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