Elementor Days Widget - Display different text based on the day of the week. https://www.damiencarbery.com/2023/10/custom-elementor-widget-daily-text/

days-messages-widget.php

<?php
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
	exit; // Exit if accessed directly.
}


// Elementor DaysMessages Widget - Elementor widget that displays different text based on the day of the week.
class Elementor_DaysMessages_Widget extends \Elementor\Widget_Base {
	// Set widget internal name.
	public function get_name() {
		return 'daysmessages';
	}


	// Set widget title.
	public function get_title() {
		//return esc_html__( 'oEmbed', 'elementor-oembed-widget' );
		return 'Days Messages';
	}


	// Set widget icon - use a calendar for this widget.
	public function get_icon() {
		return 'eicon-calendar';
	}


	// Set custom help URL - Set a URL where the user can get more information about the widget.
//	public function get_custom_help_url() {
//		return 'https://developers.elementor.com/docs/widgets/';
//	}


	// Set widget categories - Set the list of categories the widget belongs to.
	public function get_categories() {
		return [ 'general' ];
	}


	// Set widget keywords - set the list of keywords the widget belongs to.
	public function get_keywords() {
		return [ 'days', 'messages' ];
	}


	// Register widget controls - input fields to allow the user to customize the widget settings.
	protected function register_controls() {
		$this->start_controls_section(
			'content_section',
			[
				'label' => esc_html( 'Content' ),
				'tab' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TAB_CONTENT,
			]
		);

		$this->add_control(
			'monday',
			[
				'label' => esc_html( 'Monday text' ),
				'type' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TEXT,
				'placeholder' => esc_html( 'Monday text' ),
				'classes' => 'monday-text',
			]
		);
		$this->add_control(
			'tuesday',
			[
				'label' => esc_html( 'Tuesday text' ),
				'type' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TEXT,
				'placeholder' => esc_html( 'Tuesday text' ),
				'classes' => 'tuesday-text',
			]
		);
		$this->add_control(
			'wednesday',
			[
				'label' => esc_html( 'Wednesday text' ),
				'type' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TEXT,
				'placeholder' => esc_html( 'Wednesday text' ),
				'classes' => 'wednesday-text',
			]
		);
		$this->add_control(
			'thursday',
			[
				'label' => esc_html( 'Thursday text' ),
				'type' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TEXT,
				'placeholder' => esc_html( 'Thursday text' ),
				'classes' => 'thursday-text',
			]
		);
		$this->add_control(
			'friday',
			[
				'label' => esc_html( 'Friday text' ),
				'type' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TEXT,
				'placeholder' => esc_html( 'Friday text' ),
				'classes' => 'friday-text',
			]
		);
		$this->add_control(
			'saturday',
			[
				'label' => esc_html( 'Saturday text' ),
				'type' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TEXT,
				'placeholder' => esc_html( 'Saturday text' ),
				'classes' => 'saturday-text',
			]
		);
		$this->add_control(
			'sunday',
			[
				'label' => esc_html( 'Sunday text' ),
				'type' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TEXT,
				'placeholder' => esc_html( 'Sunday text' ),
				'classes' => 'sunday-text',
			]
		);
		$this->end_controls_section();

		$this->start_controls_section(
			'style_section',
			[
				'label' => esc_html( 'Style' ),
				'tab' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TAB_STYLE,
			]
		);
		$this->add_control(
			'text_color',
			[
				'label' => esc_html( 'Text Color' ),
				'type' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::COLOR,
				'selectors' => [
					'{{WRAPPER}}' => 'color: {{VALUE}}',
				],
			]
		);
		$this->add_group_control(
			\Elementor\Group_Control_Typography::get_type(),
			[
				'name' => 'content_typography',
				'selector' => '{{WRAPPER}}',
			]
		);
		$this->add_group_control(
			\Elementor\Group_Control_Text_Stroke::get_type(),
			[
				'name' => 'text_stroke',
				'selector' => '{{WRAPPER}}',
			]
		);
		$this->add_group_control(
			\Elementor\Group_Control_Text_Shadow::get_type(),
			[
				'name' => 'text_shadow',
				'selector' => '{{WRAPPER}}',
			]
		);
		$this->end_controls_section();
	}


	// Render the DaysMessages widget on the frontend.
	protected function render() {
		$settings = $this->get_settings_for_display();

		$date = getdate();
		$days = array( 'sunday', 'monday', 'tuesday', 'wednesday', 'thursday', 'friday', 'saturday' );
		$day_text = $settings[ $days[ $date[ 'wday' ] ] ];
		
		if ( is_admin() ) {
			$day_text .= ' (<em>Showing ' . ucfirst( $days[ $date[ 'wday' ] ] ) . ' text)</em>';
		}
		
		if ( ! empty( $day_text ) ) {
			echo '<div class="days-messages-elementor-widget">';
			echo $day_text;
			echo '</div>';
		}
	}
}

elementor-days-widget.php

<?php
/*
 * Plugin Name: Elementor Days Widget
 * Description: Display different text based on the day of the week.
 * Plugin URI:  https://www.damiencarbery.com/2023/10/custom-elementor-widget-daily-text/
 * Version:     0.1
 * Author:      Damien Carbery
 * Author URI:  https://www.damiencarbery.com/
 *
 * Elementor tested up to: 3.16.3
 */

// This is a demo widget to experiment with the Elementor API.
// API docs are at: https://developers.elementor.com/docs/widgets/


if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
	exit; // Exit if accessed directly.
}


// Register Days Widget.
function dcwd_register_days_widget( $widgets_manager ) {
	require_once( __DIR__ . '/days-messages-widget.php' );

	$widgets_manager->register( new \Elementor_DaysMessages_Widget() );
}
add_action( 'elementor/widgets/register', 'dcwd_register_days_widget' );