fix: correct metadata dates, remove draft note, remove duplicate section

- Fixed all 'undefined NaN, NaN' dates in metadata divs across all 22 posts
- Removed draft instruction from qr-code-scan-statistics-2026
- Removed duplicate 'Trackable / dynamic QR code' section from trackable-qr-codes
- All posts now have proper 'Last updated' dates showing January 26, 2026

src/app/(main)/(marketing)/MarketingLayout.tsx

@@ -70,12 +70,13 @@ export default function MarketingLayout({
         <nav aria-label="Site Map">
           <ul>
             <li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
-            <li><Link href="/pricing">{t.nav.pricing}</Link></li>
-            <li><Link href="/blog">{t.nav.blog}</Link></li>
-            <li><Link href="/learn">{t.nav.learn}</Link></li>
-            <li><Link href="/faq">{t.nav.faq}</Link></li>
-            <li><Link href="/about">{t.nav.about}</Link></li>
-            <li><Link href="/contact">{t.nav.contact}</Link></li>
+            <li><Link href="/pricing">{t.nav.pricing}</Link></li>
+            <li><Link href="/blog">{t.nav.blog}</Link></li>
+            <li><Link href="/learn">{t.nav.learn}</Link></li>
+            <li><Link href="/use-cases">Use Cases</Link></li>
+            <li><Link href="/faq">{t.nav.faq}</Link></li>
+            <li><Link href="/about">{t.nav.about}</Link></li>
+            <li><Link href="/contact">{t.nav.contact}</Link></li>
             <li><Link href="/login">{t.nav.login}</Link></li>
             <li><Link href="/signup">{t.nav.signup || "Sign Up"}</Link></li>
             {/* Tools */}
@@ -175,12 +176,15 @@ export default function MarketingLayout({
             <Link href="/about" className="px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-600 hover:text-slate-900 transition-colors">
               {t.nav.about}
             </Link>
-            <Link href="/blog" className="px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-600 hover:text-slate-900 transition-colors">
-              {t.nav.blog}
-            </Link>
-            <Link href="/learn" className="px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-600 hover:text-slate-900 transition-colors">
-              {t.nav.learn}
-            </Link>
+            <Link href="/blog" className="px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-600 hover:text-slate-900 transition-colors">
+              {t.nav.blog}
+            </Link>
+            <Link href="/use-cases" className="px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-600 hover:text-slate-900 transition-colors">
+              Use Cases
+            </Link>
+            <Link href="/learn" className="px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-600 hover:text-slate-900 transition-colors">
+              {t.nav.learn}
+            </Link>
             <Link href="/#faq" className="px-3 py-2 text-sm font-medium text-slate-600 hover:text-slate-900 transition-colors">
               {t.nav.faq}
             </Link>
@@ -265,9 +269,10 @@ export default function MarketingLayout({
 
                 <Link href="/#features" className="block px-4 py-3 text-slate-700 font-medium rounded-xl hover:bg-slate-50" onClick={() => setMobileMenuOpen(false)}>{t.nav.features}</Link>
                 <Link href="/#pricing" className="block px-4 py-3 text-slate-700 font-medium rounded-xl hover:bg-slate-50" onClick={() => setMobileMenuOpen(false)}>{t.nav.pricing}</Link>
-                <Link href="/about" className="block px-4 py-3 text-slate-700 font-medium rounded-xl hover:bg-slate-50" onClick={() => setMobileMenuOpen(false)}>{t.nav.about}</Link>
-                <Link href="/blog" className="block px-4 py-3 text-slate-700 font-medium rounded-xl hover:bg-slate-50" onClick={() => setMobileMenuOpen(false)}>{t.nav.blog}</Link>
-                <Link href="/learn" className="block px-4 py-3 text-slate-700 font-medium rounded-xl hover:bg-slate-50" onClick={() => setMobileMenuOpen(false)}>{t.nav.learn}</Link>
+                <Link href="/about" className="block px-4 py-3 text-slate-700 font-medium rounded-xl hover:bg-slate-50" onClick={() => setMobileMenuOpen(false)}>{t.nav.about}</Link>
+                <Link href="/blog" className="block px-4 py-3 text-slate-700 font-medium rounded-xl hover:bg-slate-50" onClick={() => setMobileMenuOpen(false)}>{t.nav.blog}</Link>
+                <Link href="/use-cases" className="block px-4 py-3 text-slate-700 font-medium rounded-xl hover:bg-slate-50" onClick={() => setMobileMenuOpen(false)}>Use Cases</Link>
+                <Link href="/learn" className="block px-4 py-3 text-slate-700 font-medium rounded-xl hover:bg-slate-50" onClick={() => setMobileMenuOpen(false)}>{t.nav.learn}</Link>
                 <Link href="/#faq" className="block px-4 py-3 text-slate-700 font-medium rounded-xl hover:bg-slate-50" onClick={() => setMobileMenuOpen(false)}>{t.nav.faq}</Link>
 
                 <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-4 pt-4">

src/app/(main)/(marketing)/about/page.tsx

@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ export default function AboutPage() {
                             </div>
                         </div>
 
-                        <div className="mt-12 text-center">
-                            <Link href="/create-qr">
-                                <Button size="lg">Create QR Code</Button>
-                            </Link>
-                        </div>
+                        <div className="mt-12 text-center">
+                            <Link href="/dynamic-qr-code-generator">
+                                <Button size="lg">Create QR Code</Button>
+                            </Link>
+                        </div>
                     </div>
                 </section>
 

src/app/(main)/(marketing)/authors/[slug]/page.tsx

@@ -6,14 +6,20 @@ import { getAuthorBySlug, getPostsByAuthor } from "@/lib/content";
 import { authors } from "@/lib/author-data";
 import { authorPageSchema } from "@/lib/schema";
 
-export function generateMetadata({ params }: { params: { slug: string } }) {
-    const author = getAuthorBySlug(params.slug);
-    if (!author) return {};
-    return {
-        title: `${author.name} - ${author.role} | QR Master`,
-        description: author.bio
-    };
-}
+export function generateMetadata({ params }: { params: { slug: string } }) {
+    const author = getAuthorBySlug(params.slug);
+    if (!author) return {};
+    return {
+        title: `${author.name} - ${author.role} | QR Master`,
+        description: author.bio,
+        alternates: {
+            canonical: `https://www.qrmaster.net/authors/${author.slug}`,
+        },
+        openGraph: {
+            url: `https://www.qrmaster.net/authors/${author.slug}`,
+        },
+    };
+}
 
 export function generateStaticParams() {
     return authors.map((author) => ({

src/app/(main)/(marketing)/bulk-qr-code-generator/page.tsx

@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
 import Link from 'next/link';
-import { Button } from '@/components/ui/Button';
-import { Card } from '@/components/ui/Card';
-import SeoJsonLd from '@/components/SeoJsonLd';
-import Breadcrumbs, { BreadcrumbItem } from '@/components/Breadcrumbs';
-import { breadcrumbSchema } from '@/lib/schema';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/Button';
+import { Card } from '@/components/ui/Card';
+import SeoJsonLd from '@/components/SeoJsonLd';
+import Breadcrumbs, { BreadcrumbItem } from '@/components/Breadcrumbs';
+import { breadcrumbSchema } from '@/lib/schema';
+import { GrowthLinksSection } from '@/components/marketing/GrowthLinksSection';
+import { MarketingPageTracker } from '@/components/marketing/MarketingAnalytics';
+import { featuredUseCases } from '@/lib/growth-pages';
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: {
-    absolute: 'Bulk QR Code Generator - Create 1000s from Excel',
+    absolute: 'Bulk QR Code Generator - Create Bulk QR Codes from Excel',
   },
   description: 'Generate hundreds of QR codes at once from Excel/CSV. Create URLs, vCards, and more in bulk with custom branding. Perfect for products and events.',
   keywords: 'bulk qr code generator, batch qr code, qr code from excel, csv qr code generator, mass qr code generation, bulk vcard qr code, bulk qr codes free',
@@ -21,14 +24,14 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
     },
   },
   openGraph: {
-    title: 'Bulk QR Code Generator - Create 1000s from Excel',
+    title: 'Bulk QR Code Generator - Create Bulk QR Codes from Excel',
     description: 'Generate hundreds of QR codes at once from Excel/CSV. Create URLs, vCards, and more in bulk with custom branding.',
     url: 'https://www.qrmaster.net/bulk-qr-code-generator',
     type: 'website',
     images: ['/og-image.png'],
   },
   twitter: {
-    title: 'Bulk QR Code Generator - Create 1000s from Excel',
+    title: 'Bulk QR Code Generator - Create Bulk QR Codes from Excel',
     description: 'Generate hundreds of QR codes at once from Excel/CSV. Create URLs, vCards, and more in bulk with custom branding.',
   },
 };
@@ -280,15 +283,43 @@ export default function BulkQRCodeGeneratorPage() {
     ],
   };
 
-  const breadcrumbItems: BreadcrumbItem[] = [
-    { name: 'Home', url: '/' },
-    { name: 'Bulk QR Code Generator', url: '/bulk-qr-code-generator' },
-  ];
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      <SeoJsonLd data={[softwareSchema, howToSchema, faqSchema, breadcrumbSchema(breadcrumbItems)]} />
-      <div className="min-h-screen bg-white">
+  const breadcrumbItems: BreadcrumbItem[] = [
+    { name: 'Home', url: '/' },
+    { name: 'Bulk QR Code Generator', url: '/bulk-qr-code-generator' },
+  ];
+
+  const relatedUseCaseLinks = [
+    {
+      href: '/qr-code-for-marketing-campaigns',
+      title: 'QR Codes for Marketing Campaigns',
+      description: 'Use bulk generation when campaign placement or print distribution needs multiple trackable codes.',
+      ctaLabel: 'Create a trackable campaign QR',
+    },
+    {
+      href: featuredUseCases[2].href,
+      title: featuredUseCases[2].title,
+      description: featuredUseCases[2].summary,
+      ctaLabel: featuredUseCases[2].ctaLabel,
+    },
+    {
+      href: '/use-cases',
+      title: 'Explore the use-case hub',
+      description: 'See where bulk creation fits into broader QR workflows and commercial parents.',
+      ctaLabel: 'Explore QR code use cases',
+    },
+    {
+      href: '/custom-qr-code-generator',
+      title: 'Custom QR Code Generator',
+      description: 'Pair bulk creation with stronger print presentation when brand consistency matters.',
+      ctaLabel: 'Design a custom QR code',
+    },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <SeoJsonLd data={[softwareSchema, howToSchema, faqSchema, breadcrumbSchema(breadcrumbItems)]} />
+      <MarketingPageTracker pageType="commercial" cluster="bulk-qr" />
+      <div className="min-h-screen bg-white">
         {/* Hero Section */}
         <section className="relative overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-br from-green-50 via-white to-blue-50 py-20">
           <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-7xl">
@@ -297,7 +328,7 @@ export default function BulkQRCodeGeneratorPage() {
               <div className="space-y-8">
                 <div className="inline-flex items-center space-x-2 bg-green-100 text-green-800 px-4 py-2 rounded-full text-sm font-semibold">
                   <span>⚡</span>
-                  <span>Generate 1000s in Minutes</span>
+                  <span>CSV and Excel workflows</span>
                 </div>
 
                 <h1 className="text-5xl lg:text-6xl font-bold text-gray-900 leading-tight">
@@ -347,7 +378,7 @@ export default function BulkQRCodeGeneratorPage() {
                   <div className="bg-gray-50 border-2 border-dashed border-gray-300 rounded-lg p-8 text-center mb-4">
                     <div className="text-4xl mb-2">📊</div>
                     <p className="text-gray-600 font-medium mb-1">products.xlsx</p>
-                    <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">1,247 rows ready</p>
+                    <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">Bulk-ready file</p>
                   </div>
                   <div className="flex items-center justify-center mb-4">
                     <svg className="w-6 h-6 text-green-500" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
@@ -362,11 +393,11 @@ export default function BulkQRCodeGeneratorPage() {
                     ))}
                   </div>
                   <p className="text-center text-sm text-gray-600 mt-4">
-                    + 1,239 more codes
+                    Continue with a full batch import
                   </p>
                 </Card>
                 <div className="absolute -top-4 -right-4 bg-green-500 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded-full text-sm font-semibold shadow-lg">
-                  1000s at Once!
+                  Bulk import
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -631,14 +662,23 @@ Product C,https://example.com/product-c,Budget Widget,electronics,sale`}
                 </Card>
               ))}
             </div>
-          </div>
-        </section>
-
-        {/* CTA Section */}
-        <section className="py-20 bg-gradient-to-r from-green-600 to-blue-600 text-white">
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        <GrowthLinksSection
+          eyebrow="Bulk-ready workflows"
+          title="Where bulk QR creation becomes operationally useful"
+          description="Bulk generation is strongest when one spreadsheet feeds a real deployment workflow across campaigns, events, labels, or repeated placements."
+          links={relatedUseCaseLinks}
+          pageType="commercial"
+          cluster="bulk-qr"
+        />
+
+        {/* CTA Section */}
+        <section className="py-20 bg-gradient-to-r from-green-600 to-blue-600 text-white">
           <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-4xl text-center">
             <h2 className="text-4xl font-bold mb-6">
-              Generate 1000s of QR Codes in Minutes
+              Generate bulk QR codes without one-by-one setup
             </h2>
             <p className="text-xl mb-8 text-green-100">
               Save hours of manual work. Upload your file and get all QR codes ready instantly.

