Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock
by adamskaat · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10K+ installs across the portfolio →
Countdown builder - Customizable Countdown Timer
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Health
B 77/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “clock”, “internet explorer 6” and “countup” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #12 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
77 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 1.1M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 266 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 183 reviews, smoothed to 4.57★
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
9%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| countdown clock | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| new year countdown clock | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| maintenance countdown | #4 | #5 | — |
| add countdown | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| countdown your tag | #6 | #4 | down 3 |
| clock | #6 | #5 | down 2 |
| digital clock | #5 | #3 | down 1 |
| clock on the website | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| evergreen countdown timer | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| countdown timer your tag | #14 | #12 | down 2 |
| countdown plugin | #5 | #3 | 0 |
| countdown in post | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| timer countdown | #6 | #4 | down 1 |
| coming soon | #19 | #14 | 0 |
| soon | #20 | #16 | down 1 |
| coming | #20 | #16 | down 1 |
| timer your tag | #21 | #15 | up 1 |
| internet explorer 6 | #12 | #9 | up 1 |
| recurring countdown timer | #7 | #5 | up 1 |
| clock in | #8 | #7 | 0 |
77 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 45 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “clock”, “internet explorer 6” and “countup” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #12 and #13 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “countdown timer”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 29.9K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v3.0.8 · 8 Feb 2026
170
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.7 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Jun 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ azlanshah5mo ago
Very basic, but good enough to use. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wilstyx8mo ago
Worked exactly like its advertised. Great little motivator.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Clark W11mo ago
It does exactly what we needed! Definitely recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ medienverlag1.6y ago
Super Plugin … lange gesucht – endlich gefunden. Übringens das einzige, dass ich bisher gefunden habe, dass einwandfrei als countup funktioniert. Countup seit 1984.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lex031.7y ago
The plugin is great, and doesn’t catfish you into downloading. You can literally use the timer types that it sets. Love it
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ marcelo80ad1.8y ago
Es muy fácil de utilizar. En su versión gratuita cuenta con las suficientes opciones para poder emplearla y adaptarla al sitio. Lo recomiendo si necesitas una cuenta atrás simple y funcional. Un detalle en sus funciones es que cuando la cuenta llega a cero te permite decidir en base a distintas opciones como proceder.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ williamwm1.9y ago
The Plugin has false advertising, it can only add Countdowns – not any clocks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jens2.1y ago
Very usable countdown-plugin with numerous options. This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by Jens.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.0.8 Simple Countdown default styles fixed Countdown functionlity improvement 3.0.8
- — Version 3.0.7 Admin side improrvements 3.0.7
- — Version 3.0.6 Fixed deprecated functionality to ensure full compatibility with PHP 8.4 version 3.0.6
- — Version 3.0.5 Admin side improvements 3.0.5
- — Version 3.0.4 Added Evergreen Countdown possibility Code improvements 3.0.4
- — Version 3.0.3 Added floating button click sound 3.0.3
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.0.8). 9 of 10 disclosed are patched.
- Patched High · 8.1 Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock <= 2.8.9.1 - Unauthenticated Limited Local File Inclusion ↗2025-04-03 CVE-2025-2270 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 2.8.9.1 Patched in 2.9.0
- Open Medium · 4.4 Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock <= 2.9.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-10-28 CVE-2024-50516 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.9.3 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock <= 2.3.9.5 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-05-25 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.9.5 Patched in 2.3.9.6
- Patched Medium · 4.8 Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock <= 2.3.2 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-04-28 CVE-2022-29422 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.2 Patched in 2.3.3
- 2022-04-28 CVE-2022-29421 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.2 Patched in 2.3.3
- Patched Medium · 5.5 Countdown & Clock <= 2.3.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-04-28 CVE-2022-29420 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.3.2 Patched in 2.3.3
- 2022-02-21 CVE-2022-0601 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.2.9 Patched in 2.2.9
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you need", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 915 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-03-03 9K+ → 10K+ up after 110 days in tier
- 2020-11-13 8K+ → 9K+ up after 224 days in tier
- 2020-04-03 7K+ → 8K+ up after 46 days in tier
- 2020-02-17 6K+ → 7K+ up after 72 days in tier
- 2019-12-07 5K+ → 6K+ up after 59 days in tier
- 2019-10-09 3K+ → 5K+ up after 184 days in tier
- 2019-04-08 2K+ → 3K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Uji Countdown 4K+ installs · 3.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Counter Box – Add Countdowns, Timers & Dynamic Counters to WordPress 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Simple Countdown Timer – Sales, Launch and Event Countdowns 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
EZ Countdown Timer 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - C CountDown FlipClock 70+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags D
- E Event Countdown 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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