Dienstplan for WordPress

Dienstplan turns your WordPress site into a shift and duty roster that runs without a full-time coordinator.

It is built for teams that rely on volunteers — fire departments, emergency medical services, first-responder and crisis-response groups, sports clubs and associations. Members open a calendar page and sign up for open shifts themselves. Coordinators see at a glance which shifts are still open, who already volunteered, and who has not yet contributed this period. Every change is recorded, so “who removed me from Saturday?” always has an answer.

Everything runs on your own WordPress install. Member data, schedules and assignments stay in your database — no SaaS account, no recurring fee for the free version. Optional outbound connections (public-holiday lookup via openholidaysapi.org, product notices from wp-dienstplan.de) are documented under External services; the holiday lookup is disabled by default.

What you can do

Define shift types (early/late/night, driver/paramedic — whatever your team uses) and build week or month rosters

Drop the roster onto any page with the [dienstplan] shortcode

Show public aggregate statistics (completed shifts, hours, active helpers) with [dienstplan_statistik] — no login required, names never exposed

Let members sign up for shifts and remove themselves again — coordinators see every change live, no email ping-pong

Plan events like training nights, fundraisers or on-call duties with categories (per-event signup lists come with Basis)

Show each member their own upcoming shifts in a dashboard widget

Let members download their shifts as an ICS calendar file