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Major UI upgrade with modern dashboard and beautiful badge styling. Recommended update for all users!<\/p>"},"ratings":[],"assets_icons":{"icon-256x256.gif":{"filename":"icon-256x256.gif","revision":3379522,"resolution":"256x256","location":"assets","locale":""}},"assets_banners":{"banner-1544X500.jpg":{"filename":"banner-1544X500.jpg","revision":3379522,"resolution":"1544x500","location":"assets","locale":""},"banner-1544x500.png":{"filename":"banner-1544x500.png","revision":3455961,"resolution":"1544x500","location":"assets","locale":""},"banner-772x250.jpg":{"filename":"banner-772x250.jpg","revision":3379530,"resolution":"772x250","location":"assets","locale":""},"banner-772x250.png":{"filename":"banner-772x250.png","revision":3455961,"resolution":"772x250","location":"assets","locale":""}},"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":{"gtg\/local-time":{"$schema":"https:\/\/schemas.wp.org\/trunk\/block.json","apiVersion":3,"name":"gtg\/local-time","title":"Local Time","category":"widgets","icon":"clock","description":"Display a fixed UTC time in the visitor's local timezone.","keywords":["time","timezone","local","utc","event"],"textdomain":"global-time-ghost","attributes":{"date":{"type":"string","default":""},"format":{"type":"string","default":""},"badge":{"type":"string","default":"yes"}},"supports":{"html":false,"align":false},"editorScript":"file:.\/index.js"}},"tagged_versions":["2.2.0","2.3.0"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":{"screenshot-1.png":{"filename":"screenshot-1.png","revision":3455973,"resolution":"1","location":"assets","locale":""},"screenshot-2.png":{"filename":"screenshot-2.png","revision":3379522,"resolution":"2","location":"assets","locale":""}},"screenshots":{"1":"Beautiful purple badge with hover effect","2":"Gutenberg block editor","3":"Modern admin dashboard","4":"Shortcode examples","5":"Pro features overview"},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[1486,151844,22803,9698,9862],"plugin_category":[40,45],"plugin_contributors":[246849],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-255784","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-events","plugin_tags-gutenberg-block","plugin_tags-local-time","plugin_tags-timezone","plugin_tags-utc","plugin_category-calendar-and-events","plugin_category-ecommerce","plugin_contributors-aacers","plugin_committers-aacers"],"banners":{"banner":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/global-time-ghost\/assets\/banner-772x250.png?rev=3455961","banner_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/global-time-ghost\/assets\/banner-1544x500.png?rev=3455961","banner_rtl":false,"banner_2x_rtl":false},"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/global-time-ghost\/assets\/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3379522","icon_2x":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/global-time-ghost\/assets\/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3379522","generated":false},"screenshots":[{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/global-time-ghost\/assets\/screenshot-1.png?rev=3455973","caption":"Beautiful purple badge with hover effect"},{"src":"https:\/\/ps.w.org\/global-time-ghost\/assets\/screenshot-2.png?rev=3379522","caption":"Gutenberg block editor"}],"raw_content":"\n

The lightest, fastest, and most beautiful local-time plugin for WordPress.<\/p>\n\n

Just drop one shortcode and every visitor instantly sees times in their own timezone<\/strong> (including automatic daylight saving handling):<\/p>\n\n

[gtg_time date=\"2025-12-25 15:00:00\"] \u2192 December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM (their local time)  \n[gtg_time date=\"2025-08-20 14:00:00\" format=\"g:i A (T)\"] \u2192 4:00 PM (CEST)\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n
Perfect for:\n- Flash sales & limited offers\n- Webinars & live streams\n- Course launches\n- Event sites\n- Global WooCommerce stores<\/p>\n\n
Free features (everything you need to get started):<\/strong>\n- [gtg_time]<\/code> and [local_time]<\/code> shortcodes\n- Full Gutenberg block (\"Local Time\")\n- Gorgeous purple badge with hover effect\n- Automatic timezone detection via browser (Intl API + cookie)\n- Works perfectly with WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, Cloudflare, SiteGround, Kinsta \u2014 all caches & CDNs\n- Modern admin dashboard with stats\n- Zero configuration needed \u2014 works out of the box\n- No JavaScript loaded on pages without the shortcode (~4 KB total)<\/p>\n\n
Pro version \u2013 Lifetime license $39 (one-time)<\/strong>\n- Auto-convert times inside The Events Calendar<\/strong>, WooCommerce<\/strong>, LearnDash<\/strong>\n- Timezone dropdown widget for manual selection\n- Custom badge colors and styles\n- Analytics dashboard with conversion tracking\n- Priority email support\n- Lifetime updates<\/p>\n\n
View Pro Features & Pricing \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n
    \n
  1. Upload to \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> or install via WordPress<\/li>\n
  2. Activate the plugin<\/li>\n
  3. Use [gtg_time date=\"2025-12-25 15:00:00\"]<\/code> anywhere<\/li>\n
  4. Done! No settings required.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
    \n
    Does this work with page caching?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
    Yes! Works perfectly with WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, Cloudflare, and all caching plugins. The conversion happens in the browser.<\/p><\/dd>\n
    What format should I use for the date?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
    Use UTC time in this format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS<\/code>\nExample: 2025-12-25 15:00:00<\/code><\/p><\/dd>\n
    Can I customize the output format?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
    Yes! Use the format<\/code> parameter:\n    [gtg_time date=\"2025-12-25 15:00:00\" format=\"F j, Y \\a\\t g:i A\"]<\/p>\n\n
    See PHP date formats<\/a> for options.<\/p><\/dd>\n
    Does this work with Gutenberg?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
    Yes! Search for \"Local Time\" in the block inserter.<\/p><\/dd>\n
    Can I remove the badge styling?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
    Yes! Use style=\"plain\"<\/code>:\n    [gtg_time date=\"2025-12-25 15:00:00\" style=\"plain\"]<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n
    2.3.0 - February 7, 2026<\/h4>\n\n
      \n
    • NEW: Modern admin dashboard with statistics<\/li>\n
    • NEW: Beautiful purple gradient badge styling<\/li>\n
    • NEW: Hover effects on time badges<\/li>\n
    • IMPROVED: Better cookie handling for timezone storage<\/li>\n
    • IMPROVED: Faster JavaScript initialization<\/li>\n
    • IMPROVED: Mobile responsive admin interface<\/li>\n
    • UPDATED: Tested up to WordPress 6.8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
      2.2.0<\/h4>\n\n
        \n
      • Added Gutenberg block support<\/li>\n
      • Improved timezone detection<\/li>\n
      • Bug fixes and performance improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
        2.1.0<\/h4>\n\n
          \n
        • Initial public release<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Show any UTC time in the visitor's real local timezone \u2014 automatically. Gutenberg block + shortcode. Zero config. Works with every cache & CDN.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/255784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255784"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/aacers"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=255784"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=255784"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=255784"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=255784"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twd.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=255784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}