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Open Close Store for WooCommerce – Business Hours & Order Scheduling

Set ordering hours, stop checkout when your store is closed, and show customers when ordering resumes.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version5.1.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 5.3 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update29 Oct 20263d ago
Active installations600Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating3.4 / 5 from 41 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Open Close Store for WooCommerce – Business Hours & Order Scheduling version 5.1.1 as active, updated 3d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Accept online orders only when your team is ready to fulfill them.

Open Close Store for WooCommerce lets you set daily ordering hours and multiple service shifts. Outside those hours, the free plugin can stop checkout, hide add-to-cart controls, show a closed-store message and count down to reopening.

It is especially useful for restaurants, takeout shops, bakeries and other WooCommerce businesses with time-sensitive fulfillment.

New ownership, active development

Open Close Store is now maintained by Capiri Ltd. Recent updates improve closing-time accuracy, clarify closed-store messages, and introduce an illustrated setup guide. We’re continuing to improve reliability and support.

Scheduled checkout blocking is included in the free version. Have a question or an unresolved issue? com.

⭐ Compare Free and Pro & view pricing | Pro checkout | 🛟 Get support

Need to accept orders outside normal service hours? Pro adds after-hours preorders, instant open/close overrides and per-product rules, plus frontend schedule management and Dokan vendor schedules.

Watch the Free setup walkthrough

Watch the 98-second setup video: set weekly opening hours, enable closed-hours checkout protection, add holiday closures and test your schedule. Includes optional captions and a transcript. The walkthrough uses a fictional demo store and simulated interactions with the actual Free interface.

Follow the illustrated setup guide or try the free plugin in a disposable demo.

🚀 Free Features

  • Schedule management (daily time slots)
  • Active schedule selection and week start day
  • Full-day holiday closures on selected dates in your store time zone
  • Setup and status page showing schedule, checkout protection and next opening
  • Disable checkout when the store is closed
  • Hide add to cart when closed (with optional popup-on-click mode)
  • Countdown timers on cart, checkout, product, and account pages
  • Store status bar and closed-store popup
  • Business hours display shortcodes and widget
  • Admin bar shop status shortcut
  • WooCommerce HPOS and cart/checkout blocks compatibility declarations

⭐ PRO Features (separate plugin)

  • After-Hours Preorders – Accept preorders for all or selected products while ordinary ordering is closed
  • Instant Open/Close Override – Change store status immediately and show a custom message
  • Per-Product Rules – Allow or block selected products based on store status
  • Cart Controls – Empty the cart automatically or keep permitted products available
  • Frontend Schedule Manager – Manage schedules without entering the WordPress admin area
  • Dokan Vendor Schedules – Apply vendor-specific schedules in Dokan marketplaces
  • 24-Hour Days – Keep the store open continuously on selected days
  • Status Bar Styling – Customize the status bar and hide-button colors

⚙️ Shortcodes

Display Single Schedule

[schedule id="71"]

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Display a specific schedule anywhere on your site. Replace “71” with your actual schedule ID.

Countdown Timer

[woc_countdown_timer] and [woc_countdown_timer style="1"] for style 1,2,3

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Show a countdown timer until the store reopens. Customize the appearance in the plugin settings.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

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

  • online ordering
  • opening hours
  • schedules manager
  • store hours for woocommerce
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 5.3 · PHP 7.4
Update activity29 Oct 20263d ago

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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex

Recent tracked changes

Version5.0.85.1.1
WordPress compatibility7.1.37.1.4
Directory statusinactiveactive
Directory statusactiveinactive
Version5.0.75.0.8
WordPress compatibility7.1.27.1.3
Version5.0.65.0.7
Version5.0.55.0.6
WordPress compatibility7.1.17.1.2
Version5.0.45.0.5
WordPress compatibility7.17.1.1
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