WP Dienstplan is a WordPress plugin for shift and duty-roster scheduling, built for volunteer fire departments, rescue services, and community associations.…
Category
Calendar
Pricing
Freemium: a permanent Free plan at €0/year, a Basis plan at €79/year, and a Pro plan at €149/year that adds audit logging and attendance statistics.
WP Dienstplan is a WordPress plugin from German developer Nusselt Management GmbH that helps volunteer organizations plan and manage shift schedules and duty rosters. It is aimed at fire departments, rescue services, crisis intervention teams, first responders, and other community associations ('Vereine') that traditionally coordinate shifts via WhatsApp, spreadsheets, or phone calls. Members can self-register for open shifts through a WordPress calendar, request shift exchanges that are automatically routed to eligible colleagues, and administrators can restrict which shifts a member can see based on qualifications or roles (e.g. breathing-apparatus certification, driver status). The plugin also supports event planning with attendance tracking and waitlists, iCalendar export to Google Calendar, Outlook, and Apple Calendar, and integrates with the Open Holidays API for automatic recognition of German public holidays. It ships as a free, permanently usable tier plus paid Basis and Pro tiers that unlock audit logging and attendance statistics.
Key Features
Shift Scheduling — Members self-register for open shifts via a WordPress calendar, with support for multiple concurrent schedules and recurring shift rules.
Event Planning — Create single or recurring events (trainings, meetings, assemblies) with attendance tracking, participant limits, and waitlists.
Shift Exchange Marketplace — Members offer shifts for exchange and the plugin automatically notifies qualified colleagues, without admin mediation.
Group-Based Access Control — Restricts shift visibility based on qualifications or roles (e.g. breathing-apparatus certified, drivers) to prevent misassignment.
Audit Logging (Pro) — Full documentation of all scheduling changes — entries, removals, exchanges — with timestamps and user attribution.
Attendance Analytics & Reporting (Pro) — Attendance statistics across time periods and groups, with optional CSV export for external stakeholders.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Permanent free tier covers core shift-scheduling needs for smaller teams
Group-based access control restricts shift visibility by qualification or role, preventing misassignment