src/app/(main)/(marketing)/custom-qr-code-generator/page.tsx

@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ import Link from 'next/link';
 import Image from 'next/image';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/Button';
 import { Card } from '@/components/ui/Card';
-import SeoJsonLd from '@/components/SeoJsonLd';
-import Breadcrumbs, { BreadcrumbItem } from '@/components/Breadcrumbs';
-import { breadcrumbSchema } from '@/lib/schema';
+import SeoJsonLd from '@/components/SeoJsonLd';
+import Breadcrumbs, { BreadcrumbItem } from '@/components/Breadcrumbs';
+import { breadcrumbSchema } from '@/lib/schema';
+import { GrowthLinksSection } from '@/components/marketing/GrowthLinksSection';
+import { MarketingPageTracker } from '@/components/marketing/MarketingAnalytics';
+import { featuredUseCases } from '@/lib/growth-pages';
 import {
     Palette,
     Upload,
@@ -287,15 +290,43 @@ export default function CustomQRCodeGeneratorPage() {
         })),
     };
 
-    const breadcrumbItems: BreadcrumbItem[] = [
-        { name: 'Home', url: '/' },
-        { name: 'Custom QR Code Generator', url: '/custom-qr-code-generator' },
-    ];
-
-    return (
-        <>
-            <SeoJsonLd data={[softwareSchema, howToSchema, faqSchema, breadcrumbSchema(breadcrumbItems)]} />
-            <div className="min-h-screen bg-white">
+    const breadcrumbItems: BreadcrumbItem[] = [
+        { name: 'Home', url: '/' },
+        { name: 'Custom QR Code Generator', url: '/custom-qr-code-generator' },
+    ];
+
+    const relatedUseCaseLinks = [
+        {
+            href: '/qr-code-for-marketing-campaigns',
+            title: 'QR Codes for Marketing Campaigns',
+            description: 'Connect branded print QR codes to campaign-specific destinations and measurement.',
+            ctaLabel: 'Create a trackable campaign QR',
+        },
+        {
+            href: featuredUseCases[0].href,
+            title: featuredUseCases[0].title,
+            description: featuredUseCases[0].summary,
+            ctaLabel: featuredUseCases[0].ctaLabel,
+        },
+        {
+            href: featuredUseCases[2].href,
+            title: featuredUseCases[2].title,
+            description: featuredUseCases[2].summary,
+            ctaLabel: featuredUseCases[2].ctaLabel,
+        },
+        {
+            href: '/use-cases',
+            title: 'Explore the use-case hub',
+            description: 'Browse QR workflows where design, routing, and measurement need to work together.',
+            ctaLabel: 'Explore QR code use cases',
+        },
+    ];
+
+    return (
+        <>
+            <SeoJsonLd data={[softwareSchema, howToSchema, faqSchema, breadcrumbSchema(breadcrumbItems)]} />
+            <MarketingPageTracker pageType="commercial" cluster="custom-qr" />
+            <div className="min-h-screen bg-white">
                 {/* Hero Section */}
                 <section className="relative overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-br from-purple-50 via-white to-blue-50 py-20">
                     <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-7xl">
@@ -621,11 +652,20 @@ export default function CustomQRCodeGeneratorPage() {
                                 </div>
                             </div>
                         </div>
-                    </div>
-                </section>
-
-                {/* Final CTA */}
-                <section className="py-20 bg-gradient-to-r from-purple-600 to-blue-600 text-white">
+                    </div>
+                </section>
+
+                <GrowthLinksSection
+                    eyebrow="Branded workflows"
+                    title="Where custom QR design supports the workflow"
+                    description="Custom QR codes work best when they support a real business journey, not when they are only decoration. These are the strongest adjacent workflows."
+                    links={relatedUseCaseLinks}
+                    pageType="commercial"
+                    cluster="custom-qr"
+                />
+
+                {/* Final CTA */}
+                <section className="py-20 bg-gradient-to-r from-purple-600 to-blue-600 text-white">
                     <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-4xl text-center">
                         <h2 className="text-4xl font-bold mb-6">
                             Start Creating Branded QR Codes Today

src/app/(main)/(marketing)/dynamic-qr-code-generator/page.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
-import Link from 'next/link';
-import { Button } from '@/components/ui/Button';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/Button';
 import { Card } from '@/components/ui/Card';
-import SeoJsonLd from '@/components/SeoJsonLd';
-import Breadcrumbs, { BreadcrumbItem } from '@/components/Breadcrumbs';
-import { breadcrumbSchema } from '@/lib/schema';
-import { AnswerFirstBlock } from '@/components/marketing/AnswerFirstBlock';
+import SeoJsonLd from '@/components/SeoJsonLd';
+import Breadcrumbs, { BreadcrumbItem } from '@/components/Breadcrumbs';
+import { breadcrumbSchema } from '@/lib/schema';
+import { AnswerFirstBlock } from '@/components/marketing/AnswerFirstBlock';
+import { GrowthLinksSection } from '@/components/marketing/GrowthLinksSection';
+import { MarketingPageTracker, TrackedCtaLink } from '@/components/marketing/MarketingAnalytics';
+import { featuredUseCases } from '@/lib/growth-pages';
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: {
@@ -230,15 +232,43 @@ export default function DynamicQRCodeGeneratorPage() {
     ],
   };
 
-  const breadcrumbItems: BreadcrumbItem[] = [
-    { name: 'Home', url: '/' },
-    { name: 'Dynamic QR Code Generator', url: '/dynamic-qr-code-generator' },
-  ];
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      <SeoJsonLd data={[softwareSchema, howToSchema, faqSchema, breadcrumbSchema(breadcrumbItems)]} />
-      <div className="min-h-screen bg-white">
+  const breadcrumbItems: BreadcrumbItem[] = [
+    { name: 'Home', url: '/' },
+    { name: 'Dynamic QR Code Generator', url: '/dynamic-qr-code-generator' },
+  ];
+
+  const relatedUseCaseLinks = [
+    {
+      href: featuredUseCases[0].href,
+      title: featuredUseCases[0].title,
+      description: featuredUseCases[0].summary,
+      ctaLabel: featuredUseCases[0].ctaLabel,
+    },
+    {
+      href: featuredUseCases[1].href,
+      title: featuredUseCases[1].title,
+      description: featuredUseCases[1].summary,
+      ctaLabel: featuredUseCases[1].ctaLabel,
+    },
+    {
+      href: featuredUseCases[2].href,
+      title: featuredUseCases[2].title,
+      description: featuredUseCases[2].summary,
+      ctaLabel: featuredUseCases[2].ctaLabel,
+    },
+    {
+      href: '/use-cases',
+      title: 'Explore the use-case hub',
+      description: 'See how dynamic QR workflows connect to commercial pages, tools, and support content.',
+      ctaLabel: 'Explore QR code use cases',
+    },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <SeoJsonLd data={[softwareSchema, howToSchema, faqSchema, breadcrumbSchema(breadcrumbItems)]} />
+      <MarketingPageTracker pageType="commercial" cluster="dynamic-qr" />
+      <div className="min-h-screen bg-white">
         {/* Hero Section */}
         <section className="relative overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-br from-purple-50 via-white to-blue-50 py-20">
           <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-7xl">
@@ -274,21 +304,21 @@ export default function DynamicQRCodeGeneratorPage() {
                       <span className="text-gray-700">{feature}</span>
                     </div>
                   ))}
-                </div>
-
-                <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4">
-                  <Link href="/signup">
-                    <Button size="lg" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto">
-                      Create Dynamic QR Code
-                    </Button>
-                  </Link>
-                  <Link href="/pricing">
-                    <Button variant="outline" size="lg" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto">
-                      View Pricing
-                    </Button>
-                  </Link>
-                </div>
-              </div>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4">
+                  <TrackedCtaLink href="/signup" ctaLabel="Create Dynamic QR Code" ctaLocation="hero_primary" pageType="commercial" cluster="dynamic-qr">
+                    <Button size="lg" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto">
+                      Create Dynamic QR Code
+                    </Button>
+                  </TrackedCtaLink>
+                  <TrackedCtaLink href="/pricing" ctaLabel="View Pricing" ctaLocation="hero_secondary" pageType="commercial" cluster="dynamic-qr">
+                    <Button variant="outline" size="lg" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto">
+                      View Pricing
+                    </Button>
+                  </TrackedCtaLink>
+                </div>
+              </div>
 
               {/* Visual Demo */}
               <div className="relative">
@@ -514,32 +544,41 @@ export default function DynamicQRCodeGeneratorPage() {
                 </p>
               </Card>
             </div>
-          </div>
-        </section>
-
-        {/* CTA Section */}
-        <section className="py-20 bg-gradient-to-r from-purple-600 to-blue-600 text-white">
-          <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-4xl text-center">
-            <h2 className="text-4xl font-bold mb-6">
-              Start Creating Dynamic QR Codes Today
-            </h2>
-            <p className="text-xl mb-8 text-purple-100">
-              Join thousands of businesses who never worry about reprinting QR codes again
-            </p>
-            <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4 justify-center">
-              <Link href="/signup">
-                <Button size="lg" variant="secondary" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto bg-white text-purple-600 hover:bg-gray-100">
-                  Get Started Free
-                </Button>
-              </Link>
-              <Link href="/signup">
-                <Button size="lg" variant="outline" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto border-white text-white hover:bg-white/10">
-                  Create QR Code Now
-                </Button>
-              </Link>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </section>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        <GrowthLinksSection
+          eyebrow="Best next workflows"
+          title="See where dynamic QR becomes most useful"
+          description="These are the strongest first workflows for dynamic QR because the printed asset stays the same while the destination or campaign context keeps moving."
+          links={relatedUseCaseLinks}
+          pageType="commercial"
+          cluster="dynamic-qr"
+        />
+
+        {/* CTA Section */}
+        <section className="py-20 bg-gradient-to-r from-purple-600 to-blue-600 text-white">
+          <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-4xl text-center">
+            <h2 className="text-4xl font-bold mb-6">
+              Start Creating Dynamic QR Codes Today
+            </h2>
+            <p className="text-xl mb-8 text-purple-100">
+              Use one QR code that can keep working even when the destination behind it needs to change.
+            </p>
+            <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4 justify-center">
+              <TrackedCtaLink href="/signup" ctaLabel="Get Started Free" ctaLocation="footer_primary" pageType="commercial" cluster="dynamic-qr">
+                <Button size="lg" variant="secondary" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto bg-white text-purple-600 hover:bg-gray-100">
+                  Get Started Free
+                </Button>
+              </TrackedCtaLink>
+              <TrackedCtaLink href="/signup" ctaLabel="Create QR Code Now" ctaLocation="footer_secondary" pageType="commercial" cluster="dynamic-qr">
+                <Button size="lg" variant="outline" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto border-white text-white hover:bg-white/10">
+                  Create QR Code Now
+                </Button>
+              </TrackedCtaLink>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </section>
       </div>
     </>
   );

src/app/(main)/(marketing)/layout.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import type { Metadata } from 'next';
-import AdBanner from '@/components/ads/AdBanner';
-import '@/styles/globals.css';
-import { Providers } from '@/components/Providers';
-import MarketingLayout from './MarketingLayout';
-// Import schema functions from library
-import { organizationSchema, websiteSchema } from '@/lib/schema';
-import FacebookPixel from '@/components/analytics/FacebookPixel';
+import type { Metadata } from 'next';
+import '@/styles/globals.css';
+import MarketingLayout from './MarketingLayout';
+// Import schema functions from library
+import { organizationSchema } from '@/lib/schema';
 
 const isIndexable = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_INDEXABLE === 'true';
 
@@ -54,29 +51,20 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
     },
 };
 
-export default function MarketingGroupLayout({
-    children,
-}: {
-    children: React.ReactNode;
-}) {
+export default function MarketingGroupLayout({
+    children,
+}: {
+    children: React.ReactNode;
+}) {
     return (
         <>
-            <script
-                type="application/ld+json"
-                dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: JSON.stringify(organizationSchema()) }}
-            />
-            <MarketingLayout>
-                {children}
-            </MarketingLayout>
-            {/* Global Marketing Ad - Exclusions handled in AdBanner */}
-            <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-7xl pb-8">
-                <AdBanner
-                    dataAdSlot="2607110637"
-                    dataAdFormat="auto"
-                    fullWidthResponsive={true}
-                    className="bg-slate-50 rounded-xl p-4 border border-slate-100"
-                />
-            </div>
-        </>
-    );
-}
+            <script
+                type="application/ld+json"
+                dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: JSON.stringify(organizationSchema()) }}
+            />
+            <MarketingLayout>
+                {children}
+            </MarketingLayout>
+        </>
+    );
+}

src/app/(main)/(marketing)/learn/[pillar]/page.tsx

@@ -8,14 +8,20 @@ import { pillarPageSchema, faqPageSchema } from "@/lib/schema";
 import { FAQSection } from "@/components/aeo/FAQSection";
 import { AnswerBox } from "@/components/aeo/AnswerBox";
 
