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The hours shown in a Google Business Profile (the Search\/Maps panel) are managed in that profile, not by site schema.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <strong>Plugins &gt; Add New &gt; Upload Plugin<\/strong> and choose the ZIP, or copy the <code>stuff-things-business-hours<\/code> folder into <code>wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings &gt; Business Hours<\/strong>, set your timezone and hours, then place <code>[business_hours]<\/code> on a page or add the widget.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"will%20it%20show%20the%20wrong%20status%20if%20my%20page%20is%20cached%3F\"><h3>Will it show the wrong status if my page is cached?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. The initial status is rendered on the server, then corrected in the visitor's browser based on your timezone \u2014 so caching and daylight-saving time don't break it.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20support%20hours%20past%20midnight%3F\"><h3>Does it support hours past midnight?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Each time range is within a single day. 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