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Time blocks

Time blocks are the building blocks of every schedule. One block per image-and-time-window combination.

Anatomy of a block

  • Days of week — Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun. Pick any combination.
  • Start time — HH:MM in 24-hour format.
  • End time — HH:MM in 24-hour format.
  • Image — pulled from your WordPress media library.

How blocks are evaluated

On every request, the plugin walks the schedule's blocks in order, top to bottom. The first block whose day-of-week and HH:MM window contain "right now" wins. If no block matches, the schedule's default image is served. If there is no default, the plugin's built-in 1×1 transparent pixel is served (so the URL never 404s).

Block ordering matters

If two blocks overlap, the earlier one wins. To handle exceptions (for example, a holiday image that overrides normal hours), put the exception block first in the list and the normal-hours block second.

Tier limits

  • Free: 1 schedule with up to 2 images per schedule (so up to 2 blocks plus a default).
  • Business: 5 schedules with up to 10 images per schedule.
  • Enterprise: 36 schedules with unlimited images per schedule.

Common patterns

  • Office hours: Mon-Fri 08:00–17:00 = open image; otherwise = closed image (set as schedule default).
  • Lunch closure: Mon-Fri 08:00–12:00 = open, 12:00–13:00 = lunch, 13:00–17:00 = open. Three blocks.
  • Weekend variant: add a Sat 10:00–14:00 block with a "Saturday hours" image; weekday blocks remain unchanged.