Title: [Plugin: WP HTML Rotator Plugin] Problem With Setup Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # [Plugin: WP HTML Rotator Plugin] Problem With Setup * [davejampole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davejampole/) * (@davejampole) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/) * I just found and installed your plugin and I’ve run into what looks like a problem. I placed the following code in a text widget: * ``` [rotator start="5:01am" end="12pm"]

Good Morning and Welcome

[/rotator] [rotator start="12:01pm" end="5pm"]

Good Afternoon and Welcome

[/rotator] [rotator start="5:01pm" end="9pm"]

Good Evening and Welcome

[/rotator] [rotator start="9:01pm" end="5am"]

You're working late! Welcome

[/rotator] ``` * For testing purposes, I change the time in the system clock from ‘pm’ to ‘am’, refreshed the page and at 5:35pm (now showing as 5:35am), the text stayed at ‘ Good Evening and Welcome’, whereas it should have changed to ‘Good Morning and Welcome’. * Any suggestions? * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-html-rotator/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-html-rotator/) Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * Thread Starter [davejampole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davejampole/) * (@davejampole) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/#post-2633400) * I’ve been playing with this for about two hours and I cannot get the ‘Good Afternoon’,‘ Good Evening’ to change as the time changes. * I like the idea and I want to use this – – when it is ready to be released. In my opinion, it is not ready yet. Either that or I’m missing the entire concept. * Plugin Author [ariel.coppes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arielcoppes/) * (@arielcoppes) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/#post-2633534) * Thanks for the bug report, I will take a look. Remember that by default it uses UTC timezone. So, when you configure 5am to 12pm it is not based on your timezone, that hour range will be converted to UTC. * Depending on your timezone (for example my timezone is GMT-03) try using “5:01am- 0300” instead. * Thread Starter [davejampole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davejampole/) * (@davejampole) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/#post-2633541) * ariel, * I tried your suggestion – it didn’t work. * ``` [rotator start="5:01am -0600" end="12pm -0600"] Good Morning and Welcome [/rotator] [rotator start="12:01pm -0600" end="5pm -0600"] Good Afternoon and Welcome [/rotator] [rotator start="5:01pm -0600" end="9pm -0600"] Good Evening and Welcome [/rotator] [rotator start="9:01pm -0600" end="5am -0600"] You're working late! Welcome [/rotator]to our website. ``` * At 4:08pm CST (GMT-6) the display read “Good Afternoon and Welcome to our website.”, which is correct, but when I changed the system time from pm to am, the rotator should have said “You’re working late! Welcome to our website.” * It appears that two or more [rotator][/rotator] shortcodes do not work together, unless I’m missing something. * Plugin Author [ariel.coppes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arielcoppes/) * (@arielcoppes) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/#post-2633542) * The rotator is using the local time of the machine where WordPress instance is running, not the client time. So, I configure the rotator for an hour range, for example, 6am -0300 to 10am -0300, then people from different parts of the world should get the same value at the same time. * Of course, in the case you are running a local instance of WordPress (your own machine), then if you change your system time then the plugin should behave different. * I believe different shortcodes should behave correctly together since they don’t use shared data between them, they are processed separatedly and each one with its own parameters. * Anyways, I am not saying the plugin has no bugs, only clarifying some points to understand better how it works. * Plugin Author [ariel.coppes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arielcoppes/) * (@arielcoppes) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/#post-2633543) * Now that I think, the plugin timezone should be configurable instead using the server time since I could configure this on a server on a place with a GMT-03 timezone and then if the server is moved to a place with GMT+03 then the plugin will change its behavior where it shouldn’t. * Thread Starter [davejampole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davejampole/) * (@davejampole) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/#post-2633544) * ariel, * I understand your two comments, so forgive me if I ask – “How do your comments address my questions?” As I stated, I have four [rotator][/rotator] pair, but it does not appear that changing the time drives the change in the text output. * Plugin Author [ariel.coppes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arielcoppes/) * (@arielcoppes) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/#post-2633545) * One of your questions: * > It appears that two or more [rotator][/rotator] shortcodes do not work together, > unless I’m missing something. * My answer: * > I believe different short codes should behave correctly together since they > don’t use shared data between them, they are processed separately and each > one with its own parameters. * So, you should be able use multiple short codes without any problems. * > At 4:08pm CST (GMT-6) the display read “Good Afternoon and Welcome to our website.”, > which is correct, but when I changed the system time from pm to am, the rotator > should have said “You’re working late! Welcome to our website.” * Since the plug-in uses the server time, not the client time, then if you change your local system time then you will see no changes, unless you are running wp in your local machine (then you are the server) or you are modifying the server system time. * Thread Starter [davejampole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davejampole/) * (@davejampole) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/#post-2633546) * Okay, the light just came on. * I can change the time on my local machine, but the ‘Good Morning’, ‘Good Afternoon’ etc. will not change until the time on my host’s server changes. Right? * Plugin Author [ariel.coppes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arielcoppes/) * (@arielcoppes) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/#post-2633547) * Exactly. * Thanks for testing the plug-in, you helped me detecting another bug. * Thread Starter [davejampole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davejampole/) * (@davejampole) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/#post-2633555) * ariel, * I did get a change in comment as the time in my time zone changed. The only question I have is: if the comment changes based on the time **at my host** and I live in GMT -6 and you live in GMT -3, when you view my website, you will see the comments based on my time zone NOT yours, which, if I’m thinking correctly, is not what it should be. The comment should be based on the viewers time zone, NOT my host’s time zone. At least, that’s what I want. * Plugin Author [ariel.coppes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arielcoppes/) * (@arielcoppes) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/#post-2633557) * No, this plug-in is not for that. It should be used, for example, to show a promo, something that should be shown in a unique hour range. * Another usage is to show contact information, like “We are working, you can call us right now” and “We are at home now, contact us tomorrow”. * What you want depends on the client timezone and the plug-in can’t know the visitor timezone when it is being processed. You need something processed in the client side, maybe javascript, then a wp plug-in is not needed. * Thread Starter [davejampole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davejampole/) * (@davejampole) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/#post-2633558) * Damn, * I was afraid of that. Oh well, at least I know what won’t work and I guess that’s something. Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) The topic ‘[Plugin: WP HTML Rotator Plugin] Problem With Setup’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wp-html-rotator.svg) * [WP HTML Rotator Plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-html-rotator/) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-html-rotator/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-html-rotator/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-html-rotator/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-html-rotator/reviews/) * 12 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [davejampole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davejampole/) * Last activity: [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wp-html-rotator-plugin-problem-with-setup/#post-2633558) * Status: not resolved