llcforge

<p>Forge Business Info is a lightweight WordPress plugin that displays your business hours, address, and phone number in a clean, accessible widget. It automatically generates LocalBusiness JSON-LD schema markup so search engines like Google can surface your business info in local search results.</p>
<p><strong>Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Regular weekly business hours with split-hour support (e.g. closed for lunch)</li>
<li>Holiday and special hours that override regular hours</li>
<li>Live Open / Closed / Closing Soon status indicator</li>
<li>Click-to-call phone link (mobile-friendly)</li>
<li>Google Maps directions link from your address</li>
<li>Automatic LocalBusiness JSON-LD structured data</li>
<li>Gutenberg block + shortcodes for flexible placement</li>
<li>Three display modes: Inherit (uses your theme), Preset styles, or Custom colors</li>
<li>Four built-in style presets: Card, Minimal, Dark, Compact</li>
<li>Timezone-aware status calculation</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>No bloat. No SaaS. No upsells.</strong> Enter your info, drop in the shortcode or block, done.</p>
<h4>Shortcodes</h4>
<ul>
<li><code>[forge_business_info]</code> — Full widget with all sections</li>
<li><code>[forge_hours]</code> — Hours table only</li>
<li><code>[forge_location]</code> — Address and map link only</li>
<li><code>[forge_status]</code> — Open/Closed badge only</li>
</ul>
<h4>Schema Markup</h4>
<p>The plugin automatically outputs LocalBusiness JSON-LD in your page head, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Business name, address, phone, and site URL</li>
<li>Opening hours for each day of the week</li>
<li>Special/holiday hours with validFrom/validThrough dates</li>
<li>Split hours for businesses with lunch breaks</li>
</ul>
<p>This structured data helps Google display your business hours, address, and phone number directly in search results and Google Maps.</p>


Forge Business Info

Display your business hours, location, and contact info with automatic LocalBusiness schema markup. Lightweight, no bloat.

Codebeans Private Limited

<p>CB Opening Hours is a powerful plugin that lets you manage and display the opening and closing hours of multiple shops or store locations. It fetches weekly shop hours using Google Places API via unique Place IDs, supports special hours, and allows custom overrides with specific reasons (e.g., early close, holidays).</p>
<p>Add unlimited shops and display hours using simple shortcodes. The plugin supports both automatic (cron-based) and manual data sync.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin uses the Google Places API to retrieve place details (like opening hours) based on the provided Place ID.</p>
<p><strong>Data sent:</strong><br />
– Place ID (admin-defined)<br />
– API Key (admin-supplied)<br />
– Language (as selected in settings)</p>
<p><strong>When data is sent:</strong><br />
– During scheduled updates (cron)<br />
– When manually refreshing API data from admin</p>
<p><strong>Service Used:</strong><br />
– <a href="https://maps.google.com/help/terms_maps" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Maps Terms of Service</a><br />
– <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy Policy</a></p>
<p><strong>What data is sent and when:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The plugin sends the <em>Place ID</em> to the Google Places API to fetch store hours.</li>
<li>This occurs during plugin initialization or when an admin updates the Place ID in the settings.</li>
<li>No personal or user-identifiable data is collected, stored, or transmitted.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Source Code</h3>
<p>This plugin includes readable (non-minified) JavaScript and CSS files inside the <code>/assets/js/</code> and <code>/assets/css/</code> directories.</p>
<h3>Installation from within WordPress</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to Plugins > Add New in the WordPress admin.</li>
<li>Click Upload Plugin.</li>
<li>Select the <code>cb-opening-hours.zip</code> file from your computer.</li>
<li>Click Install Now and then Activate.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Manual installation</h3>
<ol>
<li>Upload the entire cb-opening-hours folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.</li>
<li>Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins in WordPress admin.</li>
<li>Find CB Opening Hours and click Activate.</li>
</ol>
<h3>After Activation</h3>
<ol>
<li>Go to Open Hour Settings > Enter API Key (or the plugin’s admin menu).</li>
<li>Enter your Google Places API Key.</li>
<li>Add shops using their Place IDs.</li>
<li>Use the shortcode <code>[shop_hours]</code> to display shop hours on the frontend.</li>
</ol>


CB Opening Hours

Manage business hours using Google Places API with support for custom and special hours.

Forge Business Info vs CB Opening Hours