{"id":279594,"date":"2026-05-18T05:56:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/hb-jewish-calendar\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T05:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T05:56:37","slug":"hb-jewish-calendar","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/fon.wordpress.org\/plugins\/hb-jewish-calendar\/","author":23247889,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"2.0.0","stable_tag":"2.0.0","tested":"6.9.4","requires":"6.5","requires_php":"7.4","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"HB Jewish Calendar","header_author":"HBCode","header_description":"Jewish calendar shortcodes","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2026-05-18 05:56:37","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"https:\/\/hbcode.co.il","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/hagitbagno.com","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":134,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","changelog"],"tags":{"2.0.0":{"tag":"2.0.0","author":"hbcode","date":"2026-05-18 05:56:37"}},"upgrade_notice":[],"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["2.0.0"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[]},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[1358,10604,201193,260530,22607],"plugin_category":[],"plugin_contributors":[263320],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-279594","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-date","plugin_tags-hebrew","plugin_tags-jewish-calendar","plugin_tags-parasha","plugin_tags-zmanim","plugin_contributors-hbcode","plugin_committers-hbcode"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/hb-jewish-calendar.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"<!--section=description-->\n<p>HB Jewish Calendar provides accurate Hebrew date information, weekly Torah portions (Parasha), zmanim (Jewish times), and a fully client-side monthly Hebrew calendar. Calculations are performed in the browser using the bundled 'Hebcal' library.<\/p>\n\n<p>Key capabilities:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Shortcodes to embed a monthly Hebrew calendar, today\u2019s Hebrew date, current weekday, Parasha and individual zmanim values (with optional minute offset).<\/li>\n<li>Elementor widgets mirroring the shortcodes, grouped under the \"Hebrew Calendar\" category, with style and prefix controls.<\/li>\n<li>Admin settings to select a city (used for zmanim) and toggle Parasha Israel\/Diaspora behavior.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Shortcodes:\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>jcal_heb_calendar<\/code> \u2014 Embed a monthly Hebrew calendar with holidays.<\/li>\n<li><code>jcal_today_hdate<\/code> \u2014 Show today's Hebrew date.<\/li>\n<li><code>jcal_day_in_week<\/code> \u2014 Show the current weekday name.<\/li>\n<li><code>jcal_parasha<\/code> \u2014 Show this week's Parasha (Israel \/ Diaspora controlled in settings).<\/li>\n<li><code>jcal_zmanim<\/code> \u2014 Show a specific zman (Jewish time); supports <code>type<\/code> and <code>offset<\/code> attributes.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>Elementor widgets for the same features (category: \"Hebrew Calendar\"): <code>Hebrew Calendar<\/code>, <code>Today hebrew date<\/code>, <code>Parashat hashavua<\/code>, <code>Zmanim<\/code>, <code>Day in week<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li>Settings page (<code>JCal Settings<\/code>) to choose city for zmanim and set Parasha display (Israel or Diaspora).<\/li>\n<li>Localized: supports both Hebrew and English.<\/li>\n<li>All date &amp; holiday calculations are performed client-side using the bundled 'Hebcal' library.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Usage<\/h3>\n\n<p>Shortcodes:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>[jcal_heb_calendar]<\/code> \u2014 Renders the monthly Hebrew calendar. The calendar also displays holidays.<\/li>\n<li><code>[jcal_today_hdate]<\/code> \u2014 Outputs today's Hebrew date (localized to site language).<\/li>\n<li><code>[jcal_day_in_week]<\/code> \u2014 Outputs the current weekday name (localized).<\/li>\n<li><code>[jcal_parasha]<\/code> \u2014 Outputs the current Parasha. Use settings to choose Israel or Diaspora version.<\/li>\n<li><code>[jcal_zmanim type=\"&lt;type&gt;\" offset=\"&lt;minutes&gt;\"]<\/code> \u2014 Outputs a zman value. <code>type<\/code> is one of:\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>chatzotNight<\/code>, <code>alotHaShachar<\/code>, <code>alotHaShachar72<\/code>, <code>neitzHaChama<\/code>, <code>sunrise<\/code>,<\/li>\n<li><code>sofZmanShma<\/code>, <code>sofZmanShmaMGA<\/code>, <code>sofZmanShmaMGA16Point1<\/code>, <code>sofZmanTfilla<\/code>, <code>sofZmanTfillaMGA<\/code>,<\/li>\n<li><code>sofZmanTfillaMGA16Point1<\/code>, <code>chatzot<\/code>, <code>minchaGedola<\/code>, <code>minchaGedolaMGA<\/code>, <code>minchaKetana<\/code>,<\/li>\n<li><code>minchaKetanaMGA<\/code>, <code>plagHaMincha<\/code>, <code>sunset<\/code>, <code>shkiah<\/code>, <code>beinHaShmashos<\/code>, <code>dusk<\/code>,<\/li>\n<li><code>tzeit<\/code>, <code>misheyakir<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li><code>offset<\/code> is an integer number of minutes to add\/subtract.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Elementor widgets: find the \"Hebrew Calendar\" category in Elementor; widgets provide style controls, optional prefixes and allow inserting the same shortcodes as elements.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Settings Page<\/h3>\n\n<p>Access: <code>WP Admin \u2192 JCal Settings<\/code> (menu entry appears for users with <code>manage_options<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>City: choose a city (used for zmanim calculations).<\/li>\n<li>Parasha Display: choose <code>Israel<\/code> or <code>Diaspora<\/code> to control how the weekly Parasha is determined.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Localization<\/h3>\n\n<p>Translation files are included in the <code>languages\/<\/code> directory. The plugin uses the text domain <code>hb-jewish-calendar<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Credits<\/h3>\n\n<p>Developed by HBCode.<\/p>\n\n<p>This plugin bundles a minified build of the Hebcal library (js\/hebcal.min.js) for client-side Hebrew calendar calculations:\nhttps:\/\/github.com\/hebcal\/hebcal-es6<\/p>\n\n<p>Hebcal is provided under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). See Hebcal for details and privacy policy: https:\/\/www.hebcal.com\/home\/privacy-policy<\/p>\n\n<h3>Support<\/h3>\n\n<p>For support, contact the developer.<\/p>\n\n<h3>License<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin is licensed under GPL v3 or later: https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/licenses\/gpl-3.0.html<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/hb-jewish-calendar<\/code> or install via the WordPress plugin installer.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin from the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Visit the JCal Settings admin page to choose your city and Parasha diaspora setting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>2.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>All date and holiday calculations are performed client-side using the bundled Hebcal library (<code>hebcal.min.js<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li>New approach improves performance and allows better handling of results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.3.5<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix bug of calendar links<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.3.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fix bug of parasha display<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.3.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added zmanim support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added holiday display to the calendar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Added elementor support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>First version!<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Display Hebrew dates, Parasha, zmanim and an interactive monthly Hebrew calendar via shortcodes and Elementor widgets.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fon.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/279594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fon.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fon.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fon.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279594"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fon.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/hbcode"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fon.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fon.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=279594"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fon.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=279594"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fon.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=279594"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fon.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=279594"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fon.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=279594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}