-export function generateMetadata({ params }: { params: { pillar: string } }) {
-    const meta = pillarMeta.find(p => p.key === params.pillar);
-    if (!meta) return {};
-    return {
-        title: `${meta.title} - Ultimate Guide | QR Master`,
-        description: meta.description
-    };
-}
+export function generateMetadata({ params }: { params: { pillar: string } }) {
+    const meta = pillarMeta.find(p => p.key === params.pillar);
+    if (!meta) return {};
+    return {
+        title: `${meta.title} - Ultimate Guide | QR Master`,
+        description: meta.description,
+        alternates: {
+            canonical: `https://www.qrmaster.net/learn/${meta.key}`,
+        },
+        openGraph: {
+            url: `https://www.qrmaster.net/learn/${meta.key}`,
+        },
+    };
+}
 
 export function generateStaticParams() {
     return pillarMeta.map((pillar) => ({

src/app/(main)/(marketing)/learn/page.tsx

@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@ import Link from "next/link";
 import { pillarMeta } from "@/lib/pillar-data";
 import { getPublishedPosts } from "@/lib/content";
 
-export const metadata = {
-    title: "Learn QR Code Mastery | QR Master Hub",
-    description: "Guides, use cases, tracking deep-dives, and security best practices for dynamic QR codes.",
-};
+export const metadata = {
+    title: "Learn QR Code Mastery | QR Master Hub",
+    description: "Guides, use cases, tracking deep-dives, and security best practices for dynamic QR codes.",
+    alternates: {
+        canonical: "https://www.qrmaster.net/learn",
+    },
+    openGraph: {
+        url: "https://www.qrmaster.net/learn",
+    },
+};
 
 export default function LearnHubPage() {
     const posts = getPublishedPosts();

src/app/(main)/(marketing)/qr-code-for-marketing-campaigns/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import type { Metadata } from "next";
+
+import {
+  buildUseCaseMetadata,
+  UseCasePageTemplate,
+} from "@/components/marketing/UseCasePageTemplate";
+
+export const metadata: Metadata = buildUseCaseMetadata({
+  title: "QR Codes for Marketing Campaigns",
+  description:
+    "Plan QR codes for marketing campaigns around placement tracking, changing destinations, and offline-to-online attribution.",
+  canonicalPath: "/qr-code-for-marketing-campaigns",
+});
+
+export default function QRCodeForMarketingCampaignsPage() {
+  return (
+    <UseCasePageTemplate
+      title="QR Codes for Marketing Campaigns"
+      description="Plan QR codes for marketing campaigns around placement tracking, changing destinations, and offline-to-online attribution."
+      eyebrow="Campaign Workflows"
+      intro="Marketing campaign QR codes work best when the code on the printed asset stays stable while the destination and attribution model can evolve with the campaign."
+      pageType="commercial"
+      cluster="marketing-campaigns"
+      useCase="marketing-campaigns"
+      breadcrumbs={[
+        { name: "Home", url: "/" },
+        {
+          name: "QR Codes for Marketing Campaigns",
+          url: "/qr-code-for-marketing-campaigns",
+        },
+      ]}
+      answer="A campaign QR code should do more than open a page. It should help you compare placements, update the destination when the offer changes, and route offline traffic into a measurable funnel."
+      whenToUse={[
+        "You run flyers, posters, packaging inserts, or event signage with campaign-specific CTA copy.",
+        "You want to compare placements or creatives instead of treating every scan as generic traffic.",
+        "Your destination may change during the life of the printed campaign.",
+      ]}
+      comparisonItems={[
+        { label: "Offer updates", text: "New print required", value: true },
+        { label: "Placement attribution", text: "Often manual", value: true },
+        { label: "Creative testing", text: "Hard to manage", value: true },
+      ]}
+      howToSteps={[
+        "Create campaign QR flows around one clear action and one named placement context.",
+        "Use dynamic destinations or tagged URLs so the print stays usable when the offer changes.",
+        "Measure scans with a clean CTA path into signup, lead capture, or campaign landing pages.",
+      ]}
+      primaryCta={{
+        href: "/dynamic-qr-code-generator",
+        label: "Create a trackable campaign QR",
+      }}
+      secondaryCta={{
+        href: "/use-cases",
+        label: "Browse use-case workflows",
+      }}
+      workflowTitle="What strong campaign QR workflows look like"
+      workflowIntro="Campaign QR strategy becomes more useful when creative, placement, and destination are treated as a system rather than a single link printed everywhere."
+      workflowCards={[
+        {
+          title: "Placement-aware routing",
+          description: "Keep banner, flyer, packaging, and in-store placements comparable by using distinct destinations or campaign tags.",
+        },
+        {
+          title: "Post-print flexibility",
+          description: "Adjust the landing page, offer, or CTA destination after print when the campaign learns something or needs a fast update.",
+        },
+        {
+          title: "Measurement-ready handoff",
+          description: "Push campaign scans toward signup, booking, or lead-gen paths so the QR is tied to a business outcome instead of a vanity click.",
+        },
+      ]}
+      checklistTitle="Campaign QR checklist"
+      checklist={[
+        "Match each QR code to one campaign purpose and one primary CTA.",
+        "Differentiate placements with clean naming or URL tagging before the assets go to print.",
+        "Use a destination you can update when the promotion, offer, or landing page changes.",
+        "Link the campaign flow back to a measured CTA path instead of stopping at raw scan counts.",
+      ]}
+      supportLinks={[
+        {
+          href: "/qr-code-tracking",
+          title: "QR Code Tracking",
+          description: "Use when the real priority is measuring placement and scanner context.",
+        },
+        {
+          href: "/custom-qr-code-generator",
+          title: "Custom QR Code Generator",
+          description: "Useful when brand fit and print creative need more control.",
+        },
+        {
+          href: "/blog/utm-parameter-qr-codes",
+          title: "UTM Parameters with QR Codes",
+          description: "Support article for placement naming and campaign attribution strategy.",
+        },
+      ]}
+      faq={[
+        {
+          question: "Why use QR codes in marketing campaigns?",
+          answer: "Campaign QR codes help move offline audiences into a measurable online path. They are most useful when the destination and tracking setup are planned before the assets go live.",
+        },
+        {
+          question: "Should campaign QR codes be dynamic?",
+          answer: "Yes, when the destination, offer, or campaign landing page may change after print. That avoids replacing materials just because the target page changes.",
+        },
+        {
+          question: "How do I track different QR placements in one campaign?",
+          answer: "Use distinct destinations or tagged URLs for each placement so flyers, posters, booth signs, and packaging inserts can be compared cleanly.",
+        },
+      ]}
+    />
+  );
+}

src/app/(main)/(marketing)/qr-code-tracking/page.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
-import Link from 'next/link';
-import { Button } from '@/components/ui/Button';
-import { Card } from '@/components/ui/Card';
-import SeoJsonLd from '@/components/SeoJsonLd';
-import Breadcrumbs, { BreadcrumbItem } from '@/components/Breadcrumbs';
-import { breadcrumbSchema } from '@/lib/schema';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/Button';
+import { Card } from '@/components/ui/Card';
+import SeoJsonLd from '@/components/SeoJsonLd';
+import Breadcrumbs, { BreadcrumbItem } from '@/components/Breadcrumbs';
+import { breadcrumbSchema } from '@/lib/schema';
+import { GrowthLinksSection } from '@/components/marketing/GrowthLinksSection';
+import { MarketingPageTracker, TrackedCtaLink } from '@/components/marketing/MarketingAnalytics';
+import { featuredUseCases } from '@/lib/growth-pages';
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
   title: {
@@ -164,15 +166,43 @@ export default function QRCodeTrackingPage() {
     ],
   };
 
-  const breadcrumbItems: BreadcrumbItem[] = [
-    { name: 'Home', url: '/' },
-    { name: 'QR Code Tracking', url: '/qr-code-tracking' },
-  ];
-
-  return (
-    <>
-      <SeoJsonLd data={[softwareSchema, howToSchema, breadcrumbSchema(breadcrumbItems)]} />
-      <div className="min-h-screen bg-white">
+  const breadcrumbItems: BreadcrumbItem[] = [
+    { name: 'Home', url: '/' },
+    { name: 'QR Code Tracking', url: '/qr-code-tracking' },
+  ];
+
+  const relatedUseCaseLinks = [
+    {
+      href: featuredUseCases[2].href,
+      title: featuredUseCases[2].title,
+      description: featuredUseCases[2].summary,
+      ctaLabel: featuredUseCases[2].ctaLabel,
+    },
+    {
+      href: '/qr-code-for-marketing-campaigns',
+      title: 'QR Codes for Marketing Campaigns',
+      description: 'Map scans to campaign placements, creative tests, and offline-to-online attribution.',
+      ctaLabel: 'Create a trackable campaign QR',
+    },
+    {
+      href: featuredUseCases[0].href,
+      title: featuredUseCases[0].title,
+      description: featuredUseCases[0].summary,
+      ctaLabel: featuredUseCases[0].ctaLabel,
+    },
+    {
+      href: '/use-cases',
+      title: 'Explore the use-case hub',
+      description: 'Browse the first commercial workflows built around dynamic updates and measurable scans.',
+      ctaLabel: 'Explore QR code use cases',
+    },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <SeoJsonLd data={[softwareSchema, howToSchema, breadcrumbSchema(breadcrumbItems)]} />
+      <MarketingPageTracker pageType="commercial" cluster="qr-tracking" />
+      <div className="min-h-screen bg-white">
         {/* Hero Section */}
         <section className="relative overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-br from-blue-50 via-white to-purple-50 py-20">
           <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-7xl">
@@ -190,20 +220,20 @@ export default function QRCodeTrackingPage() {
 
                 <p className="text-xl text-gray-600 leading-relaxed">
                   Monitor your QR code performance in real-time. Get detailed insights on location, device, time, and user behavior. Make data-driven decisions with our free tracking software.
-                </p>
-
-                <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4">
-                  <Link href="/signup">
-                    <Button size="lg" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto">
-                      Start Tracking Free
-                    </Button>
-                  </Link>
-                  <Link href="/signup">
-                    <Button variant="outline" size="lg" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto">
-                      Create Trackable QR Code
-                    </Button>
-                  </Link>
-                </div>
+                </p>
+
+                <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4">
+                  <TrackedCtaLink href="/signup" ctaLabel="Start Tracking Free" ctaLocation="hero_primary" pageType="commercial" cluster="qr-tracking">
+                    <Button size="lg" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto">
+                      Start Tracking Free
+                    </Button>
+                  </TrackedCtaLink>
+                  <TrackedCtaLink href="/signup" ctaLabel="Create Trackable QR Code" ctaLocation="hero_secondary" pageType="commercial" cluster="qr-tracking">
+                    <Button variant="outline" size="lg" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto">
+                      Create Trackable QR Code
+                    </Button>
+                  </TrackedCtaLink>
+                </div>
 
                 <div className="flex items-center space-x-6 text-sm text-gray-600">
                   <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
@@ -212,13 +242,13 @@ export default function QRCodeTrackingPage() {
                     </svg>
                     <span>No credit card required</span>
                   </div>
-                  <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
-                    <svg className="w-5 h-5 text-green-500" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20">
-                      <path fillRule="evenodd" d="M16.707 5.293a1 1 0 010 1.414l-8 8a1 1 0 01-1.414 0l-4-4a1 1 0 011.414-1.414L8 12.586l7.293-7.293a1 1 0 011.414 0z" clipRule="evenodd" />
-                    </svg>
-                    <span>Unlimited scans</span>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
+                  <div className="flex items-center space-x-2">
+                    <svg className="w-5 h-5 text-green-500" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20">
+                      <path fillRule="evenodd" d="M16.707 5.293a1 1 0 010 1.414l-8 8a1 1 0 01-1.414 0l-4-4a1 1 0 011.414-1.414L8 12.586l7.293-7.293a1 1 0 011.414 0z" clipRule="evenodd" />
+                    </svg>
+                    <span>Placement-ready reports</span>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
               </div>
 
