I used ChatGPT to generate a shortcode that would indicate whether a business is opened or closed.
Demo: [business_hours]
The prompt: Using WordPress, create a shortcode that displays whether a business is open or closed based on an array of days and times.
The Response
Creating a shortcode that displays a company’s business status involves coding a WordPress shortcode in PHP. Here is a simple example where you set the open and close times for each day of the week.
First, add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file:
function business_status_shortcode($atts) {
// Set timezone - change this to match your own.
date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York');
// An array of your opening hours.
$opening_hours = array(
'Monday' => array('06:00', '17:00'),
'Tuesday' => array('06:00', '17:00'),
'Wednesday' => array('06:00', '17:00'),
'Thursday' => array('08:00', '17:00'),
'Friday' => array('08:00', '17:00'),
'Saturday' => array('08:00', '12:00'),
'Sunday' => array('Closed'),
);
// Get current day and time.
$current_day = date('l');
$current_time = date('H:i');
// Get today's opening hours.
$today_hours = $opening_hours[$current_day];
// Check if we have opening hours for today.
if (!isset($today_hours) || count($today_hours) < 2) {
return "We're closed today.";
}
// Check if current time is between opening hours.
if ($current_time >= $today_hours[0] && $current_time <= $today_hours[1]) {
return "We're open!";
} else {
return "We're closed!";
}
}
add_shortcode('business_status', 'business_status_shortcode');
Replace the timezone and the hours in the $opening_hours array to match your business hours. In this example, we’re open from 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM from Monday to Wednesday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Thursdays and Fridays, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, and closed on Sunday.
Once you have added this code to your theme’s functions.php file, you can use the [business_status] shortcode in your posts, pages, or widgets to display whether the business is currently open or closed.
This is a basic example and may not cover all scenarios. For example, it does not handle holidays or special cases when your normal hours may change. For a more comprehensive solution, you may want to consider a business hours plugin that provides more flexibility and features.
5 comments
Generosus
Can you update your code snippet to add holidays (i.e., “Closed for Holiday”)? Thank you!
Generosus
Issue solved 🙂 Please refer to this link: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-appreciated-modify-code-snippet-to-add-holidays/
Generosus
Works great!
Small request: Can you add color to those results? For example, Green when “We’re open!” and Red when “We’re closed!”
Thank you!
Generosus
We figured it out! See below. Only affected portion of code snippet provided. Modify to suit your needs.
// Check if we have opening hours for today.
if (!isset($today_hours) || count($today_hours) < 2) {
return '• CLOSED TODAY •';
}
// Check if current time is between opening hours.
if ($current_time >= $today_hours[0] && $current_time <= $today_hours[1]) {
return '• CURRENTLY OPEN •';
} else {
return '• CURRENTLY CLOSED •';
}
Generosus
Previous update filtered. Trying again with a screenshot: https://prnt.sc/pHR2rH_Y-aTC