Show/Hide Content at Set Time

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 4.3 years ago; the previous band took 23 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ cecnaadmin

   5.4y ago

   Perfect! We have a form for the new guests that allows us to make a donation to a charity of their choice. We can’t have people using this form all week long. This is great, turns on when we offer, turns off after the event. Yes!! We put the WPforms shortcode between the Time restrict.

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2. ★★★★★ verysiberian

   5.8y ago

   Thank you for this powerful and easy to use plugin. It does exactly what I need. I am using it for educational purposes. Specifically, we want to make some information available at exactly 30 minutes before an exam starts. With your plugin, we are able to set everything up in advance and not worry about it. I hope that you continue to develop and support it! Thanks so much.

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3. ★★★★★ imorton777

   6.4y ago

   Even worked with my other wp shortcodes so I could display forms during business hours.

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4. ★★★★★ dregad

   6.5y ago

   I had to publish a contact form on my site, but only after a certain date, and leave it open during a limited period. Your plugin did the job perfectly ! Many thanks for your efforts in developing it, much appreciated ! This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Deleted link, don't put those in reviews

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5. ★★★★★ gsmphone

   6.8y ago

   It works perfectly, after trying others this has worked perfectly

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6. ★★★★★ gfdesign

   8.0y ago

   This helped me to create a radio statioon website. Thanks for your plugin. Best regards

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7. ★★★★★ hexacube

   8.6y ago

   I’ve designed a conference website. Used this plugin to display count down timer up to beginning of conference, and then displayed conference started message and then display conference ended message. Works perfectly. Make sure no caching plugins are used. When used, content will not change and will be served from cache only. Hats off to developer.

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8. ★★★★★ sonfisher

   8.7y ago

   I have a client with a pre-recorded radio show that airs every week at the same time. I receive and upload the recordings ahead of time and set the time to [show] the audio about 5 minutes after each show finishes. This little gem works every time!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.5 Release date: December 14, 2016 Addition of else parameter. Retire old (pre v2.0) shortcodes. 2.5
2. — Version 2.4 Release date: May 23, 2016 Coding standards, logic and performance improvements. 2.4
3. — Version 2.3.1 Release date: August 31, 2015 Corrected an error in the weekly logic (props Jérôme ) 2.3.1
4. — Version 2.3 Release date: December 5, 2014 Introduced recurring annual schedule (previously only monthly/weekly/daily). Just use type=”annually” in your shortcodes. Code improvements. 2.3
5. — Version 2.2 Release date: October 9, 2014 Fixed inability to nest shortcodes by introducing distinct copies of the time-restrict-repeat shortcode ( [time-restrict-repeat-2] and [time-restrict-repeat-3] ) 2.2
6. — Version 2.1.1 Release date: October 2, 2014 Fixed error where content would show all the time when either onday and offday matched, or offdate and ondate matched. 2.1.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2022-07-07 9K+ → 10K+ up after 686 days in tier
2. 2020-08-20 8K+ → 9K+ up after 610 days in tier
3. 2018-12-19 5K+ → 8K+ up after 532 days in tier
4. 2017-07-05 4K+ → 5K+ up after 238 days in tier
5. 2016-11-09 3K+ → 4K+ up after 282 days in tier
6. 2016-02-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 171 days in tier
7. 2015-08-14 1K+ → 2K+ up

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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Show/Hide Content at Set Time: 10K+ active installs, 4.9★ (33 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/shortcodes-to-show-or-hide-content