Title: Countdown Block Author: Achal Jain Published: July 30, 2020 Last modified: August 3, 2021 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-countdown-block/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2348895) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/wp-countdown-block/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2348895) # Countdown Block By [Achal Jain](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ibachal/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-countdown-block.zip) * [Details](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-countdown-block/#description) * [Reviews](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-countdown-block/#reviews) * [Development](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-countdown-block/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-countdown-block/) ## Description Create a fear of missing out a special offer or draw attention to your upcoming events or create a feeling of urgency using the Countdown Block for Gutenberg editor. You can also build a coming soon page to let your visitors know how much time is left to launch. Once the time is over you can set the timer to disappear from the page, or it can be replaced by a message, or redirect to custom URL. ### Features * Fixed or Evergreen timer * Numbers or Circle style * Show or hide days and hours * Various styling options * Option to hide timer when ends * Option to show a message when ends * Redirect to custom page when ends * Ultra light-weight * Easy to configure ### Evergreen Countdown Timer Evergreen timer means all visitors get the same time frame, regardless of when they enter the page. It means if, – User A visits the page today, he sees a countdown of 2 hours. – User B visits two weeks later, she still sees a countdown of 2 hours. A cookie is set in the visitor’s browser once he lands on the page with the countdown. If the visitor lands on the page next time, the timer will continue from the same time the visitor first landed on the page. This is the best way to create or increase urgency when promoting sales, events, or other time-limited offers or discounts. ### Fixed Countdown Timer Fixed timer is designed to promote offers or an event on a specific day. You can use the fixed timer to draw attention of your audience to your upcoming events. Or build a coming soon page with fixed timer to let your visitors know when the time left to launch the site or product. Or use it for your Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas, or New Year offers. ### Actions When Countdown Ends You can simply set a custom action to run once the timer reaches zero. * Hide the countdown timer * Set a custom page or URL to redirect your visitors * Show a message ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * Countdown Create urgency on your site using the Countdown block. ## FAQ ### Does it work with any WordPress theme? Yes, it will work with any standard WordPress theme. ### Does it work as personal timer for each visitor? Yes, the Evergreen timer feature is designed for this. ### Where can I report bugs or contribute to the project? To report bugs or to contribute, headover to the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/AchalJ/countdown-block) ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3e237c16f2ff82cdbe3cb2df461faa9b45a44fca71aa2772d238822356f42f08? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Don’t work at current wp version 653](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dont-work-at-current-wp-version-653/)󠁿 [frikandelspeciaal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/frikandelspeciaal/) May 29, 2024 Tested this plugin but at wordpress 6.5.3 don’t work anymore. So you have to look for another countdown timer. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/13e3496de372ff994af91ef7bed3334060d86397cf6bbff5beb95159cbdbd2a2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-plugin-7386/)󠁿 [Kuldeep](https://profiles.wordpress.org/soberbanda/) September 20, 2021 Works as it says it does. really helpful. Kudos to the developer ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b386c3be63ad40515532f06f0a3f8fc3c5a9c760da75708f03eff64f35cd66d4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Okay but could be better](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/okay-but-could-be-better/)󠁿 [shawfactor](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shawfactor/) July 31, 2021 The plugin is decent enough but has some pretty simple problems that need fixing. Unfortunately no one seems to answer support posts… ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee1799bc76086ca2f638cbf71dc742889991a4da7111e8869ee47b9a3f29669f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent work](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-work-285/)󠁿 [patowins](https://profiles.wordpress.org/patowins/) June 25, 2021 It is an excellent plugin, it fully complies with what it says to do. [ Read all 4 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-countdown-block/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Countdown Block” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Achal Jain ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ibachal/) “Countdown Block” has been translated into 7 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-countdown-block/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Countdown Block” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-countdown-block) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-countdown-block/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-countdown-block/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-countdown-block/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-countdown-block/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 – July 26, 2020 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **5 years ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.3.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.8.0** * PHP version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-countdown-block/), [Russian](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-countdown-block/), [Spanish (Chile)](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-countdown-block/), [Spanish (Colombia)](https://es-co.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-countdown-block/), [Spanish (Ecuador)](https://es-ec.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-countdown-block/), [Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-countdown-block/), [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-countdown-block/), and [Spanish (Venezuela)](https://ve.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-countdown-block/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-countdown-block) * Tags * [block](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block/)[coming soon](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/coming-soon/) [count down](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/count-down/)[countdown block](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/countdown-block/) * [Advanced View](https://kea.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-countdown-block/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-countdown-block/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-countdown-block/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-countdown-block/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-countdown-block/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-countdown-block/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-countdown-block/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-countdown-block/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Achal Jain ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ibachal/) ## Support Got something to say? 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