Title: Global Time Ghost – Local Time Converter
Author: PluginJoy
Published: <strong>October 16, 2025</strong>
Last modified: February 7, 2026

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# Global Time Ghost – Local Time Converter

 By [PluginJoy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aacers/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/global-time-ghost.2.3.0.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/global-time-ghost/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/global-time-ghost/#developers)

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## 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

[View Pro Features & Pricing ](https://pluginjoy.com/product/global-time-ghost-pro/)

## 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

 1. Upload to `/wp-content/plugins/` or install via WordPress
 2. Activate the plugin
 3. Use `[gtg_time date="2025-12-25 15:00:00"]` anywhere
 4. Done! No settings required.

## FAQ

### Does this work with page caching?

Yes! Works perfectly with WP Rocket, LiteSpeed, Cloudflare, and all caching plugins.
The conversion happens in the browser.

### What format should I use for the date?

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?

Yes! Use the `format` parameter:
 [gtg_time date=”2025-12-25 15:00:00″ format=”F
j, Y \a\t g:i A”]

See [PHP date formats](https://www.php.net/manual/en/datetime.format.php) for options.

### Does this work with Gutenberg?

Yes! Search for “Local Time” in the block inserter.

### Can I remove the badge styling?

Yes! Use `style="plain"`:
 [gtg_time date=”2025-12-25 15:00:00″ style=”plain”]

## Reviews

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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

 *   [ PluginJoy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aacers/)

[Translate “Global Time Ghost – Local Time Converter” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/global-time-ghost)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/global-time-ghost/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/global-time-ghost/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/global-time-ghost/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/global-time-ghost/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## 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

## Meta

 *  Version **2.3.0**
 *  Last updated **2 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/global-time-ghost/)
 * Tags
 * [events](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/events/)[Gutenberg block](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gutenberg-block/)
   [local time](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/local-time/)[timezone](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/timezone/)
   [UTC](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/utc/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/global-time-ghost/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ PluginJoy ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aacers/)

## Support

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