Description
The lightest, fastest, and most beautiful local-time plugin for WordPress.
Just drop one shortcode and every visitor instantly sees times in their own timezone (including automatic daylight saving handling):
[gtg_time date="2025-12-25 15:00:00"] December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM (their local time)
[gtg_time date="2025-08-20 14:00:00" format="g:i A (T)"] 4:00 PM (CEST)
Perfect for:
– Flash sales & limited offers
– Webinars & live streams
– Course launches
– Event sites
– Global WooCommerce stores
Free features (everything you need to get started):
– [gtg_time] and [local_time] shortcodes
– Full Gutenberg block (“Local Time”)
– Gorgeous purple badge with hover effect
– Automatic timezone detection via browser (Intl API + cookie)
– Works perfectly with WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, Cloudflare, SiteGround, Kinsta — all caches & CDNs
– No settings page needed — works out of the box
– No JavaScript loaded on pages without the shortcode
Pro version – Lifetime license $39 (one-time)
– Auto-convert times inside The Events Calendar, WooCommerce, LearnDash, etc.
– Live countdown timer shortcode
– Live clock shortcode [current_local_time]
– Convert times in email newsletters (MailPoet, FluentCRM, etc.)
– Full badge customizer (colors, radius, icons, borders)
– Priority support + all future features
Screenshots
Beautiful badge on the frontend (free version) 
Live shortcode previews inside the plugin dashboard
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Local Time Display a fixed UTC time in the visitor's local timezone.
Installation
- Upload the plugin or install it directly from the WordPress plugin directory.
- Activate the plugin.
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Use the shortcode anywhere:
[gtg_time date=”2025-12-31 23:59:59″]
[gtg_time date=”2025-07-15 10:00:00″ format=”F j, Y @ g:i A”]
Done! No configuration required.
FAQ
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How does timezone detection work?
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Uses the modern
Intl.DateTimeFormat()browser API (100% accurate), stores the timezone in a cookie for 180 days, falls back to UTC if JavaScript is disabled. -
Does it work with page caching (WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, Cloudflare)?
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Yes — 100%. JavaScript only loads when a shortcode is present, and the cookie ensures correct time even on cached pages.
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Does it work with WooCommerce?
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Yes. The badge appears automatically on product pages and works perfectly with variable products.
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Can I disable the badge?
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Yes — just add
badge="no":
[gtg_time date=”2025-12-25 15:00:00″ badge=”no”] -
Is there a Gutenberg block?
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Yes! Search for “Local Time” when adding a block.
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Contributors & Developers
“Global Time Ghost – Local Time Converter” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
2.2.0 – December 2025
- Brand new purple design (#6952f4)
- Live badge preview in admin dashboard
- Gutenberg block improvements
- Faster timezone detection
- Full compatibility with WordPress 6.8
2.0.0 – November 2025
- Complete rewrite: lighter, faster, Gutenberg-first
- Conditional JavaScript loading (perfect PageSpeed scores)
- Beautiful default badge styling
1.0.0 – 2024
- Initial release