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Business Hours Indicator

by Maarten B · 7,000+ active installs · Checked 5 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 4 Nov 2026, 4 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

96/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Business Hours Indicator
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Business Hours Indicator still maintained?
Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Business Hours Indicator, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer maartenbelmans since Sep 2016. 5 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Business Hours Indicator removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 5 Nov 2026. 5 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Business Hours Indicator safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.3.5). Not on the exploited list. 2 Aug 2021 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Business Hours Indicator update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.4.6. No one-star spike after it. 4 Nov 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
maartenbelmans4 Sep 2016 to 4 Nov 2026, 102 commits
studiowombat20 Jun 2018 to 26 Jun 2019, 10 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
today
Releases, 24 months
4
Tested up to
7.2 current
Requires PHP
7.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Business Hours Indicator
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20243
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20252
Q3 20250
Q4 20251
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 4 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.9.

Rating distribution
5 star56
4 star2
3 star1
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

1 vulnerability on record, patched (latest fixed in 2.3.5).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
2 Aug 2021Business Hours Indicator <= 2.3.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4< 2.3.52.3.5101

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

7,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Business Hours Indicator
4 May 202658
11 May 2026153
18 May 2026147
25 May 2026147
1 Jun 2026130
8 Jun 2026144
15 Jun 2026128
22 Jun 2026125
29 Jun 2026115
6 Jul 2026127
13 Jul 2026130
20 Jul 2026151
27 Jul 2026148
3 Aug 2026167
10 Aug 2026146
17 Aug 2026145
24 Aug 2026140
31 Aug 2026137
7 Sep 2026137
14 Sep 2026160
21 Sep 2026154
28 Sep 2026155
5 Oct 2026172
12 Oct 2026145
19 Oct 2026242
26 Oct 2026198
2 Nov 202633

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 9% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version2.4.6
AuthorMaarten B
Added4 Sep 2016
Last updated4 Nov 2026
Active installs7,000+
Requires WordPress3.7
Tested up to7.2
Requires PHP7.1
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
TagsOpening Hours, opening times, business hours, Currently Open, open indication

Other plugins by this author: Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce, Domain Mapping System | Create Microsites with Multiple Alias Domains (multisite optional), WP Optin Wheel - Gamified Optin Email Marketing Tool for WordPress and WooCommerce

Questions

Is Business Hours Indicator still maintained?

Yes. Last release 4 Nov 2026, 4 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Business Hours Indicator, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer maartenbelmans since Sep 2016.

Was Business Hours Indicator removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 5 Nov 2026.

Is Business Hours Indicator safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 2.3.5). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Business Hours Indicator update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.4.6. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 5 Nov 2026.Report a data issue