               {/* Analytics Preview */}
@@ -227,20 +257,20 @@ export default function QRCodeTrackingPage() {
                   <h3 className="font-semibold text-lg mb-4">Live Analytics Dashboard</h3>
                   <div className="space-y-4">
                     <div className="flex justify-between items-center pb-3 border-b">
-                      <span className="text-gray-600">Total Scans</span>
-                      <span className="text-2xl font-bold text-primary-600">12,547</span>
+                      <span className="text-gray-600">Placement view</span>
+                      <span className="text-base font-semibold text-primary-600">Flyer vs booth vs table card</span>
                     </div>
                     <div className="flex justify-between items-center pb-3 border-b">
-                      <span className="text-gray-600">Unique Users</span>
-                      <span className="text-2xl font-bold text-primary-600">8,392</span>
+                      <span className="text-gray-600">Time trend</span>
+                      <span className="text-base font-semibold text-primary-600">Lunch, event day, or campaign burst</span>
                     </div>
                     <div className="flex justify-between items-center pb-3 border-b">
-                      <span className="text-gray-600">Top Location</span>
-                      <span className="font-semibold">🇩🇪 Germany</span>
+                      <span className="text-gray-600">Location context</span>
+                      <span className="font-semibold">Region and city level view</span>
                     </div>
                     <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
-                      <span className="text-gray-600">Top Device</span>
-                      <span className="font-semibold">📱 iPhone</span>
+                      <span className="text-gray-600">Device context</span>
+                      <span className="font-semibold">Phone, desktop, and scan mix</span>
                     </div>
                   </div>
                 </Card>
@@ -318,9 +348,9 @@ export default function QRCodeTrackingPage() {
         </section>
 
         {/* Comparison Table */}
-        <section className="py-20 bg-gray-50">
-          <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-5xl">
-            <div className="text-center mb-16">
+        <section className="py-20 bg-gray-50">
+          <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-5xl">
+            <div className="text-center mb-16">
               <h2 className="text-4xl font-bold text-gray-900 mb-4">
                 QR Master vs Free Tools
               </h2>
@@ -364,33 +394,42 @@ export default function QRCodeTrackingPage() {
                   ))}
                 </tbody>
               </table>
-            </Card>
-          </div>
-        </section>
-
-        {/* CTA Section */}
-        <section className="py-20 bg-gradient-to-r from-primary-600 to-purple-600 text-white">
-          <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-4xl text-center">
-            <h2 className="text-4xl font-bold mb-6">
-              Start Tracking Your QR Codes Today
-            </h2>
-            <p className="text-xl mb-8 text-primary-100">
-              Join thousands of businesses using QR Master to track and optimize their QR code campaigns
-            </p>
-            <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4 justify-center">
-              <Link href="/signup">
-                <Button size="lg" variant="secondary" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto bg-white text-primary-600 hover:bg-gray-100">
-                  Create Free Account
-                </Button>
-              </Link>
-              <Link href="/pricing">
-                <Button size="lg" variant="outline" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto border-white text-white hover:bg-white/10">
-                  View Pricing
-                </Button>
-              </Link>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </section>
+            </Card>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        <GrowthLinksSection
+          eyebrow="Tracking-led workflows"
+          title="Where scan visibility matters most"
+          description="These are the workflows where scan context, placement comparison, and destination flexibility make QR tracking materially more useful."
+          links={relatedUseCaseLinks}
+          pageType="commercial"
+          cluster="qr-tracking"
+        />
+
+        {/* CTA Section */}
+        <section className="py-20 bg-gradient-to-r from-primary-600 to-purple-600 text-white">
+          <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-4xl text-center">
+            <h2 className="text-4xl font-bold mb-6">
+              Start Tracking Your QR Codes Today
+            </h2>
+            <p className="text-xl mb-8 text-primary-100">
+              Measure scans with enough context to improve the next placement, campaign, or printed workflow.
+            </p>
+            <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row gap-4 justify-center">
+              <TrackedCtaLink href="/signup" ctaLabel="Create Free Account" ctaLocation="footer_primary" pageType="commercial" cluster="qr-tracking">
+                <Button size="lg" variant="secondary" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto bg-white text-primary-600 hover:bg-gray-100">
+                  Create Free Account
+                </Button>
+              </TrackedCtaLink>
+              <TrackedCtaLink href="/pricing" ctaLabel="View Pricing" ctaLocation="footer_secondary" pageType="commercial" cluster="qr-tracking">
+                <Button size="lg" variant="outline" className="text-lg px-8 py-4 w-full sm:w-auto border-white text-white hover:bg-white/10">
+                  View Pricing
+                </Button>
+              </TrackedCtaLink>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </section>
       </div>
     </>
   );

src/app/(main)/(marketing)/use-cases/[slug]/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { notFound } from "next/navigation";
+
+import {
+  buildUseCaseMetadata,
+  UseCasePageTemplate,
+} from "@/components/marketing/UseCasePageTemplate";
+import {
+  featuredUseCases,
+  getUseCasePage,
+} from "@/lib/growth-pages";
+
+export function generateStaticParams() {
+  return featuredUseCases.map((item) => ({
+    slug: item.slug,
+  }));
+}
+
+export function generateMetadata({ params }: { params: { slug: string } }) {
+  const page = getUseCasePage(params.slug);
+
+  if (!page) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  return buildUseCaseMetadata({
+    title: page.title,
+    description: page.metaDescription,
+    canonicalPath: page.href,
+  });
+}
+
+export default function UseCaseDetailPage({
+  params,
+}: {
+  params: { slug: string };
+}) {
+  const page = getUseCasePage(params.slug);
+
+  if (!page) {
+    notFound();
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <UseCasePageTemplate
+      title={page.title}
+      description={page.metaDescription}
+      eyebrow={page.eyebrow}
+      intro={page.intro}
+      pageType="use_case"
+      cluster={page.cluster}
+      useCase={page.slug}
+      breadcrumbs={[
+        { name: "Home", url: "/" },
+        { name: "Use Cases", url: "/use-cases" },
+        { name: page.title, url: page.href },
+      ]}
+      answer={page.answer}
+      whenToUse={page.whenToUse}
+      comparisonItems={page.comparisonItems}
+      howToSteps={page.howToSteps}
+      primaryCta={{
+        href: page.parentHref,
+        label: page.ctaLabel,
+      }}
+      secondaryCta={{
+        href: "/use-cases",
+        label: "Explore more use cases",
+      }}
+      workflowTitle={page.workflowTitle}
+      workflowIntro={page.workflowIntro}
+      workflowCards={page.workflowCards}
+      checklistTitle={page.checklistTitle}
+      checklist={page.checklist}
+      supportLinks={page.supportLinks}
+      faq={page.faq}
+    />
+  );
+}

src/app/(main)/(marketing)/use-cases/page.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+import type { Metadata } from "next";
+
+import Link from "next/link";
+import {
+  ArrowRight,
+  Compass,
+  LibraryBig,
+  Link2,
+  Route,
+  Sparkles,
+} from "lucide-react";
+
+import Breadcrumbs, { BreadcrumbItem } from "@/components/Breadcrumbs";
+import SeoJsonLd from "@/components/SeoJsonLd";
+import {
+  MarketingPageTracker,
+  TrackedCtaLink,
+} from "@/components/marketing/MarketingAnalytics";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/Button";
+import { Card } from "@/components/ui/Card";
+import {
+  commercialPages,
+  featuredUseCases,
+  supportResources,
+  upcomingUseCaseIdeas,
+} from "@/lib/growth-pages";
+import { breadcrumbSchema } from "@/lib/schema";
+
+export const metadata: Metadata = {
+  title: {
+    absolute: "QR Code Use Cases for Business | QR Master",
+  },
+  description:
+    "Explore QR code use cases for restaurants, events, business cards, and campaign workflows built around dynamic updates and tracking.",
+  alternates: {
+    canonical: "https://www.qrmaster.net/use-cases",
+    languages: {
+      "x-default": "https://www.qrmaster.net/use-cases",
+      en: "https://www.qrmaster.net/use-cases",
+    },
+  },
+  openGraph: {
+    title: "QR Code Use Cases for Business | QR Master",
+    description:
+      "Explore QR code use cases for restaurants, events, business cards, and campaign workflows built around dynamic updates and tracking.",
+    url: "https://www.qrmaster.net/use-cases",
+    type: "website",
+    images: ["/og-image.png"],
+  },
+  twitter: {
+    title: "QR Code Use Cases for Business | QR Master",
+    description:
+      "Explore QR code use cases for restaurants, events, business cards, and campaign workflows built around dynamic updates and tracking.",
+  },
+};
+
+export default function UseCasesHubPage() {
+  const breadcrumbItems: BreadcrumbItem[] = [
+    { name: "Home", url: "/" },
+    { name: "Use Cases", url: "/use-cases" },
+  ];
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <SeoJsonLd data={[breadcrumbSchema(breadcrumbItems)]} />
+      <MarketingPageTracker pageType="use_case_hub" cluster="all-use-cases" />
+
+      <div className="min-h-screen bg-white">
+        <section className="relative overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-br from-slate-950 via-blue-950 to-cyan-950 text-white">
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_top_left,rgba(125,211,252,0.18),transparent_34%),radial-gradient(circle_at_right,rgba(255,255,255,0.06),transparent_28%)]" />
+          <div className="relative container mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 py-20 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+            <Breadcrumbs
+              items={breadcrumbItems}
+              className="[&_a]:text-blue-100/80 [&_a:hover]:text-white [&_span]:text-blue-100/80 [&_[aria-current=page]]:text-white"
+            />
+
+            <div className="grid gap-12 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1.2fr)_minmax(320px,0.8fr)] lg:items-center">
+              <div className="space-y-8">
+                <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-white/15 bg-white/10 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-cyan-100 shadow-lg shadow-cyan-950/30 backdrop-blur">
+                  <Sparkles className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  <span>Commercial use-case hub</span>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="space-y-5">
+                  <h1 className="max-w-4xl text-4xl font-bold tracking-tight text-white md:text-5xl lg:text-6xl">
+                    QR code use cases that fit real business workflows
+                  </h1>
+                  <p className="max-w-3xl text-lg leading-8 text-blue-50/88 md:text-xl">
+                    This hub focuses on workflows where dynamic updates and
+                    measurement matter. It is not a list of random QR ideas. It
+                    is the commercial layer between QR Master's product pages,
+                    tools, and editorial content.
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="grid gap-3 text-sm text-blue-50/80 sm:grid-cols-2">
+                  {[
+                    "Use-case pages map back to a clear commercial parent.",
+                    "Each workflow is written for practical deployment, not filler traffic.",
+                    "Support resources reinforce the wedge around dynamic and trackable QR flows.",
+                    "The next cluster expansion will build on measurable routing and internal links.",
+                  ].map((line) => (
+                    <div
+                      key={line}
+                      className="flex items-start gap-3 rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-white/5 px-4 py-3 backdrop-blur-sm"
+                    >
+                      <Route className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 text-cyan-300" />
+                      <span>{line}</span>
+                    </div>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row">
+                  <TrackedCtaLink
+                    href={featuredUseCases[0].href}
+                    ctaLabel="Explore restaurant menu QR codes"
+                    ctaLocation="hero_primary"
+                    pageType="use_case_hub"
+                    cluster="all-use-cases"
+                  >
+                    <Button size="lg" className="w-full bg-white px-8 py-4 text-slate-950 hover:bg-slate-100 sm:w-auto">
+                      Explore featured workflows
+                    </Button>
+                  </TrackedCtaLink>
+
+                  <TrackedCtaLink
+                    href="/qr-code-for-marketing-campaigns"
+                    ctaLabel="View marketing campaign QR page"
+                    ctaLocation="hero_secondary"
+                    pageType="use_case_hub"
+                    cluster="all-use-cases"
+                  >
+                    <Button
+                      variant="outline"
+                      size="lg"
+                      className="w-full border-white/30 bg-white/5 px-8 py-4 text-white hover:bg-white/10 sm:w-auto"
+                    >
+                      See campaign workflows
+                    </Button>
+                  </TrackedCtaLink>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              <Card className="border-white/10 bg-white/10 p-8 text-white shadow-2xl shadow-slate-950/30 backdrop-blur">
+                <div className="space-y-5">
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                    <Compass className="h-5 w-5 text-cyan-300" />
+                    <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold">How to use this hub</h2>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="space-y-4 text-sm leading-6 text-blue-50/82">
+                    <p>
+                      Start with the workflow problem, not the QR format. If the
+                      printed code needs to survive destination changes or you
+                      need proof of performance, begin with the use case that
+                      matches that job.
+                    </p>
+                    <p>
+                      Each page below links back to the best product parent,
+                      forward to related workflows, and sideways to educational
+                      resources that help you deploy the QR well.
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </Card>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        <section className="py-16">
+          <div className="container mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+            <div className="mb-10 max-w-3xl">
+              <div className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-blue-700">
+                Featured use cases
+              </div>
+              <h2 className="mt-3 text-3xl font-bold text-slate-900">
+                First workflows in the growth rollout
+              </h2>
+              <p className="mt-4 text-lg leading-8 text-slate-600">
+                These are the first routes worth surfacing because they connect
+                cleanly to QR Master's strongest product angles and existing
+                supporting content.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="grid gap-6 lg:grid-cols-3">
+              {featuredUseCases.map((page) => (
+                <Link key={page.slug} href={page.href} className="group block">
+                  <Card className="flex h-full flex-col rounded-3xl border-slate-200 bg-white p-7 shadow-sm transition-all hover:-translate-y-1 hover:shadow-lg">
+                    <div className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-blue-700">
+                      {page.cluster}
+                    </div>
+                    <h3 className="mt-4 text-2xl font-bold text-slate-900">
+                      {page.title}
+                    </h3>
+                    <p className="mt-4 flex-1 text-base leading-7 text-slate-600">
+                      {page.summary}
+                    </p>
+                    <div className="mt-6 flex items-center justify-between rounded-2xl bg-slate-50 px-4 py-3 text-sm text-slate-600">
+                      <span>Primary parent: {page.parentTitle}</span>
+                      <ArrowRight className="h-4 w-4 text-blue-700 transition-transform group-hover:translate-x-1" />
+                    </div>
+                  </Card>
+                </Link>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        <section className="bg-slate-50 py-16">
+          <div className="container mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+            <div className="grid gap-8 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1fr)_minmax(0,0.95fr)]">
+              <Card className="rounded-3xl border-slate-200 bg-white p-8 shadow-sm">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                  <LibraryBig className="h-5 w-5 text-blue-700" />
+                  <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold text-slate-900">
+                    Commercial pages that anchor the hub
+                  </h2>
+                </div>
+                <div className="mt-6 grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-2">
+                  {commercialPages.map((page) => (
+                    <Link
+                      key={page.href}
+                      href={page.href}
+                      className="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 p-4 transition-colors hover:border-blue-200 hover:bg-blue-50/60"
+                    >
+                      <div className={`h-1.5 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-r ${page.accent}`} />
+                      <div className="mt-4 text-lg font-semibold text-slate-900">
+                        {page.title}
+                      </div>
+                      <p className="mt-2 text-sm leading-6 text-slate-600">
+                        {page.description}
+                      </p>
+                    </Link>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              </Card>
+
+              <Card className="rounded-3xl border-slate-200 bg-slate-950 p-8 text-white shadow-xl shadow-slate-200">
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                  <Link2 className="h-5 w-5 text-cyan-300" />
+                  <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold">Support resources</h2>
+                </div>
+                <div className="mt-6 space-y-4">
+                  {supportResources.map((resource) => (
+                    <Link
+                      key={resource.href}
+                      href={resource.href}
+                      className="block rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-white/5 p-4 transition-colors hover:bg-white/10"
+                    >
+                      <div className="text-lg font-semibold text-white">
+                        {resource.title}
+                      </div>
+                      <p className="mt-2 text-sm leading-6 text-blue-50/78">
+                        {resource.description}
+                      </p>
+                    </Link>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              </Card>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        <section className="py-16">
+          <div className="container mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+            <div className="mb-10 max-w-3xl">
+              <div className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-blue-700">
+                Next cluster candidates
+              </div>
+              <h2 className="mt-3 text-3xl font-bold text-slate-900">
+                What follows after the first use-case wave
+              </h2>
+              <p className="mt-4 text-lg leading-8 text-slate-600">
+                These are not published use-case routes yet. They are the next
+                practical cluster expansions once the first hub and CTA layer are
+                established.
+              </p>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="grid gap-6 md:grid-cols-3">
+              {upcomingUseCaseIdeas.map((item) => (
+                <Card
+                  key={item.title}
+                  className="rounded-3xl border-dashed border-slate-300 bg-slate-50 p-7"
+                >
+                  <div className="text-xl font-semibold text-slate-900">
+                    {item.title}
+                  </div>
+                  <p className="mt-3 text-base leading-7 text-slate-600">
+                    {item.description}
+                  </p>
+                  <div className="mt-5 text-sm font-semibold text-blue-700">
+                    Anchored by {item.href.replace("/", "")}
+                  </div>
+                </Card>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+}

src/app/(marketing-de)/layout.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import type { Metadata } from 'next';
-import { Suspense } from 'react';
-import '@/styles/globals.css';
-import { Providers } from '@/components/Providers';
-import MarketingDeLayout from './MarketingDeLayout';
-import { organizationSchema, websiteSchema } from '@/lib/schema';
-import AdSenseScript from '@/components/ads/AdSenseScript';
-import FacebookPixel from '@/components/analytics/FacebookPixel';
+import { Suspense } from 'react';
+import '@/styles/globals.css';
+import { Providers } from '@/components/Providers';
+import MarketingDeLayout from './MarketingDeLayout';
+import { organizationSchema, websiteSchema } from '@/lib/schema';
+import FacebookPixel from '@/components/analytics/FacebookPixel';
 
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
     title: {
@@ -55,46 +54,33 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
             'facebook-domain-verification': process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FACEBOOK_DOMAIN_VERIFICATION || '',
         },
     },
-};
-
-import AdBanner from '@/components/ads/AdBanner'; // Import AdBanner
-
-export default function MarketingDeGroupLayout({
-    children,
-}: {
+};
+
+export default function MarketingDeGroupLayout({
+    children,
+}: {
     children: React.ReactNode;
 }) {
     return (
         <html lang="de">
-            <body className="font-sans">
-                <Suspense fallback={null}>
-                    <Providers>
-                        <AdSenseScript />
-                        <FacebookPixel />
-                        <script
-                            type="application/ld+json"
-                            dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: JSON.stringify(organizationSchema()) }}
+            <body className="font-sans">
+                <Suspense fallback={null}>
+                    <Providers>
+                        <FacebookPixel />
+                        <script
+                            type="application/ld+json"
+                            dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: JSON.stringify(organizationSchema()) }}
                         />
                         <script
                             type="application/ld+json"
                             dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: JSON.stringify(websiteSchema()) }}
-                        />
-                        <MarketingDeLayout>
-                            {children}
-
-                            {/* Global Marketing Ad - Exclusions handled in AdBanner */}
-                            <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-7xl pb-8">
-                                <AdBanner
-                                    dataAdSlot="2607110637"
-                                    dataAdFormat="auto"
-                                    fullWidthResponsive={true}
-                                    className="bg-slate-50 rounded-xl p-4 border border-slate-100"
-                                />
-                            </div>
-                        </MarketingDeLayout>
-                    </Providers>
-                </Suspense>
-            </body>
+                        />
+                        <MarketingDeLayout>
+                            {children}
+                        </MarketingDeLayout>
+                    </Providers>
+                </Suspense>
+            </body>
         </html>
     );
 }

src/app/sitemap.ts

@@ -53,20 +53,53 @@ export default function sitemap(): MetadataRoute.Sitemap {
   }));
 
   // Learn hub and pillar pages
-  const learnPages = [
-    {
-      url: `${baseUrl}/learn`,
+  const learnPages = [
+    {
+      url: `${baseUrl}/learn`,
       lastModified: new Date(),
       changeFrequency: 'weekly' as const,
       priority: 0.9,
     },
-    ...pillarMeta.map((pillar) => ({
-      url: `${baseUrl}/learn/${pillar.key}`,
-      lastModified: new Date(),
-      changeFrequency: 'monthly' as const,
-      priority: 0.8,
-    })),
-  ];
+    ...pillarMeta.map((pillar) => ({
+      url: `${baseUrl}/learn/${pillar.key}`,
+      lastModified: new Date(),
+      changeFrequency: 'monthly' as const,
+      priority: 0.8,
+    })),
+  ];
+
+  const growthUseCasePages = [
+    {
+      url: `${baseUrl}/use-cases`,
+      lastModified: new Date(),
+      changeFrequency: 'weekly' as const,
+      priority: 0.9,
+    },
+    {
+      url: `${baseUrl}/use-cases/restaurant-menu-qr-codes`,
+      lastModified: new Date(),
+      changeFrequency: 'monthly' as const,
+      priority: 0.8,
+    },
+    {
+      url: `${baseUrl}/use-cases/business-card-qr-codes`,
+      lastModified: new Date(),
+      changeFrequency: 'monthly' as const,
+      priority: 0.8,
+    },
+    {
+      url: `${baseUrl}/use-cases/event-qr-codes`,
+      lastModified: new Date(),
+      changeFrequency: 'monthly' as const,
+      priority: 0.8,
+    },
+    {
+      url: `${baseUrl}/qr-code-for-marketing-campaigns`,
+      lastModified: new Date(),
+      changeFrequency: 'monthly' as const,
+      priority: 0.85,
+    },
+  ];
 
   // Author pages
   const authorPages = authors.map((author) => ({
@@ -189,10 +222,11 @@ export default function sitemap(): MetadataRoute.Sitemap {
     },
 
 
-    ...toolPages,
-    ...blogPages,
-    ...learnPages,
-    ...authorPages,
-  ];
-}
+    ...toolPages,
+    ...blogPages,
+    ...learnPages,
+    ...growthUseCasePages,
+    ...authorPages,
+  ];
+}
 

src/components/Providers.tsx

@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 'use client';
 
-import { Suspense } from 'react';
-import { ToastContainer } from '@/components/ui/Toast';
-import AuthProvider from '@/components/SessionProvider';
-import { PostHogProvider, PostHogPageView } from '@/components/PostHogProvider';
-import CookieBanner from '@/components/CookieBanner';
-import GoogleAnalytics from '@/components/analytics/GoogleAnalytics';
-import FacebookPixel from '@/components/analytics/FacebookPixel';
+import { Suspense } from 'react';
+import { ToastContainer } from '@/components/ui/Toast';
+import AuthProvider from '@/components/SessionProvider';
+import { PostHogProvider } from '@/components/PostHogProvider';
+import CookieBanner from '@/components/CookieBanner';
+import GoogleAnalytics from '@/components/analytics/GoogleAnalytics';
+import FacebookPixel from '@/components/analytics/FacebookPixel';
 
 export function Providers({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
-    return (
-        <PostHogProvider>
-            <Suspense fallback={null}>
-                <PostHogPageView />
-                <GoogleAnalytics />
-                <FacebookPixel />
-            </Suspense>
+    return (
+        <PostHogProvider>
+            <Suspense fallback={null}>
+                <GoogleAnalytics />
+                <FacebookPixel />
+            </Suspense>
             <AuthProvider>
                 {children}
             </AuthProvider>

src/components/marketing/GrowthLinksSection.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { ArrowRight } from "lucide-react";
+
+import { TrackedCtaLink } from "@/components/marketing/MarketingAnalytics";
+import { Card } from "@/components/ui/Card";
+
+type PageType = "commercial" | "use_case_hub" | "use_case";
+
+type GrowthLink = {
+  href: string;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  ctaLabel: string;
+};
+
+export function GrowthLinksSection({
+  eyebrow,
+  title,
+  description,
+  links,
+  pageType,
+  cluster,
+  useCase,
+}: {
+  eyebrow: string;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  links: GrowthLink[];
+  pageType: PageType;
+  cluster: string;
+  useCase?: string;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <section className="py-20 bg-slate-50">
+      <div className="container mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 max-w-7xl">
+        <div className="max-w-3xl mb-12">
+          <div className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-blue-700">
+            {eyebrow}
+          </div>
+          <h2 className="mt-3 text-4xl font-bold text-slate-900">{title}</h2>
+          <p className="mt-4 text-xl text-slate-600">{description}</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="grid gap-6 lg:grid-cols-4">
+          {links.map((link) => (
+            <TrackedCtaLink
+              key={link.href}
+              href={link.href}
+              ctaLabel={link.ctaLabel}
+              ctaLocation="related_workflows"
+              pageType={pageType}
+              cluster={cluster}
+              useCase={useCase}
+              className="group block h-full"
+            >
+              <Card className="h-full rounded-3xl border-slate-200 bg-white p-7 shadow-sm transition-all hover:-translate-y-1 hover:shadow-lg">
+                <div className="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-900">
+                  {link.title}
+                </div>
+                <p className="mt-3 text-base leading-7 text-slate-600">
+                  {link.description}
+                </p>
+                <div className="mt-6 flex items-center gap-2 text-sm font-semibold text-blue-700">
+                  <span>Open workflow</span>
+                  <ArrowRight className="h-4 w-4 transition-transform group-hover:translate-x-1" />
+                </div>
+              </Card>
+            </TrackedCtaLink>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  );
+}

