose which capabilities are required to be able to use the information printed by this shortcode. Default to: manage_woocommerce, so that only admins and shop managers will be able to access this information. You can use ‘all’ or any other capability to customize this option.
• Show Processing button: this allows you to add a button so that you can set the status of the rendered order to Processing in one click.
• Show Completed button: this allows you to add a button so that you can set the status of the rendered order to Completed in one click.
• Update an order status after scanning: choose here if you want to automatically perform a specific action whenever an order status is scanned:
  • Don’t update the order status
  • Process the order automatically
  • Complete the order automatically

YITH Product Barcode

With this shortcode, you will be able to show the product barcode and automatically or manually update the stock quantity and add it to the cart. Go to YITH > Barcodes and QR Codes > Settings > Shortcodes > Product shortcode settings to configure the shortcode options.

• Shortcode capability: this allows you to choose which capabilities are required to be able to use the information printed by this shortcode. Default to: manage_woocommerce, so that only admins and shop managers will be able to access this information. You can use ‘all’ or any other capability to customize this option.
• Show Stock buttons: this allows you to add two buttons to let you increase or decrease the stock quantity of the product displayed.
• Stock behavior on product scan: choose here if you want to automatically perform a specific action whenever a product barcode is scanned:
  • Don’t update the stock
  • Decrease the product stock automatically
  • Increase the product stock automatically
• Show “Add to cart”: choose whether to show the “Add to cart” button or not

Please, note: The increase and decrease stock buttons appear only if the product has stock enabled.

How to use the shortcodes

After connecting your barcode scanner or smartphone to the computer (barcode scanners are simply copy/paste tools so no specific integration is required), open the shortcode page where you will find the input to add the barcode value. After scanning or typing the barcode number in the field, the product/order information will show. You will then be able to apply the actions that you find in the right column (update the order status, increase/decrease the product stock, add to cart)

Use of YITH Product Barcode with YITH POS

If you use the plugin in combination with YITH Point of Sale for WooCommerce, an additional selector will show through which you can choose the store to update the stock. You can refer to this page for more information about this integration.

The plugin is ready to use with the block editor. When you add a new post or page, you will be able to find our YITH shortcodes and widgets. With a simple click, they will be added to your page.

Protocol	Description	Length	Available characters	Check digit
QR Code	QR Code is a type of barcode that can be read easily by a digital device and which stores information as a series of pixels in a square-shaped grid.	Max. 4,296	Alphanumeric	no
EAN-13	An EAN-13 barcode (originally European Article Number), but now renamed GTIN (Global Trade Item Number) even though the abbreviation EAN has been still used by retailers) is a 13 digit (12 data and 1 check) barcoding standard. The EAN-13 barcode is used worldwide for marking products often sold at retail points of sale. The numbers encoded in EAN-13 bar codes are product identification numbers.	12 + 1	Only digits	yes
EAN-8	Short version of the EAN, with 8 digits (7 data and 1 check). Used on smaller retail trade items	7 + 1	Only digits	yes
UPC-A	Universal product code seen on almost all retail products in the USA and Canada, with 12 digits (11 data and 1 check)	11 + 1	Only digits	yes
STD 25	Standard 2 of 5, also known as IATA 2 of 5, is a member of the Code 2 of 5 symbology family. It has been used by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for the processing of airline cargo.	Variable with no fixed length	Only digits	no
INT 25	Interleaved 2 of 5 is a member of the Code 2 of 5 symbology family. It is sometimes referred to as ITF and forms the basis for the ITF-14 symbology that is widely used for shipping and transport logistics.	Variable with no fixed length	Only digits	no
CODE 39	The Code 39 symbology is an alphanumeric and variable-length.	Variable with no fixed length	Capital letters, numbers, and some special/punctuation characters.	no
CODE 93	Code 93 is an alphanumeric, variable-length symbology. It combines some of the characteristics of Code 39 – Full ASCII and Code 128 into a single barcode language that has very high density.	Variable with no fixed length	Capital letters, numbers, and some special/punctuation characters.	no
CODE 128	Code 128 is a linear barcode that encodes both letters of the alphabet and numbers, making it useful for a variety of purposes beyond basic pricing and inventory.	Variable with no fixed length	Code 128 encodes the 128-character ASCII set, which includes all of the alphabetic, numeric, punctuation, and arithmetic characters found on an English-language computer keyboard, plus several non-visible control characters.	no
CODABAR	It is a variable-length barcode that uses a small set of bars. It is widely used for applications that require serial numbers, such as management of blood banks, slips for door-to-door delivery services and member cards.	Variable with no fixed length	Numbers (0 to 9), letters (A, B, C, D) and symbols (-,$, /, ., +).	no

You can include the order barcode or QR code, when generated, in all the order emails or only in the one sent when the order acquires the Completed status.

You will find the related options in the Product barcode and Order barcode settings.

Product barcode

This option allows showing the barcode or QR code of all products included in the order in the order confirmation email. Enable it from YITH > Barcodes and QR Codes > Settings > Product Barcodes > Show product barcodes in order emails.

Order barcode

If you want to also show the order barcode or QR code, you can enable this option from YITH > Barcodes and QR Codes > Settings > Order Barcodes > Show order barcodes in order emails and choose between one of the following options: