Best WordPress Store Hours & Business Hours Plugins
Our curated editorial ranking of the best WordPress store-hours and business-hours plugins for 2026. These are opinionated, hand-picked recommendations. Our #1 pick is our own plugin, BigBad Store Hours, which shows a clean open/closed status anywhere via shortcodes and is WooCommerce-aware. Everything below is a real plugin from the WordPress.org directory, each with honest pros and cons. Note that some are pure front-end hours displays while others gate WooCommerce checkout by schedule — we've flagged which is which.
The podium
— top 3 by community votesBigBad Store Hours
Our editorial #1 pick. Shows whether your store is open or closed (and when it closes) anywhere on your site via shortcodes, with a weekly schedule editor, 'closing soon' messaging, an optional floating status bar, and optional WooCommerce cart/checkout notices. Built by Big Bad Agency.
Business Hours Indicator
Displays business opening hours and a live open/closed status anywhere via blocks or shortcodes, with support for special dates, vacations, and multiple locations.
Store Opening Closing Hours Manager
Lets WooCommerce store owners set opening and closing hours to manage business availability — a lightweight, focused option.
Gellum Business Hours for WooCommerce
Defines a WooCommerce store's per-day operating schedule, disables checkout when closed, and shows status notices including the next opening time.
We're Open! (Opening Hours)
Manage and display operating hours via shortcode or widget, with conditional text that changes based on whether the business is currently open or closed.
Store Hours for WooCommerce
A WooCommerce-focused plugin that creates custom open/close schedules and automatically enables or disables checkout based on store hours.