src/components/marketing/MarketingAnalytics.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+"use client";
+
+import Link from "next/link";
+import { usePathname, useSearchParams } from "next/navigation";
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+
+import { trackEvent } from "@/components/PostHogProvider";
+
+type PageType = "commercial" | "use_case_hub" | "use_case";
+
+type TrackingContext = {
+  pageType: PageType;
+  cluster?: string;
+  useCase?: string;
+};
+
+function getUtmProperties(searchParams: ReturnType<typeof useSearchParams>) {
+  return {
+    utm_source: searchParams?.get("utm_source") || undefined,
+    utm_medium: searchParams?.get("utm_medium") || undefined,
+    utm_campaign: searchParams?.get("utm_campaign") || undefined,
+    utm_content: searchParams?.get("utm_content") || undefined,
+  };
+}
+
+export function MarketingPageTracker({
+  pageType,
+  cluster,
+  useCase,
+}: TrackingContext) {
+  const pathname = usePathname();
+  const searchParams = useSearchParams();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!pathname) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    trackEvent("landing_page_viewed", {
+      landing_page_slug: pathname,
+      page_type: pageType,
+      cluster,
+      use_case: useCase,
+      ...getUtmProperties(searchParams),
+    });
+  }, [cluster, pageType, pathname, searchParams, useCase]);
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+type TrackedCtaLinkProps = TrackingContext & {
+  href: string;
+  ctaLabel: string;
+  ctaLocation: string;
+  destination?: string;
+  className?: string;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+};
+
+export function TrackedCtaLink({
+  href,
+  ctaLabel,
+  ctaLocation,
+  destination,
+  className,
+  children,
+  pageType,
+  cluster,
+  useCase,
+}: TrackedCtaLinkProps) {
+  const pathname = usePathname();
+  const searchParams = useSearchParams();
+
+  return (
+    <Link
+      href={href}
+      className={className}
+      onClick={() => {
+        trackEvent("cta_clicked", {
+          landing_page_slug: pathname,
+          page_type: pageType,
+          cluster,
+          use_case: useCase,
+          cta_label: ctaLabel,
+          cta_location: ctaLocation,
+          destination: destination || href,
+          ...getUtmProperties(searchParams),
+        });
+      }}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </Link>
+  );
+}

src/components/marketing/UseCasePageTemplate.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,427 @@
+import type { FAQItem } from "@/lib/types";
+import type { Metadata } from "next";
+
+import Link from "next/link";
+import {
+  ArrowRight,
+  CheckCircle2,
+  Compass,
+  Link2,
+  Radar,
+  Sparkles,
+} from "lucide-react";
+
+import Breadcrumbs, { BreadcrumbItem } from "@/components/Breadcrumbs";
+import SeoJsonLd from "@/components/SeoJsonLd";
+import { FAQSection } from "@/components/aeo/FAQSection";
+import {
+  MarketingPageTracker,
+  TrackedCtaLink,
+} from "@/components/marketing/MarketingAnalytics";
+import { AnswerFirstBlock } from "@/components/marketing/AnswerFirstBlock";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/Button";
+import { Card } from "@/components/ui/Card";
+import { breadcrumbSchema, faqPageSchema } from "@/lib/schema";
+
+type LinkCard = {
+  href: string;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+};
+
+type UseCasePageTemplateProps = {
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  eyebrow: string;
+  intro: string;
+  pageType: "commercial" | "use_case";
+  cluster: string;
+  useCase?: string;
+  breadcrumbs: BreadcrumbItem[];
+  answer: string;
+  whenToUse: string[];
+  comparisonItems: {
+    label: string;
+    value: boolean;
+    text?: string;
+  }[];
+  howToSteps: string[];
+  primaryCta: {
+    href: string;
+    label: string;
+  };
+  secondaryCta: {
+    href: string;
+    label: string;
+  };
+  workflowTitle: string;
+  workflowIntro: string;
+  workflowCards: {
+    title: string;
+    description: string;
+  }[];
+  checklistTitle: string;
+  checklist: string[];
+  supportLinks: LinkCard[];
+  faq: FAQItem[];
+  schemaData?: Record<string, unknown>[];
+};
+
+export function buildUseCaseMetadata({
+  title,
+  description,
+  canonicalPath,
+}: {
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  canonicalPath: string;
+}): Metadata {
+  const canonical = `https://www.qrmaster.net${canonicalPath}`;
+
+  return {
+    title: {
+      absolute: `${title} | QR Master`,
+    },
+    description,
+    alternates: {
+      canonical,
+      languages: {
+        "x-default": canonical,
+        en: canonical,
+      },
+    },
+    openGraph: {
+      title: `${title} | QR Master`,
+      description,
+      url: canonical,
+      type: "website",
+      images: ["/og-image.png"],
+    },
+    twitter: {
+      title: `${title} | QR Master`,
+      description,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export function UseCasePageTemplate({
+  title,
+  description,
+  eyebrow,
+  intro,
+  pageType,
+  cluster,
+  useCase,
+  breadcrumbs,
+  answer,
+  whenToUse,
+  comparisonItems,
+  howToSteps,
+  primaryCta,
+  secondaryCta,
+  workflowTitle,
+  workflowIntro,
+  workflowCards,
+  checklistTitle,
+  checklist,
+  supportLinks,
+  faq,
+  schemaData = [],
+}: UseCasePageTemplateProps) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <SeoJsonLd
+        data={[...schemaData, breadcrumbSchema(breadcrumbs), faqPageSchema(faq)]}
+      />
+      <MarketingPageTracker
+        pageType={pageType}
+        cluster={cluster}
+        useCase={useCase}
+      />
+
+      <div className="min-h-screen bg-white">
+        <section className="relative overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-br from-slate-950 via-blue-950 to-cyan-900 text-white">
+          <div className="absolute inset-0 bg-[radial-gradient(circle_at_top_left,rgba(125,211,252,0.22),transparent_38%),radial-gradient(circle_at_bottom_right,rgba(255,255,255,0.08),transparent_30%)]" />
+          <div className="relative container mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 py-20 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+            <Breadcrumbs
+              items={breadcrumbs}
+              className="[&_a]:text-blue-100/80 [&_a:hover]:text-white [&_span]:text-blue-100/80 [&_[aria-current=page]]:text-white"
+            />
+
+            <div className="grid gap-12 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,1.2fr)_minmax(320px,0.8fr)] lg:items-center">
+              <div className="space-y-8">
+                <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-white/15 bg-white/10 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-cyan-100 shadow-lg shadow-cyan-950/30 backdrop-blur">
+                  <Sparkles className="h-4 w-4" />
+                  <span>{eyebrow}</span>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="space-y-5">
+                  <h1 className="max-w-4xl text-4xl font-bold tracking-tight text-white md:text-5xl lg:text-6xl">
+                    {title}
+                  </h1>
+                  <p className="max-w-3xl text-lg leading-8 text-blue-50/88 md:text-xl">
+                    {intro}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="grid gap-3 text-sm text-blue-50/80 sm:grid-cols-2">
+                  {[
+                    "Built for QR workflows where the printed surface should stay stable.",
+                    "Focused on operational clarity, not inflated ROI claims.",
+                    "Connected to a commercial parent and sibling workflows.",
+                    "Designed to fit QR Master's existing marketing theme.",
+                  ].map((line) => (
+                    <div
+                      key={line}
+                      className="flex items-start gap-3 rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-white/5 px-4 py-3 backdrop-blur-sm"
+                    >
+                      <CheckCircle2 className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 text-cyan-300" />
+                      <span>{line}</span>
+                    </div>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row">
+                  <TrackedCtaLink
+                    href={primaryCta.href}
+                    ctaLabel={primaryCta.label}
+                    ctaLocation="hero_primary"
+                    pageType={pageType}
+                    cluster={cluster}
+                    useCase={useCase}
+                  >
+                    <Button
+                      size="lg"
+                      className="w-full bg-white px-8 py-4 text-base font-semibold text-slate-950 hover:bg-slate-100 sm:w-auto"
+                    >
+                      {primaryCta.label}
+                    </Button>
+                  </TrackedCtaLink>
+
+                  <TrackedCtaLink
+                    href={secondaryCta.href}
+                    ctaLabel={secondaryCta.label}
+                    ctaLocation="hero_secondary"
+                    pageType={pageType}
+                    cluster={cluster}
+                    useCase={useCase}
+                  >
+                    <Button
+                      variant="outline"
+                      size="lg"
+                      className="w-full border-white/30 bg-white/5 px-8 py-4 text-base text-white hover:bg-white/10 sm:w-auto"
+                    >
+                      {secondaryCta.label}
+                    </Button>
+                  </TrackedCtaLink>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+
+              <Card className="border-white/10 bg-white/10 p-8 text-white shadow-2xl shadow-slate-950/30 backdrop-blur">
+                <div className="space-y-6">
+                  <div className="flex items-center justify-between border-b border-white/10 pb-4">
+                    <div>
+                      <div className="text-xs uppercase tracking-[0.24em] text-cyan-200/70">
+                        Workflow snapshot
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="mt-2 text-2xl font-semibold text-white">
+                        What matters here
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <Compass className="h-9 w-9 text-cyan-300" />
+                  </div>
+
+                  <div className="space-y-4">
+                    {workflowCards.map((card, index) => (
+                      <div
+                        key={card.title}
+                        className="rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-slate-950/30 p-4"
+                      >
+                        <div className="mb-2 flex items-center gap-3">
+                          <div className="flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-cyan-400/15 text-sm font-semibold text-cyan-200">
+                            {index + 1}
+                          </div>
+                          <div className="text-lg font-semibold text-white">
+                            {card.title}
+                          </div>
+                        </div>
+                        <p className="text-sm leading-6 text-blue-50/80">
+                          {card.description}
+                        </p>
+                      </div>
+                    ))}
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              </Card>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        <div className="container mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 py-12 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+          <AnswerFirstBlock
+            whatIsIt={answer}
+            whenToUse={whenToUse}
+            comparison={{
+              leftTitle: "Static",
+              rightTitle: "Better fit here",
+              items: comparisonItems,
+            }}
+            howTo={{
+              steps: howToSteps,
+            }}
+            className="mt-0"
+          />
+        </div>
+
+        <section className="bg-slate-50 py-16">
+          <div className="container mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+            <div className="mb-10 max-w-3xl">
+              <h2 className="text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight text-slate-900">
+                {workflowTitle}
+              </h2>
+              <p className="mt-4 text-lg leading-8 text-slate-600">
+                {workflowIntro}
+              </p>
+            </div>
+
+            <div className="grid gap-6 lg:grid-cols-3">
+              {workflowCards.map((card) => (
+                <Card
+                  key={card.title}
+                  className="rounded-3xl border-slate-200/80 bg-white p-7 shadow-sm"
+                >
+                  <div className="mb-5 flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-2xl bg-blue-50 text-blue-700">
+                    <Radar className="h-6 w-6" />
+                  </div>
+                  <h3 className="text-xl font-semibold text-slate-900">
+                    {card.title}
+                  </h3>
+                  <p className="mt-3 text-base leading-7 text-slate-600">
+                    {card.description}
+                  </p>
+                </Card>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        <section className="py-16">
+          <div className="container mx-auto grid max-w-7xl gap-8 px-4 sm:px-6 lg:grid-cols-[minmax(0,0.95fr)_minmax(280px,0.8fr)] lg:px-8">
+            <Card className="rounded-3xl border-slate-200 bg-white p-8 shadow-sm">
+              <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+                <div>
+                  <div className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-blue-700">
+                    Checklist
+                  </div>
+                  <h2 className="mt-3 text-3xl font-bold text-slate-900">
+                    {checklistTitle}
+                  </h2>
+                </div>
+                <CheckCircle2 className="h-8 w-8 text-blue-700" />
+              </div>
+
+              <ul className="mt-8 space-y-4">
+                {checklist.map((item) => (
+                  <li
+                    key={item}
+                    className="flex items-start gap-3 text-slate-700"
+                  >
+                    <CheckCircle2 className="mt-1 h-5 w-5 shrink-0 text-green-600" />
+                    <span className="leading-7">{item}</span>
+                  </li>
+                ))}
+              </ul>
+            </Card>
+
+            <Card className="rounded-3xl border-slate-200 bg-slate-950 p-8 text-white shadow-xl shadow-slate-200">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+                <Link2 className="h-5 w-5 text-cyan-300" />
+                <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold">Related links</h2>
+              </div>
+              <div className="mt-6 space-y-4">
+                {supportLinks.map((link) => (
+                  <Link
+                    key={link.href}
+                    href={link.href}
+                    className="group block rounded-2xl border border-white/10 bg-white/5 p-4 transition-colors hover:bg-white/10"
+                  >
+                    <div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
+                      <div>
+                        <div className="text-lg font-semibold text-white">
+                          {link.title}
+                        </div>
+                        <div className="mt-2 text-sm leading-6 text-blue-50/78">
+                          {link.description}
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <ArrowRight className="mt-1 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 text-cyan-300 transition-transform group-hover:translate-x-1" />
+                    </div>
+                  </Link>
+                ))}
+              </div>
+            </Card>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        <div className="container mx-auto max-w-5xl px-4 pb-6 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+          <FAQSection items={faq} title={`${title} FAQ`} />
+        </div>
+
+        <section className="pb-20 pt-6">
+          <div className="container mx-auto max-w-5xl px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+            <div className="rounded-[2rem] bg-gradient-to-r from-blue-700 via-indigo-700 to-slate-900 px-8 py-10 text-white shadow-2xl shadow-blue-100">
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-8 lg:flex-row lg:items-end lg:justify-between">
+                <div className="max-w-2xl">
+                  <div className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-blue-100/80">
+                    Next step
+                  </div>
+                  <h2 className="mt-3 text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight">
+                    Use a QR workflow that stays useful after the print run starts.
+                  </h2>
+                  <p className="mt-4 text-lg leading-8 text-blue-50/84">
+                    {description}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row">
+                  <TrackedCtaLink
+                    href={primaryCta.href}
+                    ctaLabel={primaryCta.label}
+                    ctaLocation="footer_primary"
+                    pageType={pageType}
+                    cluster={cluster}
+                    useCase={useCase}
+                  >
+                    <Button
+                      size="lg"
+                      className="w-full bg-white px-7 text-slate-950 hover:bg-slate-100 sm:w-auto"
+                    >
+                      {primaryCta.label}
+                    </Button>
+                  </TrackedCtaLink>
+
+                  <TrackedCtaLink
+                    href={secondaryCta.href}
+                    ctaLabel={secondaryCta.label}
+                    ctaLocation="footer_secondary"
+                    pageType={pageType}
+                    cluster={cluster}
+                    useCase={useCase}
+                  >
+                    <Button
+                      variant="outline"
+                      size="lg"
+                      className="w-full border-white/30 bg-white/5 text-white hover:bg-white/10 sm:w-auto"
+                    >
+                      {secondaryCta.label}
+                    </Button>
+                  </TrackedCtaLink>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+}

