WordPress language and timezone plugin with frontend language switcher, visitor timezone detection, and per-user locale control.

iiTechnology

<p>iiTech Global Language & Timezone is a flexible and lightweight WordPress language and timezone plugin designed for websites serving a global audience.</p>
<p>If your visitors come from different regions or your team works across multiple timezones, accurate language and time handling is essential. This plugin gives you centralized control over WordPress locale and timezone settings — without modifying WordPress core.</p>
<p>Perfect for:</p>
<ul>
<li>International businesses  </li>
<li>Multilingual WordPress websites  </li>
<li>Event-based platforms  </li>
<li>Global communities  </li>
<li>Remote teams  </li>
<li>Developers needing precise locale control  </li>
</ul>
<h4>Core Features</h4>
<p>✔ Unified WordPress language and timezone settings page<br />
✔ Frontend language switcher (UI only)<br />
✔ Visitor timezone detection using modern browser APIs<br />
✔ Per-user admin language and timezone preferences<br />
✔ Timezone-aware shortcodes<br />
✔ Developer helper functions<br />
✔ Multisite support<br />
✔ Lightweight and WordPress standards compliant</p>
<h4>Unified Settings Panel</h4>
<p>Manage everything from:</p>
<p>Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Locale & Timezone</p>
<p>Configure:</p>
<p>• Site Language (WordPress locale)<br />
• Site Timezone (uses WordPress core options)</p>
<p>No core modification. No external APIs. No tracking.</p>
<h4>Per-User Overrides</h4>
<p>Users can set preferred language and timezone in their profile.</p>
<p>When enabled:</p>
<p>• Admin UI switches using switch_to_locale()<br />
• Admin date/time reflects user timezone<br />
• Falls back to site defaults when not configured</p>
<p>Ideal for distributed teams working globally.</p>
<h4>Visitor Timezone Detection</h4>
<p>The plugin detects visitor timezone using the browser Intl API and stores it in a cookie.</p>
<p>This allows:</p>
<p>• Localized date and time display<br />
• Better global user experience<br />
• Accurate event scheduling</p>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<p>Display timezone-aware information anywhere:</p>
<p>[wpltm_time datetime=”2026-02-15 10:00:00″]<br />
[wpltm_timezone]<br />
[wpltm_language_switcher]</p>
<h4>Developer Functions</h4>
<p>Available helpers:</p>
<p>wpltm_get_effective_timezone()<br />
wpltm_get_effective_locale()<br />
wpltm_format_datetime()</p>
<p>Perfect for theme and plugin integration.</p>
<h4>What This Plugin Does NOT Do</h4>
<p>• Does NOT translate post or page content<br />
• Does NOT override WordPress core timezone per visitor<br />
• Does NOT modify server timezone<br />
• No ads, tracking, or upsells</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support, please use the WordPress.org support forum:<br />
https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/iitech-global-language-timezone/</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under GPL v2 or later.</p>


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