ID Badges

MBS Attendance generates professional ID badges as a PDF directly from the WordPress dashboard. Each badge includes the employee photo, name, employee number, department and a unique QR code.

Generating badges

Go to MBS Attendance → Badges. Select a department from the dropdown and click Generate Badges. All employees in that department are included. The PDF downloads immediately and contains one badge per page, sized for standard laminating pouches.

To generate badges for all departments at once, leave the department filter blank and click Generate. A badge is created for every active employee in the system.

Badge layout

Each badge includes:

• Company name in a coloured header bar (using your brand colour from Settings)
• Employee photo on the left
• Employee full name, employee number and department on the right
• QR code at the bottom right — unique to each employee, used for QR clock-in
• Company name repeated in the footer

NFC tags

NFC tags can be embedded in the badge during lamination, or stuck to the back of a laminated badge. The QR code value and the NFC tag value are identical — both contain the employee's unique identifier. When a supervisor taps the badge with an iPhone, the app reads the NFC tag and identifies the employee exactly as it would with a QR scan.

Any standard NDEF-compatible NFC tag works. NTAG213 tags are widely available and inexpensive. Write the employee's QR code value to the tag using any NFC writing app.

Printing tips

• Print on 200gsm card stock for rigidity before laminating
• A standard CR80 laminating pouch (85.6 × 54mm) fits the badge dimensions
• Use a colour laser printer for best photo quality
• Colour inkjet works but may smudge — let dry fully before laminating
• If the PDF appears washed out in Edge, open it in Adobe Acrobat or Chrome before printing