# Hours & Dates

POIs can display real-time open/closed status based on weekly hours or a date range.

## Weekly hours

Enable **Show hours** on a POI to set its weekly schedule. For each day of the week, you can:

* Check the day to mark it as open
* Set an opening and closing time

When a visitor views the map, the POI popup shows one of four statuses based on the current time:

| Status           | When                                       |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| **Open**         | Currently within operating hours           |
| **Closing Soon** | Within 30 minutes of closing               |
| **Opening Soon** | Within 30 minutes of opening               |
| **Closed**       | Outside operating hours or day not checked |

Today's hours (e.g. "Today: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM") are also shown in the popup.

## Copy hours across days

If most days share the same hours, set the first day and use the **Copy to all days** button to apply those hours to every checked day at once.

## Date range

You can also set a **date range** (from / to) on a POI to mark it as not yet open or expired:

* Before the start date: shows **Not open yet**
* After the end date: shows **Closed**

Date ranges work alongside weekly hours — the date range is checked first.

## Open Now filter

If any POIs on your map have hours set, an **Open Now** filter pill appears in the viewer's filter bar, letting visitors instantly see what's currently open.


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