Show days or weekname instead of hours

@oliversaar I think I mentioned something similar to this in a previous post.

The replacement text and logic currently runs for “yesterday”, “today” and “tomorrow”, so if it falls outside of these restrictions then it will not look for any changes outside of the parameters.

I will be extending this to go beyond tomorrow and find the next change in status – however it isn’t simply a case of changing the search parameter – I will need a whole new set of logic to realise this. Extending the replacement codes takes a fair bit of consideration to make something that is intuitive and simply extending the logic flags in the code itself. Basically, it all relates to the other similar post.

I have noted it on my to-do list and I’ll be in touch when it’s ready for its release.

• This reply was modified 4 years ago by Design Extreme. Reason: Link to previous post

@oliversaar On a similar note, I would like to extend the logic generally to allow for such statements as “If > X hours then:” – but this is quite a big task to cover all eventualities and make it approachable to most users.

@oliversaar Sorry, I just re-read your question. Yes, I can add “days” in the same format as “hours” in a subsequent version.

On a related issue, do you think I need to introduce a zero/singular/plural conditional statement?

e.g. “if less than 1 day”, “if 1 day (but less than 2 days)”, “if 2+ days”

See, it really doesn’t take a long because this becomes a pretty big feature extension…

I would say, the best and most direct way to really find out when a business is open again would be to know exactly when. So as a user I would have a good feeling and would be quickly informed with something like “Sorry, we’re closed. We open again on Monday, 8.3.2021 at 8:00 o’clock”. But only if the closing time is more than one day.

Same day = “…we open again today at 3 o’clock p.m.
Next day = “…we open again tomorrow at 8 o’clock a.m.
After tomorrow = “… we open again on Monday, 8.3.2021 at 8 o’cock a.m.

@oliversaar I’ll introduce logic that will look beyond “tomorrow” and then some new replacement text for days and day names. There’s more packed into this extension than on the surface.

@oliversaar Until the new version is ready, may I suggest the following in your case:

[open_text update="immediate"]
    %if_open_now%
    <span class="op-open">Gerade ge?ffnet</span>
    %end%
    %if_closed_now%
    <span class="op-closed">Gerade geschlossen</span>
    %end%
    <span class="op-next-period op-next-period">
    %if_open_now%
      Wir schlie?en um %today_end% Uhr.
    %end%
    %if_closed_now%        
      %if_open_tomorrow% Wir ?ffnen um %tomorrow_start% Uhr. %end%
      %if_closed_tomorrow% Wir sind offen wieder am Montag um 8 Uhr. %end%
    %end%
   [/open_text]

If you’re closed for over a day, then Monday is always the next day that you’re open. Obviously this is temporary, but it is accurate for your situation.

@oliversaar I’ve been making a few nice additions for the next version:

• Added %else% to check for the opposite of the current IF statement.
• Added a day change count until status change (open => closed or closed => open)
• Added an hours divisor to work with the day change count

This isn’t exactly the new functionality requested here, but it is a step forward.

When I figure out an elegant way present the new conditional statements, I will add this to the mix (something like if closed now, later, tomorrow then… with the same for open and two sets of inverse logic) .

Anyway, the new replacement text will help in realising your opening hour statements.

Sounds cool. I’m really looking forward for the new version ??

And your suggestion of a temporary fixed time makes sense, thanks!

@oliversaar Added the new functionality and updated the Demo website with the same.

Oh yes! Really a good improvement, thanks!!