Opening hours and “open now” on a WordPress map

What visitors see

The answer, not the timetable

Open or closed, right now

“Open · until 18:00” at the top of the popup. When it is closed, it says when it opens next: at 15:00, tomorrow or on Monday.

In the list too

With the list of places switched on, every row shows “Open” or “Closed”, so visitors see at a glance where they can go now.

Breaks and late nights

Two times a day for a lunch break. A bar open until 2:00 is still open after midnight, and the map gets that right.

Your time, wherever they are

The status counts in your website’s time zone. A visitor planning from abroad still sees whether your shop is open right now.

Set it up

A week in a minute

Click a place. In its panel, open “Opening hours and photos” and choose “Add opening hours”. It starts with Monday to Friday, 9 to 6.
Set the times. Type Monday, then “Monday for all weekdays”. Click a day’s name to mark it closed; “+” adds second times, e.g. after a lunch break.
Many places, same hours? Select them together (Shift and drag a frame) and set the hours once for all. Or bring them along when you import your table.

Good to know

Questions people ask

Can I import opening hours from Excel?

Yes. A column “Opening hours” in your table is read the way people write it, for example “Mon-Fri 8:00-18:00, Sat 9:00-14:00”, “Daily 10:00-20:00” or “24/7”. Days not named count as closed.

What about holidays?

The hours are a regular week, without special dates. For a holiday, mark the day as closed and switch it back afterwards. The change is live on every page that shows the map.

Does a place need opening hours?

No. Places without them simply show no status – a viewpoint or a meeting point has no hours.

Is it free?

Yes. Opening hours, the status in the popup and in the list are all part of the free plugin.