QRpedia codes currently use the lemma of the target article as an unique identifier (within the language version). Therefore, the physical codes become useless if, after they have been created, the article is renamed and the resulting redirect is deleted or converted into a disambiguation page.
QRpedia should ensure permanent connection to the articles. The page ID is particularly suitable for this.
This method has advantages in contrast to using the Wikidata ID: 1) Only minor code changes are required. 2) Article page and page ID are permanently connected, but the connection to the Wikidata ID can be accidentally destroyed, for example by merging items.
In the de.Wikipedia you can find specific information – including diffs – about this proposal and an explained link to a working mockup.
Backwards compatibility with existing QRpedia codes is provided.