Need to remove a text widget at a specific time each day

  • We have a chat feature and the chat operator checks out at 7pm each day. The graphic linking to the chat feature is in a text widget on the sidebar and I have to remove that widget manually each day at 7pm. Is there any sort of WP hack where I can get that text widget removed automatically at 7pm each day?

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  • I would like to add a big ‘I am new to this’ disclaimer here, but might it be possible to edit your widget or widget area along these lines?

    $blogtime = current_time('mysql');
list( $today_year, $today_month, $today_day, $hour, $minute, $second ) = preg_split( '([^0-9])', $blogtime );

if ( $hour > 09 && $hour < 19 ) {
	// Load chat link
} else {
	// Don't load anything
}

    Changing $hour > 09 to reflect whatever time you want to turn the widget back on.

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