I used ChatGPT to generate a shortcode that would indicate whether a business is opened or closed.

Demo: [business_hours]

The prompt: Using WordPress, create a shortcode that displays whether a business is open or closed based on an array of days and times.

The Response

Creating a shortcode that displays a company’s business status involves coding a WordPress shortcode in PHP. Here is a simple example where you set the open and close times for each day of the week.

First, add the following code to your theme’s functions.php file:

function business_status_shortcode($atts) {

    // Set timezone - change this to match your own.
    date_default_timezone_set('America/New_York');

    // An array of your opening hours.
    $opening_hours = array(
        'Monday'    => array('06:00', '17:00'),
        'Tuesday'   => array('06:00', '17:00'),
        'Wednesday' => array('06:00', '17:00'),
        'Thursday'  => array('08:00', '17:00'),
        'Friday'    => array('08:00', '17:00'),
        'Saturday'  => array('08:00', '12:00'),
        'Sunday'    => array('Closed'),
    );

    // Get current day and time.
    $current_day = date('l');
    $current_time = date('H:i');

    // Get today's opening hours.
    $today_hours = $opening_hours[$current_day];

    // Check if we have opening hours for today.
    if (!isset($today_hours) || count($today_hours) < 2) {
        return "We're closed today.";
    }

    // Check if current time is between opening hours.
    if ($current_time >= $today_hours[0] && $current_time <= $today_hours[1]) {
        return "We're open!";
    } else {
        return "We're closed!";
    }
}

add_shortcode('business_status', 'business_status_shortcode');
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Replace the timezone and the hours in the $opening_hours array to match your business hours. In this example, we’re open from 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM from Monday to Wednesday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Thursdays and Fridays, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, and closed on Sunday.

Once you have added this code to your theme’s functions.php file, you can use the [business_status] shortcode in your posts, pages, or widgets to display whether the business is currently open or closed.

This is a basic example and may not cover all scenarios. For example, it does not handle holidays or special cases when your normal hours may change. For a more comprehensive solution, you may want to consider a business hours plugin that provides more flexibility and features.