Openhours
OpenHours makes it easy to display your office opening/closing hours and your office's status in real time.
Consider an alternative
Openhours shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 7 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 7 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.2 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Openhours stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| office hours | >100 |
| Opening Hours | >100 |
| operating hours | >100 |
| wordpress openhours | #2 |
| wp openhours | #2 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Openhours
From the official readme · v1.0Description
OpenHours makes it easy to display your office(s) opening/closing hours and your current status in real time.
It adds easily customizable and independant widgets to your WordPress website. Simply drag one or more widgets in your theme where you want to display your opening hours.
Check a live demo here
Have a look at OpenHours main features:
Universal time format:
- 12 or 24 hour time format
- single or multiple time slots (Pro version)
- settings for adjusting timezones
- multiple display styles
3 display modes:
- Dynamic Open/Closed text: displays the html text of your choice when your office is open or closed
- Opening hours timetable (full): lists every weekdays weither your office is open or closed
- Opening hours timetable (light): list only the days when your office is open
Easy CSS styling
- Generated source code is clean and powered with CSS class for futher custom styling
- Highlights the current day or not with provided active class
Page builders compatible
OpenHours widgets can be used in any page buiders plugins like Elementor.
Translation-ready
OpenHours is coded so you can easily translate both the frontend and backend.
Installation
Follow the usual routine;
- Open WordPress admin, go to Plugins, click Add New
- Enter “openhours” in search and hit Enter
- Plugin will show up as the first on the list, click “Install Now”
- Activate & start using one or more Openhours Widgets
Or if needed, upload manually;
- Download the latest stable version
- Unzip it and upload to /wp-content/plugins/
- Open WordPress admin – Plugins and click “Activate”
- Start using one or more Openhours Widgets
Read the full documentation available here to learn how to setup your OpenHours widgets.
Screenshots
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Best Openhours alternatives
All office hours plugins →| Rank | Plugin | Active installs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Office Hours
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10+ |
| 3 |
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FAQ
Openhours: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Openhours free?
Yes. Openhours is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Openhours safe to use in 2026?
Openhours shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 7 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Openhours?
Openhours is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 10,554 times since it launched in July 2019. It was downloaded 248 times in the last 30 days.
Does Openhours work with WordPress 7.1?
Openhours is officially tested up to WordPress 5.2.28, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Openhours need?
Openhours requires PHP 5.2 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Openhours last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on July 6, 2019 (7 years ago).
Who makes Openhours?
Openhours is developed and maintained by upsource.
What are the best alternatives to Openhours?
The most popular alternatives to Openhours are Office Hours (10+ installs) and HDWebmobile Socials Floating (<10 installs).
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