Questions about mosque digital signage

PrayerBoard is a WordPress plugin for digital signage in mosques. Show prayer times, iqamah countdown, and announcements on a TV or any screen with a browser.

Yes. PrayerBoard is a WordPress plugin for digital signage in mosques. It shows prayer times and other content on a TV or screen — not a generic signage CMS.

WordPress gives users the familiarity of using the WordPress workflow; with easy installation, updates and media management. PrayerBoard uses WordPress for local display control while the PrayerBoard api server handles account connection, plan entitlements, and other server functions.

Yes. Those are all names for prayer times. PrayerBoard shows live times for your mosque, with adhan and iqamah offsets.

Yes. You can show iqamah countdown next to prayer times, and apply adhan offsets for congregational (jamaat) times.

Yes. Use announcement slides, countdowns, and the marquee for Jummah times and other notices on the same TV.

Only WordPress Administrators can manage PrayerBoard settings, boards, slides, plans, and billing. Subscribers and normal website users cannot manage the plugin, although public display pages can still be viewed from their board link.

Yes. Create a WordPress subdomain just for PrayerBoard:

1. Step 1 — Go to your hosting provider and create a subdomain (just for PrayerBoard).
2. Step 2 — In your hosting control panel, add the subdomain, and call it: prayerboard or display.
3. Step 3 — Your subdomain looks like this:
   • https://prayerboard.yourmosque.org
   • https://display.yourmosque.org
4. Step 4 — In your hosting control panel, install WordPress.
5. Step 5 — Install the PrayerBoard plugin, then configure your board.

Note: Your main website stays exactly as it is.

No problem. We can host your PrayerBoard installation on prayerboard.io, so your login URL would look something like this:

• {client-slug}.prayerboard.io

You never have to maintain any website. Note: A small setup fee applies. Contact us now to set up your PrayerBoard installation.

No. The plugin includes defaults, templates, colour presets, setup tools, and slide types so most mosques can get started from the WordPress admin area.

Install the WordPress plugin while logged in as a WordPress Administrator, run the setup guide, choose your location, connect the account, then publish the prayer board page or display URL.

Most mosques can complete the basic setup in a few minutes: install the plugin, choose the location, connect the account, pick a board design, and open the display URL.

Yes. PrayerBoard includes default setup values, board templates, colour presets, and starter content so you can get a working display quickly.

No. You can use any device like a tablet, laptop, or PC that meets these requirements:

• The device must have an HDMI port
• The device must have a browser
• The device must have internet access
• The device can output a 1080p signal
• Remove font scaling and keep it at 100%
• Remove browser zoom (must be 100%)

You can use any modern web browser, including:

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Opera
• Brave

You can use any operating system that supports a modern browser and HDMI output, including:

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux
• ChromeOS
• Android
• iPadOS

Any device that supports a 1080p HDMI input, this includes: mobiles, tablets, laptops, and PCs.

Resolution support:

• 4K — all features
• 1080p — all features
• 720p and less — some features*

* Slides (and some templates) will not display on small resolution devices.

The Free plan includes live updates, one board design, three templates, one marquee group, core content types, the content database, and PrayerBoard branding.

Starter removes PrayerBoard branding and adds more boards, templates, marquee groups, slide groups, content types, and custom presets. Pro adds prayer calendar, shortcode embeds, and the highest limits.

Yes. Plan entitlements are checked by the PrayerBoard service so the plugin can adjust available features based on the current plan.

Yes. Download the WordPress plugin and use the Free plan on a mosque or masjid display for as long as you want. Upgrade to Starter or Pro inside WordPress when you need more boards, templates, or premium slide types.

Yes. Open the board URL on a Smart TV, kiosk, or any screen with a browser. You can also connect a laptop, mini PC, or tablet over HDMI.

Yes. Open the PrayerBoard URL full screen on the TV or PC monitor. If its a PC monitor, connect a laptop, mini PC, or tablet over HDMI. There is no separate app-store TV app.

Yes. PrayerBoard is a browser page, so a mosque or masjid can show live prayer times and iqamah on a Smart TV, electronic display, or any digital screen.

Use the TV’s built-in browser if it can open a URL full screen, or connect a laptop, mini PC, or tablet to the screen with HDMI and open the PrayerBoard display link.

Yes. 1080p and 4K screens support all features. You can run the board as a kiosk in a fullscreen browser. Smaller resolutions may hide some slides.

Yes. Alongside prayer times you can show event countdowns, announcements, images, video, and slideshows on the same TV.

Yes. The same TV can show announcements, events, and scrolling notices next to prayer times — a digital notice board for the mosque.

Yes. PrayerBoard runs in a normal web browser, so a Raspberry Pi can show your board on a mosque TV in full-screen or kiosk mode.

On a standard Raspberry Pi OS kiosk setup, set your PrayerBoard display URL in the browser startup / autostart configuration.

Devices preloaded for other digital display systems are usually locked to that product. For those, install a normal Raspberry Pi OS (or a simple browser-kiosk setup), then open your PrayerBoard board link instead.

A Pi 4 or newer is usually more reliable, especially with video or heavier slides.

Yes. Supported content includes announcements, images, event countdowns, moon phase, slideshows, videos, embed HTML, widgets, and more depending on the plan.

Yes. You can control whether ayat content is shown, and individual ayats can be hidden from the Content pool menu. This is useful because an ayat shown on its own may not always carry the correct context without the surrounding verses.

Yes. Hadith content is optional, and individual Hadith entries can be hidden from the Content pool menu. This is useful when a Hadith is not suitable for your display context, audience, or message schedule.

Yes. Slides can have start and end dates, so announcements, images, countdowns, videos, and other content can appear only during the dates you choose.

Yes. You can embed HTML code into a "HTML embed" slide. This allows you to display custom HTML content on the board.

Yes. PrayerBoard includes preset colour designs and paid plans support custom colour presets for mosque branding.

Yes. You can choose from built-in colour presets, and paid plans include custom colour presets so the board can better match your mosque branding.

No. PrayerBoard is designed so sensitive api keys stay on the PrayerBoard api server rather than inside the WordPress plugin.