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Forge Business Info

Display your business hours, location, and contact info with automatic LocalBusiness schema markup. Lightweight, no bloat.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.9
Current version1.0.8
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.9
Minimum stackWP 5.8 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update23 Apr 20266mo ago
Active installationsNewAdoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Forge Business Info version 1.0.8 as active, updated 6mo ago and tested up to WordPress 6.9.

Overview

About this plugin

Forge Business Info is a lightweight WordPress plugin that displays your business hours, address, and phone number in a clean, accessible widget. It automatically generates LocalBusiness JSON-LD schema markup so search engines like Google can surface your business info in local search results.

Features:

  • Regular weekly business hours with split-hour support (e.g. closed for lunch)
  • Holiday and special hours that override regular hours
  • Live Open / Closed / Closing Soon status indicator
  • Click-to-call phone link (mobile-friendly)
  • Google Maps directions link from your address
  • Automatic LocalBusiness JSON-LD structured data
  • Gutenberg block + shortcodes for flexible placement
  • Three display modes: Inherit (uses your theme), Preset styles, or Custom colors
  • Four built-in style presets: Card, Minimal, Dark, Compact
  • Timezone-aware status calculation

No bloat. No SaaS. No upsells.

Enter your info, drop in the shortcode or block, done.

Shortcodes

  • [forge_business_info] — Full widget with all sections
  • [forge_hours] — Hours table only
  • [forge_location] — Address and map link only
  • [forge_status] — Open/Closed badge only

Schema Markup

The plugin automatically outputs LocalBusiness JSON-LD in your page head, including:

  • Business name, address, phone, and site URL
  • Opening hours for each day of the week
  • Special/holiday hours with validFrom/validThrough dates
  • Split hours for businesses with lunch breaks

This structured data helps Google display your business hours, address, and phone number directly in search results and Google Maps.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • business hours
  • local seo
  • opening hours
  • location
  • schema
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.9

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.9.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.8 · PHP 7.4
Update activity23 Apr 20266mo ago

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