Uplink Hours & Greetings

Show greetings, opening countdowns, and dates from a reusable seven-day business schedule in blocks, Bricks, Etch, and shortcodes.

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Tested throughWP 7.1.4Current compatibility
PHP requirement8.3+Minimum version

Build reusable daily schedules with up to 24 time entries each. Assign the same schedule to Monday through Friday, for example, then copy it to customize one day. A separate schedule can cover weekends. Each entry has a start time, an optional label, a message, and an optional Opening or Closing event. Messages continue until the next entry, including across midnight.

Use {time} and {tz} in messages, or {countdown} for time until the next entry. {next_label} and {next_time} describe that entry. Mark an entry as Opening to use {opening_countdown} and {opening_time}, even when the next opening is on another day. Example: a 5:00 AM message can say “It’s {time}. We open in {countdown}.” before a 7:00 AM Opening entry.

The WordPress block and shortcode render semantic, styleable weekly hours and refresh when schedules change. Bricks offers an Uplink Weekly Schedule query type, so you can design each day with native layout elements; its Shortcode element can show the ready-made markup. Etch receives complete outputs, current and upcoming values, individual days, and an ordered week array for custom markup. Bricks dynamic tags and Etch text options resolve when the page renders; for a live countdown in either builder, use a shortcode-capable element. Weekly schedule output uses the site’s Week Starts On setting. By default, the timezone follows the WordPress site setting, with an optional override. The plugin also offers editable date wording and output examples for greeting, date, both, and schedule.

In the Permissions tab, administrators can grant update access to additional roles or individual users. Administrator access is always retained.

Documentation

Everything you need to get started.

Installation

  1. Upload and activate Uplink Hours & Greetings.
  2. Open Settings > Uplink Hours & Greetings > Weekly schedule to assign daily schedules and write messages. Expand a day to assign or customize its schedule.
  3. Add the block, a builder dynamic tag, or a shortcode to a page.

Frequently asked questions

How do I set Monday through Friday hours once?

Create a schedule with your opening and closing entries and assign it to all five weekdays. Assign a different schedule to Saturday and Sunday. Use Customize this day to copy a shared schedule for one day.

How do I show a countdown to opening?

Mark an entry as Opening. Use {opening_countdown} in an earlier message. {countdown} instead counts to the very next time entry.

How do I use it in Bricks?

For a weekly layout, enable Query Loop on an inner Div or Block and choose Uplink Weekly Schedule. Add child elements with {ulhgr_day} and {ulhgr_hours}; {ulhgr_state}, {ulhgr_key}, and {ulhgr_today} are also available inside the loop. To load upcoming events, choose Uplink Special Dates and use {ulhgr_event_date_label}, {ulhgr_event_title}, {ulhgr_event_message}, {ulhgr_event_hours}, {ulhgr_event_link_url}, and {ulhgr_event_link_label}. The direct {ulhgr_special_label} tag only describes a special-date override active today, so it is empty on a regular date. For one upcoming event without a loop, use {ulhgr_next_special_label} with the other next_special tags listed in the How to Use tab. The Bricks picker groups tags by Direct, Weekly Schedule Loop, and Special Dates Loop. A Shortcode element with provides ready-made semantic schedule output.

For a set-and-forget Bricks announcement, add a Dynamic data condition to its wrapper, enter {ulhgr_special_label}, and choose Is not empty. The wrapper is omitted on regular dates and appears automatically for the full matching special date.

How do I use it in Etch?

Add an Etch Loop block with Target options.uplink_hours_greetings.week and Item ID day. Build the row with native Etch elements and use {day.day}, {day.date}, {day.hours}, {day.state}, {day.key}, {day.number}, {day.is_today}, {day.is_special}, {day.special_label}, {day.special_link_url}, and {day.special_link_label}. Current and next special-date values are available directly without a loop. For upcoming events, loop over options.uplink_hours_greetings.upcoming_special_dates; each item includes date, date_label, label, message, hours, closed, link values, and date-state flags. The plugin’s How to Use tab lists every path.

Is there a shortcode?

Yes. Use , , , or . For one saved date, add special_date_mode=”single” and special_date=”YYYY-MM-DD”. Upcoming lists accept special_date_limit, show_message, show_hours, and show_link. Each saved special date can include an optional destination URL and link label.

Changelog

1.1.0

  • Added a dedicated Uplink Special Dates block with single-date and upcoming-list modes.
  • Added special-date overrides for holidays, closures, and reduced hours.
  • Added computed open status, current window, and next status change.
  • Added optional LocalBusiness structured data with special opening hours.
  • Added status and special-date values to Bricks and Etch integrations.
  • Added an Uplink Special Dates query source for building upcoming event lists in Bricks.
  • Added no-loop Bricks tags for the next upcoming special date.
  • Grouped Bricks dynamic tags by direct and required query-loop context.
  • Added enriched current, next, upcoming, and all-date values for Etch.
  • Organized How to Use guidance into Blocks and shortcodes, Etch, and Bricks Builder tabs.
  • Added an open or closed status display to the block and shortcode.

1.0.1

  • Added customizable date ending punctuation, blank by default.
  • Added untimed closing text for schedule values such as “Last Call.”
  • Added semantic text markup and Etch end_type data for untimed closing values.

1.0.0

  • Initial release with a reusable seven-day schedule, per-day customization, opening countdowns, live block and shortcode updates, Bricks and Etch data, and date controls.
  • Verified with WordPress 7.1.2 and PHP 8.3.