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OpenCalendarKit provides a lightweight public plugin for recurring opening hours, closed days, a monthly calendar, an optional event notice, and an optional “status today” output.
It is built for restaurants, cafes, shops, and other small businesses that want a simple and clear way to show:
<ul>
<li>opening hours</li>
<li>whether they are open right now</li>
<li>special closed days</li>
<li>a current notice or announcement</li>
</ul>
Unlike large event or booking plugins, OpenCalendarKit focuses on business visibility, not on tickets, appointments, or complex reservation workflows.
The current Public 1.0 scope includes:
<ul>
<li>Opening hours management in the WordPress admin</li>
<li>Closed days managed in the plugin calendar</li>
<li>Monthly calendar shortcode output</li>
<li>Optional status display for the current day</li>
<li>Optional event notice output</li>
<li>Global display settings for legend, title, week start, and time format</li>
<li>Internationalization-ready visible strings and WordPress-aware date/time output</li>
</ul>
The current Public 1.0 scope does not include:
<ul>
<li>Reservation or booking workflows</li>
<li>Multi-location support</li>
<li>Block editor blocks</li>
<li>Advanced event management</li>
</ul>
Available shortcodes:
<ul>
<li><code>[openkit_opening_hours]</code></li>
<li><code>[openkit_status_today]</code></li>
<li><code>[openkit_calendar]</code></li>
<li><code>[openkit_event_notice]</code></li>
</ul>

OpenCalendarKit

Public WordPress plugin for opening hours, closed days, monthly calendars, event notices, and optional status displays.

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StatusDot helps you show whether you’re Open, Busy, Closed, or temporarily Idle — using a simple dot indicator that updates automatically.
Configure a weekly schedule (supports HH:MM), optionally enable Busy mode, or override everything with Force Closed or Open 24/7. You can also start an Idle override (“Back in…”) timer when you’re away.
StatusDot can show status text + a live countdown, for example: 
Open now — Closes in 04:52:14
Updates are handled via lightweight AJAX polling, so visitors see changes without a full page refresh.
Place it anywhere using the shortcode. Multiple instances per page are supported.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Weekly opening hours (HH:MM, including minutes)</li>
<li>Overnight hours supported (set the close time earlier than the open time)</li>
<li>Optional break windows during Weekly Schedule and Open 24/7</li>
<li>Optional pre-break warnings before scheduled breaks</li>
<li>Status modes:
<ul>
<li>Use Opening Hours (Weekly Schedule)</li>
<li>Force Closed</li>
<li>Open 24/7</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Manual Busy mode (orange status)</li>
<li>Idle override (“Back in…”) with start/stop and countdown</li>
<li>Display options:
<ul>
<li>Toggle status text (Open/Busy/Closed)</li>
<li>Toggle countdown label + time per state (Closes in / Opens in / Back in)</li>
<li>Separator selection (-, —, |, •)</li>
<li>Optional light text (white) output for dark backgrounds</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Live countdowns to the next opening, closing, break end, or idle return</li>
<li>AJAX-based live updates (configurable refresh interval)</li>
<li>Unlimited shortcodes per page</li>
<li>Works with major page builders (Gutenberg, Elementor, etc.)</li>
<li>Lightweight and dependency-free</li>
</ul>
<h3>Shortcode</h3>
Basic usage: 
[statusdot]
Optional attributes: 
[statusdot id=”header” refresh=”20″]
<ul>
<li><code>id</code> – Optional unique identifier (useful for targeting with custom CSS). Default: header</li>
<li><code>refresh</code> – Refresh interval in seconds (default: 20)</li>
</ul>

StatusDot

Opening hours status dot with weekly schedules, overnight hours, breaks, busy/idle states, and live countdowns.

OpenCalendarKit vs StatusDot