How to add Opening Hours to a Plone website

Embed Opening Hours on Plone

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Create a Opening Hours add-on for Plone on Common Ninja

First, create a Plone Opening Hours add-on on Common Ninja. On the add-ons catalog, find the Opening Hours and enter the Editor.

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Save the Opening Hours add-on

When you're done creating the Opening Hours add-on, click on the Save Changes button at the right top corner of the editor. If you don't have an account on Common Ninja, you'll have to register first.

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Copy the Opening Hours Embed Code

When you're ready to add the Opening Hours add-on to your Plone website, click the Add To Website button at the top bar of the Editor. On the window that opens, click the Copy Icon to copy the add-on embed code. In the next steps, you will paste this code into your Plone website.

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Paste the code to your Plone website’s HTML field.

Next, go to your Plone website editor and find the HTML field. It is most likely in the form of an HTML/Code widget or module which you can find on the Plone’s editor. Add it to your page, and paste the Opening Hours Embed Code you’ve copied before to the HTML field. Save and update, and that’s it, you should have Common Ninja’s Opening Hours add-on on your Plone website.

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Alternative Method 1: Through the HTML option in the text’s editing area.

If you can't find the HTML/Code widget or module, there's another way to put Common Ninja’s Opening Hours add-on on your Plone add-on. You can just add the code to a special HTML section in the text editor.

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Alternative Method 2: Add it directly to your Plone website’s HTML code.

If you're having trouble finding a widget or a special part in your text editor where you can add the Embed Code, you can try a different way to add the Opening Hours add-on to your Plone website. You can do this by putting it straight into your Plone website's HTML code.

Why Use This Widget

Use the Opening Hours widget when clear availability is critical for your business. Visitors often come with simple questions like whether you are open now, open later, or open on a specific day. If they cannot answer that quickly, they may leave or choose a competitor. This widget presents your schedule in a clean, readable format that works on mobile and desktop, and you can highlight special days, holidays, or mixed hours. It is useful for local stores, clinics, restaurants, agencies, and service providers that rely on appointments or walk ins. By removing uncertainty about when you are active, you reduce support calls, missed visits, and frustration.

This tutorial was written by the Common Ninja product team, creators of interactive, no-code widgets for Plone website. Common Ninja helps over 500,000 users build engaging online experiences without coding.