WordPress Clock Plugin
Add a live clock to any WordPress page or sidebar — digital, analog, world clock, a spinning globe, or a date card. Drop in the block or a shortcode and you are done.
Live demo
These are live — the same embeds the plugin outputs, running right now in your browser.
Installing
From your dashboard
Go to Plugins → Add New, search for Currency.Wiki World Clock, then click Install and Activate.
From WordPress.org
Download the ZIP from the plugin page, then upload it under Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
Add a clock
Insert the World Clock block on any page, or use the [cwiki_time] shortcode.
Five clock styles
| Style | What it looks like | Default size |
|---|---|---|
Digital
digital
|
Large digital time, optional seconds and date. | 240×152 |
Analog
analog
|
Classic clock face with sweeping hands. | 200×210 |
World Clock
world
|
Up to eight cities with their local times. | 264×288 |
Spinning Globe
globe
|
Rotating globe with orbiting city times. | 280×292 |
Date Card
date
|
Large date with weekday and month. | 240×230 |
Shortcode
Use [cwiki_time] on its own for a digital clock in the visitor’s own timezone, or pass any of the attributes below. [cwiki_clock] is an alias.
[cwiki_time style="globe" theme="dark" accent="f59e0b"]
[cwiki_time style="world" zones="America/New_York~New York,Europe/London~London"]
[cwiki_time style="analog" tz="Europe/Paris" city="Paris" seconds="1"]| Attribute | Values | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
style |
digital, analog, world, globe, date | digital |
Which clock to render. |
theme |
auto, light, dark | auto |
Follows the visitor’s system theme by default. |
accent |
hex, no # | 2563eb |
Accent colour. The globe uses it for country outlines. |
format |
12, 24, auto | auto |
Hour format. auto follows the visitor’s locale. |
seconds |
1, 0 | 1 |
Show seconds. |
date |
1, 0 | 1 |
Show the date. |
tz |
IANA zone, e.g. Asia/Tokyo | visitor’s own | Timezone for single-clock styles. |
city |
text | — | Label shown under a single clock. |
zones |
tz~Label,tz~Label | — | Cities for the world and globe styles. |
lang |
language code | site language | Localises weekday and month names. |
branding |
1, 0 | 1 |
Show the “Powered by Currency.Wiki” credit. |
Questions
Is the plugin free?
Yes — free on WordPress.org, with no paid tier, no signup and no API key. Every clock style is included.
Does it slow my site down?
No. The plugin adds one small script, enqueued through the normal WordPress pipeline. Every time is computed in the visitor’s browser, so there is no API call on page load and nothing to cache.
Do I need an account or API key?
Neither. Install it, add the block or shortcode, and it works.
Will it keep the right time when a country changes its clocks?
Yes. Clocks resolve from IANA timezone identifiers in the browser, so daylight-saving shifts are handled by the visitor’s own device. There is nothing to update on your side.
Does it work with the block editor and with page builders?
Both. There is a World Clock block for the block editor, and a [cwiki_time] shortcode that works anywhere shortcodes run, including sidebars and most page builders.
Can I remove the “Powered by Currency.Wiki” credit?
Yes. Untick it under World Clock → Settings to remove it site-wide, or set branding="0" on an individual shortcode.
Add a clock to your WordPress site
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