ITBoffins Live Opening Hours Banner & Table is built for shops, venues, trades and service businesses that need customers to see the right opening status without editing pages by hand.
One
Schedule powers banner and table
Live
Browser-side status updates
UK
Bank-holiday helper included
What it does
Live open/closed banner
Tell visitors whether you are open, closed, opening soon or closing soon with wording that updates in their browser.
Dynamic hours table
Add the opening-hours table with a block or shortcode and keep it tied to the same schedule as the banner.
Holidays and one-off changes
Add closures, early finishes, special Saturdays, appointment-only dates and UK bank holidays without changing the page copy.
Works with cached sites
The customer-facing status updates in the browser, so fast cached WordPress pages can still show the right open/closed state.
Best for
Where this plugin helps
- Businesses that want a visible open/closed banner without maintaining separate page text.
- Shops, clinics, garages, trades and venues with bank holidays or occasional special hours.
- Cached WordPress sites where static page HTML can otherwise show stale opening information.
- Owners who want privacy-first opening-hours data stored in WordPress, not a third-party service.
Plugin details
Compatibility notes
- Version
- 1.1.11
- Requires
- WordPress 5.8+, PHP 7.2+
- Tested up to
- WordPress 7.0
- Licence
- GPLv2 or later
No tracking is built into either plugin. The plugin data stays in your WordPress site unless your own hosting, backup or analytics setup sends data elsewhere.
Headline terms and responsible use
Back up before using ITBoffins Live Opening Hours Banner & Table
These plugins are free WordPress tools provided under the GPL licence, without any warranty. To the maximum extent permitted by law, IT Boffins is not liable for data loss, downtime, missed enquiries, incorrect public information, loss of profit or other commercial loss arising from installation, configuration or use.
- Back up your WordPress database before installing or changing plugin settings on a live site.
- Check your WordPress timezone and test the banner/table around opening, closing, split-shift and overnight hours.
- Review bank holidays and special dates manually. The plugin helps manage them, but your business remains responsible for the published hours.
- For critical services, add a phone number or booking confirmation route so customers can verify urgent opening information.
This summary is not a replacement for the full licence or our general website terms. If the site is business-critical, take a verified backup and test in a staging environment first.
Common questions
What makes the opening-hours banner live?
The schedule is saved in WordPress, then the visitor-facing table and banner evaluate the current status in the browser. That helps the message stay current on cached pages.
Can I show both a banner and a table?
Yes. The main point of the plugin is that one schedule powers both customer views, so the banner and table do not drift apart.
Does it support bank holidays and special dates?
Yes. You can add one-off closures or special hours manually, and use a helper for standard UK bank holidays in England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Could incorrect settings show the wrong hours?
Yes. Any opening-hours tool depends on the schedule you enter. Check timezone, weekly hours, special dates and the live front end before relying on it for customer information.
Need help with WordPress?
We build, fix and support practical WordPress sites.
If you are not sure whether a plugin is right for a live business site, we can review the setup, take backups, test safely and recommend the lowest-risk route.
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