ShulPress turns any WordPress site into a full-featured synagogue website, with no account or subscription required. It brings your congregation’s essentials right into WordPress:
- A single settings screen for your synagogue’s name, address, contact details, and website.
- Live zmanim (halachic times) and Shabbat information for the ZIP code you configure, retrieved from the Hebcal API.
- A Jewish calendar showing the current Hebrew date and the weekly Torah portion.
Everything is available as blocks, shortcodes, and widgets, so it works with both the block editor and classic themes.
Shortcodes
[shulpress_contact_info]— your configured synagogue contact information.[shulpress_zmanim]— today’s zmanim for the configured location. Optional attributes:title,show_date,show_location.- Jewish calendar shortcodes for the Hebrew date, weekly Torah portion, and Shabbat card.
You can see the full list, with attributes, under ShulPress Shortcode Reference in the admin.
ShulPress Pro
ShulPress Pro adds payments, membership, events, and a services calendar. Pro is an optional paid edition and is not required to use anything described above. Learn more at https://shulpress.dev.
External services
This plugin connects to the Hebcal API (https://www.hebcal.com) to retrieve zmanim, Shabbat times, and Jewish calendar data for the location you configure. This is required for the zmanim, Shabbat, and calendar features to function.
When a page containing one of those features is rendered, the plugin sends the ZIP code, timezone, and relevant date to Hebcal. No personal visitor data is sent, and responses are cached. If you do not configure a ZIP code and timezone, no request is made.
Hebcal’s terms of use: https://www.hebcal.com/home/about
Hebcal’s privacy policy: https://www.hebcal.com/home/privacy-policy
ShulPress also includes the Freemius SDK for optional usage tracking, licensing, secure checkout, and delivery of paid-edition updates. Freemius is contacted only after the administrator explicitly opts in or starts a purchase, trial, or license activation. Depending on the action, this may send the site URL, administrator contact details, plugin and WordPress versions, and license or purchase information.
Freemius terms: https://freemius.com/terms/
Freemius privacy policy: https://freemius.com/privacy/
Screenshots
The ShulPress dashboard: a setup checklist and a reference of every available shortcode.
Settings — enter your synagogue name, address, and contact details in one place.
Settings — set the ZIP code and timezone used for zmanim and Shabbat times.
On your site: the Shabbat card and today's zmanim, shown side by side for visitors.
ShulPress Pro: manage families, members, and dues.