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
– Modern admin dashboard with stats
– Zero configuration needed — works out of the box
– No JavaScript loaded on pages without the shortcode (~4 KB total)
Pro version – Lifetime license $39 (one-time)
– Auto-convert times inside The Events Calendar, WooCommerce, LearnDash
– Timezone dropdown widget for manual selection
– Custom badge colors and styles
– Analytics dashboard with conversion tracking
– Priority email support
– Lifetime updates
Screenshots
Beautiful purple badge with hover effect 
Gutenberg block editor
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Local Time Display a fixed UTC time in the visitor's local timezone.
Installation
- Upload to
/wp-content/plugins/or install via WordPress - Activate the plugin
- Use
[gtg_time date="2025-12-25 15:00:00"]anywhere - Done! No settings required.
FAQ
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Does this work with page caching?
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Yes! Works perfectly with WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, Cloudflare, and all caching plugins. The conversion happens in the browser.
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What format should I use for the date?
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Use UTC time in this format:
YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
Example:2025-12-25 15:00:00 -
Can I customize the output format?
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Yes! Use the
formatparameter:
[gtg_time date=”2025-12-25 15:00:00″ format=”F j, Y \a\t g:i A”]See PHP date formats for options.
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Does this work with Gutenberg?
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Yes! Search for “Local Time” in the block inserter.
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Can I remove the badge styling?
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Yes! Use
style="plain":
[gtg_time date=”2025-12-25 15:00:00″ style=”plain”]
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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
2.3.0 – February 7, 2026
- NEW: Modern admin dashboard with statistics
- NEW: Beautiful purple gradient badge styling
- NEW: Hover effects on time badges
- IMPROVED: Better cookie handling for timezone storage
- IMPROVED: Faster JavaScript initialization
- IMPROVED: Mobile responsive admin interface
- UPDATED: Tested up to WordPress 6.8
2.2.0
- Added Gutenberg block support
- Improved timezone detection
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
2.1.0
- Initial public release