src/components/ui/Footer.tsx

@@ -47,10 +47,11 @@ export function Footer({ variant = 'marketing', t }: FooterProps) {
               <li><Link href="/press" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Press</Link></li>
               <li><Link href="/testimonials" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Testimonials</Link></li>
               <li><Link href="/authors/timo" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Timo Knuth (Author)</Link></li>
-              <li><Link href="/#pricing" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>{translations.pricing}</Link></li>
-              <li><Link href="/qr-code-tracking" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>QR Analytics</Link></li>
-              <li><Link href="/faq" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>{translations.faq}</Link></li>
-              <li><Link href="/blog" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>{translations.blog}</Link></li>
+              <li><Link href="/#pricing" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>{translations.pricing}</Link></li>
+              <li><Link href="/qr-code-tracking" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>QR Analytics</Link></li>
+              <li><Link href="/use-cases" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Use Cases</Link></li>
+              <li><Link href="/faq" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>{translations.faq}</Link></li>
+              <li><Link href="/blog" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>{translations.blog}</Link></li>
             </ul>
           </div>
 
@@ -66,9 +67,10 @@ export function Footer({ variant = 'marketing', t }: FooterProps) {
 
               <li><Link href="/reprint-calculator" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Reprint Cost Calculator</Link></li>
               <li><Link href="/qr-code-tracking" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Our Analytics</Link></li>
-              <li><Link href="/manage-qr-codes" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Manage QR Codes</Link></li>
-              <li><Link href="/custom-qr-code-generator" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Custom QR</Link></li>
-              <li><Link href="/tools/barcode-generator" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Barcode Generator</Link></li>
+              <li><Link href="/manage-qr-codes" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Manage QR Codes</Link></li>
+              <li><Link href="/custom-qr-code-generator" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Custom QR</Link></li>
+              <li><Link href="/qr-code-for-marketing-campaigns" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Campaign QR Codes</Link></li>
+              <li><Link href="/tools/barcode-generator" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Barcode Generator</Link></li>
               <li><Link href="/guide/tracking-analytics" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Tracking Guide</Link></li>
               <li><Link href="/guide/qr-code-best-practices" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Best Practices</Link></li>
               <li><Link href="/guide/bulk-qr-code-generation" className={isDashboard ? 'hover:text-primary-600' : 'hover:text-white'}>Bulk Generation Guide</Link></li>

src/lib/blog-data.ts

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> January 5, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> January 5, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> January 5, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> January 5, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> January 5, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> January 5, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> January 5, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> January 5, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> October 18, 2025 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> October 18, 2025 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       <p>Coming soon: How to create trackable QR codes.</p></div>`,
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> October 17, 2025 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> October 17, 2025 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> October 16, 2025 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> October 16, 2025 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> October 16, 2025 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> October 16, 2025 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> January 29, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> January 29, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       <h2>Free Barcode Generator</h2><p>Content coming soon.</p></div>`
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 1, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 1, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 4, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 4, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 7, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 7, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 10, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 10, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -867,13 +867,6 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
         <li>Best for “permanent” usage like Wi-Fi credentials</li>
       </ul>
 
-      <h3>Trackable / dynamic QR code</h3>
-      <ul>
-        <li>Encodes a short redirect URL</li>
-        <li>Redirect logs scan events</li>
-        <li>Destination can be updated</li>
-        <li>Perfect for campaigns and printed materials</li>
-      </ul>
       <h3>Trackable / dynamic QR code</h3>
       <ul>
         <li>Encodes a short redirect URL</li>
@@ -984,7 +977,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 13, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 13, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -1168,7 +1161,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 16, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 16, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -1321,7 +1314,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 19, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 19, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -1484,7 +1477,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 22, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 22, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       <h2>Design Tips</h2><p>Content coming soon.</p></div>`
@@ -1533,7 +1526,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 25, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 25, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -1716,7 +1709,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 28, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> February 28, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -1859,7 +1852,7 @@ export const blogPosts: BlogPost[] = [
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> March 3, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> March 3, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -2056,7 +2049,7 @@ Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY</code></pre>
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> March 6, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> March 6, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       
@@ -2219,7 +2212,7 @@ Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY</code></pre>
       <div class="post-metadata bg-blue-50 p-4 rounded-lg mb-8 border-l-4 border-blue-500">
         <p class="text-sm text-gray-700">
           <strong>Author:</strong> Timo Knuth, QR Code & Marketing Expert<br/>
-          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> March 9, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> undefined NaN, NaN
+          📅 <strong>Published:</strong> March 9, 2026 | <strong>Last updated:</strong> January 26, 2026
         </p>
       </div>
       

src/lib/content.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ export function getPostBySlug(slug: string): BlogPost | undefined {
 
 export function getPublishedPostBySlug(slug: string): BlogPost | undefined {
     const p = getPostBySlug(slug);
-    return p?.published ? p : undefined;
+    if (!p?.published) return undefined;
+
+    const currentDate = new Date();
+    const publishDate = p.datePublished ? new Date(p.datePublished) : new Date(p.date);
+    return publishDate <= currentDate ? p : undefined;
 }
 
