WCPOS FAQ
  • Introduction
  • Hardware
    • What credit card readers are compatible with WooCommerce POS?
    • What receipt printers are compatible with WooCommerce POS?
    • What barcode scanners are compatible with WooCommerce POS?
  • Display
    • Which browsers are compatible with WooCommerce POS?
    • How do I get taxes to show in the POS?
    • Why aren’t my product images showing?
    • Why aren’t my products showing?
    • How do I clear the local data?
  • Error Messages
    • Why am I getting a 404 Error – Page Not Found?
    • Why am I getting a Time Out error?
    • Why am I getting a SyntaxError?
    • Why am I getting a 500 Internal Server Error?
    • Why am I getting an IndexedDB Error?
    • Why am I getting an Exceeded Quota Error?
  • Integrations
    • Which payment gateways are compatible with WooCommerce POS?
  • Settings
    • Why aren't my settings saving?
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What barcode scanners are compatible with WooCommerce POS?

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Any barcode scanner should work with WooCommerce POS, scanners simply output the serial number to the computer just like a (really fast) keyboard. For more information about how to set and search barcodes in WooCommerce POS, please read the .

Version 0.4 of WooCommerce POS will support hotkeys - this means that if you set a custom prefix on the barcode scanner the POS will automatically know you are scanning a product without having to manually focus on the search field. For this functionality to work you may need a scanner that supports 'custom prefixes'.

For a good general purpose barcode scanner that works well with most devices we recommend the . However, you should read the capabilities to make sure this scanner is suitable for your requirements.

For other barcode scanner recommendations please read the reviews below:

  • Barcode scanners on

  • Barcode scanners on

If any WooCommerce POS users have good or bad experiences with a scanner please post them in the comments below, the rest of the community will thank you for your advice!

Barcode Scanning documentation
TaoTronics TT-BS016 Bluetooth Wireless Barcode Scanner
Newegg
Amazon