Add Opening Hours Widget to Website

The Problem

Customers can't tell at a glance whether you're open right now, or your opening hours are buried in a paragraph of text instead of being clearly laid out.

About this problem

A plain sentence like "open Monday to Friday, 9 to 5" buried in a page footer gets missed, and customers end up calling to ask something a clear widget would have answered instantly. This is especially worth fixing for businesses with hours that vary by day, have a lunch break, or close early on certain days, where a vague written description causes confusion.

What's Included

• A clear opening hours table, correctly laid out for each day of the week
• An automatic "Open now" / "Closed" indicator based on the current time
• Handling for special cases (lunch breaks, early closing, different weekend hours)
• Mobile-friendly layout so it's easy to read at a glance on a phone

What's NOT Included

• Automatic updates for bank holidays or one-off closures — those need a quick manual update unless you'd rather I show you how
• Booking or appointment systems tied to opening hours (a separate service)
• Building the website itself, if it doesn't already exist

How It Works

1. Confirm your exact hours for each day, including any lunch breaks, early closes, or seasonal variations.
2. Build a clear, correctly formatted hours table rather than a paragraph of text.
3. Add logic that checks the current time against your hours and shows an accurate "Open now" or "Closed" status.
4. Handle edge cases properly — midnight-crossing hours, days you're fully closed, and lunch-break gaps.
5. Test the open/closed status at a few different times to confirm it's genuinely accurate, not just visually present.

In practice: you buy the service, send over whatever access or details the job needs, I investigate and do the work, and you confirm it's resolved before we call it done.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will the open/closed status update automatically?

Yes, it checks the current time against your set hours automatically — you don't need to manually switch anything day to day.

Can it show different hours for holidays?

Standard weekly hours are built in by default; holiday or one-off closures need a quick manual update, which I can either make for you or show you how to do yourself.

What happens if I'm open past midnight?

Overnight hours (like a 6pm to 2am shift) are handled correctly so the status doesn't incorrectly flip to "closed" at midnight.

Can I show different hours for different services, like a shop versus a workshop?

Yes, if you have genuinely separate operating hours for different parts of the business, that can be shown as separate sections.

Does this also update my Google Business Profile hours?

No, this is for your website only — your Google Business Profile hours are managed separately through that listing.