 export function getPostsByPillar(pillar: PillarKey): BlogPost[] {

src/lib/growth-pages.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,402 @@
+import type { FAQItem } from "@/lib/types";
+
+export type CommercialPageLink = {
+  href: string;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+  accent: string;
+};
+
+export type UseCaseLink = {
+  slug: string;
+  href: string;
+  title: string;
+  cluster: string;
+  summary: string;
+  parentHref: string;
+  parentTitle: string;
+  ctaLabel: string;
+};
+
+export type SupportResourceLink = {
+  href: string;
+  title: string;
+  description: string;
+};
+
+export type UseCasePageContent = UseCaseLink & {
+  eyebrow: string;
+  titleSuffix: string;
+  metaDescription: string;
+  intro: string;
+  answer: string;
+  whenToUse: string[];
+  comparisonItems: {
+    label: string;
+    value: boolean;
+    text?: string;
+  }[];
+  howToSteps: string[];
+  workflowTitle: string;
+  workflowIntro: string;
+  workflowCards: {
+    title: string;
+    description: string;
+  }[];
+  checklistTitle: string;
+  checklist: string[];
+  supportLinks: SupportResourceLink[];
+  faq: FAQItem[];
+};
+
+export const commercialPages: CommercialPageLink[] = [
+  {
+    href: "/dynamic-qr-code-generator",
+    title: "Dynamic QR Code Generator",
+    description: "Edit the destination after print and keep one QR live across changing campaigns.",
+    accent: "from-blue-600 to-cyan-500",
+  },
+  {
+    href: "/qr-code-tracking",
+    title: "QR Code Tracking",
+    description: "Measure scans by placement, device, and timing when you need proof instead of guesswork.",
+    accent: "from-indigo-600 to-blue-500",
+  },
+  {
+    href: "/custom-qr-code-generator",
+    title: "Custom QR Code Generator",
+    description: "Match printed QR codes to your brand system without losing scannability.",
+    accent: "from-sky-600 to-indigo-500",
+  },
+  {
+    href: "/bulk-qr-code-generator",
+    title: "Bulk QR Code Generator",
+    description: "Create large sets for labels, event materials, and repeatable offline workflows.",
+    accent: "from-cyan-600 to-sky-500",
+  },
+  {
+    href: "/qr-code-for-marketing-campaigns",
+    title: "QR Codes for Marketing Campaigns",
+    description: "Plan campaign QR workflows around attribution, creative testing, and print distribution.",
+    accent: "from-slate-800 to-blue-600",
+  },
+];
+
+export const featuredUseCases: UseCaseLink[] = [
+  {
+    slug: "restaurant-menu-qr-codes",
+    href: "/use-cases/restaurant-menu-qr-codes",
+    title: "Restaurant Menu QR Codes",
+    cluster: "restaurants",
+    summary: "Keep printed table cards useful when menu links, prices, specials, or hours change.",
+    parentHref: "/dynamic-qr-code-generator",
+    parentTitle: "Dynamic QR Code Generator",
+    ctaLabel: "Create your restaurant menu QR",
+  },
+  {
+    slug: "business-card-qr-codes",
+    href: "/use-cases/business-card-qr-codes",
+    title: "Business Card QR Codes",
+    cluster: "business-cards",
+    summary: "Send contacts to a current profile, booking page, or vCard without reprinting cards.",
+    parentHref: "/dynamic-qr-code-generator",
+    parentTitle: "Dynamic QR Code Generator",
+    ctaLabel: "Create your business card QR",
+  },
+  {
+    slug: "event-qr-codes",
+    href: "/use-cases/event-qr-codes",
+    title: "Event QR Codes",
+    cluster: "events",
+    summary: "Split operational and campaign QR flows so schedules and tracking stay manageable on event day.",
+    parentHref: "/qr-code-tracking",
+    parentTitle: "QR Code Tracking",
+    ctaLabel: "Create your event QR code",
+  },
+];
+
+export const upcomingUseCaseIdeas: SupportResourceLink[] = [
+  {
+    href: "/bulk-qr-code-generator",
+    title: "Packaging and label workflows",
+    description: "Best next cluster for bulk creation, manuals, inserts, and recurring product updates.",
+  },
+  {
+    href: "/qr-code-for-marketing-campaigns",
+    title: "Flyer and brochure campaigns",
+    description: "Strong print-intent cluster once the marketing-campaign commercial parent is live.",
+  },
+  {
+    href: "/qr-code-tracking",
+    title: "Feedback and coupon journeys",
+    description: "Good second-wave pages once tracking and CTA attribution are stable.",
+  },
+];
+
+export const supportResources: SupportResourceLink[] = [
+  {
+    href: "/learn/use-cases",
+    title: "Learn: Use Cases",
+    description: "Editorial pillar page for educational browsing and broader QR workflow discovery.",
+  },
+  {
+    href: "/blog/dynamic-vs-static-qr-codes",
+    title: "Dynamic vs Static QR Codes",
+    description: "Explainer for the operational difference between fixed and editable QR destinations.",
+  },
+  {
+    href: "/blog/utm-parameter-qr-codes",
+    title: "UTM Parameters with QR Codes",
+    description: "Reference guide for campaign naming, placement attribution, and offline measurement.",
+  },
+];
+
+export const useCasePageContent: Record<string, UseCasePageContent> = {
+  "restaurant-menu-qr-codes": {
+    ...featuredUseCases[0],
+    eyebrow: "Restaurants",
+    titleSuffix: "for Restaurants, Cafes, and Changing Menus",
+    metaDescription:
+      "Use restaurant menu QR codes to keep printed table cards useful when menu links, pricing, or specials change.",
+    intro:
+      "Restaurant menu QR codes work best when the printed code stays the same but the menu destination can change as your service changes.",
+    answer:
+      "A restaurant menu QR code should point to a mobile-friendly menu that you can update without replacing every printed card, flyer, or table tent.",
+    whenToUse: [
+      "Your menu link changes seasonally, weekly, or during service.",
+      "You want one printed QR on tables, windows, takeaway inserts, or flyers.",
+      "You need to route customers to the right menu, order flow, or special page without reprinting.",
+    ],
+    comparisonItems: [
+      { label: "Menu destination", text: "Fixed once printed", value: true },
+      { label: "Last-minute updates", text: "Reprint required", value: true },
+      { label: "Campaign tracking", text: "Limited", value: true },
+    ],
+    howToSteps: [
+      "Create one dynamic menu QR and place it on your printed surfaces.",
+      "Send scanners to your current menu, order page, or daily specials page.",
+      "Update the destination when the menu or campaign changes instead of replacing the code.",
+    ],
+    workflowTitle: "What a good restaurant QR setup should handle",
+    workflowIntro:
+      "The QR code is not the product. The workflow behind it is. A good restaurant setup keeps print stable while operations stay flexible.",
+    workflowCards: [
+      {
+        title: "Stable table cards",
+        description: "Keep one printed QR on tables and point it to the current menu, lunch card, or ordering page.",
+      },
+      {
+        title: "Seasonal offers",
+        description: "Swap specials, tasting menus, or holiday landing pages without touching the printed material.",
+      },
+      {
+        title: "Placement tracking",
+        description: "Use different menu or campaign destinations by location so you can compare tables, windows, and takeaway inserts.",
+      },
+    ],
+    checklistTitle: "Restaurant QR checklist",
+    checklist: [
+      "Use a mobile-first landing page instead of a hard-to-read PDF where possible.",
+      "Keep the same printed QR on every stable surface you do not want to replace often.",
+      "Use CTA copy like 'Scan for menu' or 'Scan for today's specials' so the scan intent is obvious.",
+      "Pair campaign placements with trackable destinations when you test takeaway or window traffic.",
+    ],
+    supportLinks: [
+      {
+        href: "/dynamic-qr-code-generator",
+        title: "Commercial parent: Dynamic QR Code Generator",
+        description: "Best fit when the real need is editing the destination after print.",
+      },
+      {
+        href: "/blog/qr-code-restaurant-menu",
+        title: "Restaurant menu guide",
+        description: "Existing editorial asset with menu placement and implementation basics.",
+      },
+      {
+        href: "/use-cases/business-card-qr-codes",
+        title: "Sibling page: Business Card QR Codes",
+        description: "Useful example of another print-first workflow where the destination changes over time.",
+      },
+    ],
+    faq: [
+      {
+        question: "Should a restaurant menu QR code be static or dynamic?",
+        answer: "Use a dynamic QR code when the menu destination may change. That lets you update the landing page without replacing your printed materials.",
+      },
+      {
+        question: "What should a restaurant menu QR code link to?",
+        answer: "Link to a mobile-friendly menu page, ordering page, or a short service hub that helps customers reach the right menu fast.",
+      },
+      {
+        question: "Can I use one restaurant QR code in multiple places?",
+        answer: "Yes. One stable code can be reused across table cards, flyers, and takeaway materials, especially when the destination is managed dynamically.",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  "business-card-qr-codes": {
+    ...featuredUseCases[1],
+    eyebrow: "Business Cards",
+    titleSuffix: "for Contact Sharing, Bookings, and Portfolio Links",
+    metaDescription:
+      "Use business card QR codes to share a current contact page, vCard, booking link, or portfolio without reprinting cards.",
+    intro:
+      "Business card QR codes are most useful when your contact destination changes faster than your print inventory.",
+    answer:
+      "A business card QR code should send people to the best next action today, whether that is saving your contact, opening a booking link, or visiting a current profile page.",
+    whenToUse: [
+      "Your role, booking link, or portfolio changes more often than your printed cards.",
+      "You want one card to work for networking, sales follow-up, and contact saving.",
+      "You need a cleaner handoff than asking people to type a URL from a small card.",
+    ],
+    comparisonItems: [
+      { label: "Destination flexibility", text: "Fixed once printed", value: true },
+      { label: "Contact updates", text: "New cards needed", value: true },
+      { label: "Action routing", text: "Single fixed page", value: true },
+    ],
+    howToSteps: [
+      "Choose the real action you want after the scan: save contact, book time, or view work.",
+      "Generate a QR code that sends people to that destination or to a vCard-capable landing page.",
+      "Keep the print the same and update the linked destination when your details evolve.",
+    ],
+    workflowTitle: "Where business card QR codes pay off",
+    workflowIntro:
+      "Printed cards still work. The problem is that the destination behind them often gets stale first.",
+    workflowCards: [
+      {
+        title: "Current contact flow",
+        description: "Send scanners to a vCard or current contact page so the next step is saving your details, not typing them.",
+      },
+      {
+        title: "Role or profile updates",
+        description: "Update the destination if you change company, title, offer, or booking link while old cards are still in circulation.",
+      },
+      {
+        title: "Context-aware follow-up",
+        description: "Point event-specific cards or team variants to the most relevant landing page instead of one generic homepage.",
+      },
+    ],
+    checklistTitle: "Business card QR checklist",
+    checklist: [
+      "Pick one primary post-scan action instead of trying to send every scanner to everything at once.",
+      "Make the landing page useful on mobile because most business-card scans happen on phones.",
+      "Use CTA text such as 'Scan to save my contact' or 'Scan to book a call'.",
+      "Test the print size and contrast before ordering a large run.",
+    ],
+    supportLinks: [
+      {
+        href: "/dynamic-qr-code-generator",
+        title: "Commercial parent: Dynamic QR Code Generator",
+        description: "Use when the printed card stays constant but the best destination changes.",
+      },
+      {
+        href: "/tools/vcard-qr-code",
+        title: "vCard QR Code tool",
+        description: "Free tool for contact-saving workflows when a vCard is the best immediate action.",
+      },
+      {
+        href: "/use-cases/event-qr-codes",
+        title: "Sibling page: Event QR Codes",
+        description: "Another workflow where temporary destinations and scan context matter.",
+      },
+    ],
+    faq: [
+      {
+        question: "What should a business card QR code link to?",
+        answer: "The best destination is the one next step you want most: a vCard, booking page, contact hub, or current portfolio page.",
+      },
+      {
+        question: "Do business card QR codes need to be dynamic?",
+        answer: "They should be dynamic if your destination may change over the life of the printed card. That keeps old cards useful longer.",
+      },
+      {
+        question: "Can a business card QR code send people straight to contact saving?",
+        answer: "Yes. A vCard QR or a landing page with clear save-contact options is often the simplest and most practical post-scan action.",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  "event-qr-codes": {
+    ...featuredUseCases[2],
+    eyebrow: "Events",
+    titleSuffix: "for Check-In, Schedules, Booths, and Campaign Tracking",
+    metaDescription:
+      "Use event QR codes for schedules, check-in flows, and trackable campaign placements across signs, flyers, and booths.",
+    intro:
+      "Event QR codes work best when you separate operational QR flows from promotional ones and keep your printed placements easy to manage.",
+    answer:
+      "A good event QR setup uses different QR destinations for different jobs: operations, attendee utility, and campaign measurement should not all depend on one code.",
+    whenToUse: [
+      "Your event schedule, map, or resources may change close to event day.",
+      "You want to compare booth, banner, flyer, or badge placements instead of treating every scan as one bucket.",
+      "You need one event QR system that supports both attendee utility and marketing follow-up.",
+    ],
+    comparisonItems: [
+      { label: "Schedule changes", text: "New print may be needed", value: true },
+      { label: "Placement reporting", text: "Weak by default", value: true },
+      { label: "Operational vs campaign flows", text: "Often mixed", value: true },
+    ],
+    howToSteps: [
+      "Split event QR codes by purpose: check-in, attendee info, and campaign placements.",
+      "Use trackable destinations for banners, booth assets, and flyers where placement performance matters.",
+      "Keep fast-changing resources on destinations you can update without replacing the printed code.",
+    ],
+    workflowTitle: "Event workflows worth designing on purpose",
+    workflowIntro:
+      "Events generate scans in very different contexts. Treating them as one generic QR use case leaves both operations and measurement weaker.",
+    workflowCards: [
+      {
+        title: "Operational QR flows",
+        description: "Use dedicated QR paths for check-in, schedules, maps, and attendee resources that may shift before or during the event.",
+      },
+      {
+        title: "Booth and banner tracking",
+        description: "Track scans from distinct placements so you can compare booth creatives, sponsor zones, or call-to-action angles.",
+      },
+      {
+        title: "Post-event follow-up",
+        description: "Route scanners to the most relevant recap, booking, or lead capture page after the event without changing the printed assets.",
+      },
+    ],
+    checklistTitle: "Event QR checklist",
+    checklist: [
+      "Do not force one QR code to handle operations, schedule updates, and lead-gen at the same time.",
+      "Use descriptive CTA copy like 'Scan for agenda' or 'Scan for booth resources'.",
+      "Track campaign placements separately so booth banners and flyers are comparable.",
+      "Test glare, print size, and placement distance on the real event materials before the event starts.",
+    ],
+    supportLinks: [
+      {
+        href: "/qr-code-tracking",
+        title: "Commercial parent: QR Code Tracking",
+        description: "Best fit when the priority is measuring placement and scan context across the event.",
+      },
+      {
+        href: "/tools/event-qr-code",
+        title: "Event QR Code tool",
+        description: "Useful for save-the-date and calendar workflows that sit alongside broader event QR strategy.",
+      },
+      {
+        href: "/use-cases/restaurant-menu-qr-codes",
+        title: "Sibling page: Restaurant Menu QR Codes",
+        description: "Another example of a printed workflow where the content behind the QR changes often.",
+      },
+    ],
+    faq: [
+      {
+        question: "Should an event use one QR code or several?",
+        answer: "Several is usually better. Separate operational QR codes from campaign QR codes so schedules, check-in, and attribution do not compete for one destination.",
+      },
+      {
+        question: "Can event QR codes be updated after print?",
+        answer: "Yes, if the destination is managed dynamically. That is useful for schedules, resource hubs, and post-event follow-up pages.",
+      },
+      {
+        question: "How do I measure which event placement performs best?",
+        answer: "Use distinct destinations or tagged URLs for each placement so banner, booth, badge, and flyer traffic can be compared cleanly.",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+};
+
+export function getUseCasePage(slug: string): UseCasePageContent | undefined {
+  return useCasePageContent[slug];
+}

src/lib/indexnow.ts

@@ -62,27 +62,27 @@ export function getAllIndexableUrls(): string[] {
     const blogPages = blogPosts.map(post => `${baseUrl}/blog/${post.slug}`);
 
     // Main pages (synced with sitemap.ts)
-    const mainPages = [
-        baseUrl,
-        `${baseUrl}/qr-code-erstellen`,
-        `${baseUrl}/qr-code-tracking`,
-        `${baseUrl}/reprint-calculator`,
-        `${baseUrl}/dynamic-qr-code-generator`,
-        `${baseUrl}/bulk-qr-code-generator`,
+    const mainPages = [
+        baseUrl,
+        `${baseUrl}/about`,
+        `${baseUrl}/contact`,
+        `${baseUrl}/press`,
+        `${baseUrl}/testimonials`,
+        `${baseUrl}/qr-code-erstellen`,
+        `${baseUrl}/qr-code-tracking`,
+        `${baseUrl}/reprint-calculator`,
+        `${baseUrl}/dynamic-qr-code-generator`,
+        `${baseUrl}/bulk-qr-code-generator`,
         `${baseUrl}/custom-qr-code-generator`,
-        `${baseUrl}/manage-qr-codes`,
-        `${baseUrl}/pricing`,
-        `${baseUrl}/tools`,
-        `${baseUrl}/features`,
-        `${baseUrl}/faq`,
-        `${baseUrl}/blog`,
-        `${baseUrl}/signup`,
-        `${baseUrl}/login`,
-        `${baseUrl}/privacy`,
-        `${baseUrl}/guide/tracking-analytics`,
-        `${baseUrl}/guide/bulk-qr-code-generation`,
-        `${baseUrl}/guide/qr-code-best-practices`,
-    ];
+        `${baseUrl}/manage-qr-codes`,
+        `${baseUrl}/pricing`,
+        `${baseUrl}/tools`,
+        `${baseUrl}/features`,
+        `${baseUrl}/faq`,
+        `${baseUrl}/blog`,
+        `${baseUrl}/privacy`,
+        `${baseUrl}/newsletter`,
+    ];
 
     // Learn hub and pillar pages
     const learnPages = [

src/middleware.ts

@@ -11,12 +11,15 @@ export function middleware(req: NextRequest) {
   if (path === '/guide/bulk-qr-code-generation') {
     return NextResponse.redirect(new URL('/learn/developer', req.url), 301);
   }
-  if (path === '/guide/qr-code-best-practices') {
-    return NextResponse.redirect(new URL('/learn/basics', req.url), 301);
-  }
-
-  // Public routes that don't require authentication
-  const publicPaths = [
+  if (path === '/guide/qr-code-best-practices') {
+    return NextResponse.redirect(new URL('/learn/basics', req.url), 301);
+  }
+  if (path === '/create-qr') {
+    return NextResponse.redirect(new URL('/dynamic-qr-code-generator', req.url), 301);
+  }
+
+  // Public routes that don't require authentication
+  const publicPaths = [
     '/',
     '/pricing',
     '/faq',
@@ -42,11 +45,13 @@ export function middleware(req: NextRequest) {
     '/display',
     '/contact',
     '/about',
-    '/learn',
-    '/authors',
-    '/press',
-    '/testimonials',
-  ];
+    '/learn',
+    '/use-cases',
+    '/authors',
+    '/press',
+    '/testimonials',
+    '/qr-code-for-marketing-campaigns',
+  ];
 
   // Check if path is public
   const isPublicPath = publicPaths.some(p => path === p || path.startsWith(p + '/'));
@@ -95,4 +100,4 @@ export const config = {
      */
     '/((?!_next/static|_next/image|favicon.ico|logo.svg|og-image.png).*)',
   ],
-};
+};