Simon Kraft

Matthias Kittsteiner

epiphyt

<p>Have you ever used WordPress’ new block editor Gutenberg and wished for a way to influence, when and to whom blocks are shown? We’ve been in this situation, that’s why we came up with Block Control. This nifty little plugin allows you to control, whether a block should be displayed under certain circumstances or not. And that’s of course true for both WordPress’ default blocks and blocks added by third-party plugins.</p>
<p>You can hide blocks based on:</p>
<ul>
<li>Device types (desktop, mobile, screen reader)</li>
<li>Login status</li>
<li>Date (start and end date)</li>
<li>User roles</li>
<li>Page types</li>
<li>Posts of the current post type</li>
<li>Feeds</li>
<li>Page number in numbered pages (in archives and search results)</li>
</ul>
<p>Additionally, you can set an inline formatting to display certain text only for screen readers.</p>
<h4>Contribution</h4>
<p>Feel free to contribute. The code is available at <a href="https://github.com/epiphyt/block-control" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>.</p>
<h4>Documentation</h4>
<p>You can find the documentation for BLock Control at <a href="https://docs.epiph.yt/block-control/" rel="nofollow ugc">docs.epiph.yt</a>.</p>


Block Control

I've used this plugins on two websites now. It works just great. The visibility option for different devices is very useful.

It works just smoothly

Lovely helper plugin lets you select, if you need to be logged in to see a block in a post or page and whether it should be hidden on certain devices.

Currently the plugin description may be a little vague ("it does what?") but the plugin works right out of the box and may be for many a smart solution for a simple task. 

Well done, Matthias and Simon. 👏🏻

Nice little helper plugin

Block Control allows you to take control of all the blocks on your website. Tailor a unique experience for your visitors.

Gabriel Serafini

<p>Display content conditionally based on a schedule. Choose from three scheduling modes:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Date Range</strong> – Show content between specific start and end dates</li>
<li><strong>Recurring</strong> – Show content on specific days of the week during a time window</li>
<li><strong>Custom</strong> – Use PHP strtotime expressions for flexible scheduling</li>
</ol>
<h4>Gutenberg Block</h4>
<p>The <strong>Display During</strong> block provides a visual editor with:</p>
<ul>
<li>Sidebar controls for all three scheduling modes</li>
<li>Date/time pickers for start and end dates</li>
<li>Day-of-week checkboxes for recurring schedules</li>
<li>Live status indicator (active/inactive)</li>
<li>Optional fallback message when content is hidden</li>
<li>Copy as Shortcode toolbar button</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<p>The <code>[display_during]</code> shortcode works in the Classic Editor and anywhere shortcodes are supported.</p>
<p><strong>Date range:</strong><br />
    [display_during start_day_time=”June 1, 2026 8:00 am” end_day_time=”December 31, 2026 11:59 pm”]Content here[/display_during]</p>
<p><strong>Recurring schedule (new in 2.0):</strong><br />
    [display_during days=”mon,wed,fri” start_time=”09:00″ end_time=”17:00″]Office hours content[/display_during]</p>
<p><strong>Custom strtotime:</strong><br />
    [display_during start_day_time=”Sun 8:00 am” end_day_time=”Mon 8:00 pm”]Weekend content[/display_during]</p>
<p><strong>With fallback message:</strong><br />
    [display_during end_day_time=”June 1, 2026″]Register now![display_during_message]Registration has closed.[/display_during_message][/display_during]</p>
<h4>Shortcode Parameters</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>start_day_time</code> – When to start showing content (strtotime string or date)</li>
<li><code>end_day_time</code> – When to stop showing content</li>
<li><code>days</code> – Comma-separated days for recurring mode (mon,tue,wed,thu,fri,sat,sun)</li>
<li><code>start_time</code> – Start time for recurring mode (HH:MM format)</li>
<li><code>end_time</code> – End time for recurring mode (HH:MM format)</li>
<li><code>timezone_location</code> – PHP timezone identifier (defaults to site timezone)</li>
<li><code>message</code> – Plain text fallback message (legacy; use nested shortcode for rich content)</li>
</ul>


Display During Conditional Shortcode

Show or hide content based on date ranges, recurring day/time schedules, or custom strtotime expressions. Includes a Gutenberg block and shortcode.

Block Control vs Display During Conditional Shortcode