{"id":285725,"date":"2026-03-06T15:36:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/legal-age-sign\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:36:31","slug":"legal-age-sign","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/legal-age-sign\/","author":14738834,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"1.5","stable_tag":"trunk","tested":"6.9.4","requires":"5.0","requires_php":"","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"Legal Age Sign","header_author":"SDMEIER","header_description":"Displays a dynamic legal drinking\/purchasing age sign. Use shortcode: [legal_age_sign]. 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It automatically calculates the exact cutoff date based on the visitor's local device time and your custom age requirements (e.g., 18 or 21). The sign features a live clock and updates the \"Born on or before\" date automatically at midnight without requiring a page refresh.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Customizable Age Limit: Set the minimum required age directly in the settings, and the math will automatically adapt.<\/li>\n<li>Live Time &amp; Date: Displays the visitor's current local date and time.<\/li>\n<li>Auto-Updating Birth Date: Automatically calculates the required cutoff date in real-time.<\/li>\n<li>Fully Customizable: Change warning text, phone numbers, and images directly from the WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Theme Integration: Automatically inherits your website's default fonts and text colors to blend seamlessly with your active theme.<\/li>\n<li>Portable Images: Default compliance images are packaged directly inside the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Usage<\/h3>\n\n<p>To display the sign on any Page, Post, or Widget area, simply insert the following shortcode:<\/p>\n\n<p>[legal_age_sign]<\/p>\n\n<h3>Configuration &amp; Settings<\/h3>\n\n<p>You do not need to edit any code to change the text, age, or images on the sign.<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>In your WordPress dashboard navigation menu, go to Settings &gt; Age Sign Settings.<\/li>\n<li>Age Requirement: Enter the minimum age required to purchase your products (e.g., 18, 21).<\/li>\n<li>Images: By default, the plugin uses its built-in images. To override them, paste the full URL of any image from your WordPress Media Library into the text boxes.<\/li>\n<li>Warning Text: Customize the product type (e.g., \"ALCOHOL!\", \"TOBACCO!\", \"VAPE PRODUCTS!\"), the violation text, and the local reporting phone number.<\/li>\n<li>Click \"Save Changes\" and your sign will instantly update across your entire site.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Download or locate the <code>legal-age-sign.zip<\/code> file.<\/li>\n<li>Log into your WordPress Dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to Plugins &gt; Add New (or Add New Plugin).<\/li>\n<li>Click the \"Upload Plugin\" button at the top of the screen.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <code>legal-age-sign.zip<\/code> file and click \"Install Now\".<\/li>\n<li>Once installed, click \"Activate Plugin\".<\/li>\n<\/ol>","raw_excerpt":"Legal Age Sign - WordPress Plugin Version: 1.5 Author: SDMEIER","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/285725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285725"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/sdmeier"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=285725"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=285725"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=285725"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=285725"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=285725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}