Countdown Timer Block – build urgency for events and launches
by bPlugins · Blocks
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Countdown timer block for Gutenberg – count down to events, sales, and launches with customizable layouts, colors, separators, and patterns.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.9K estimated
Momentum
-3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “timer”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
85 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 45.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks 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 12 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 63 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| timer block | #2 | #12 | 0 |
| time countdown plugin | #1 | #4 | — |
| event launches | #1 | #7 | 0 |
| urgency | #3 | #17 | 0 |
| count time your tag | #3 | #15 | 0 |
| countdown timer blocks your tag | #5 | #22 | 0 |
| countdown timer | #8 | #22 | up 2 |
| countdown block | #6 | #21 | up 4 |
| count down | #9 | #22 | down 1 |
| countdown | #11 | #21 | 0 |
| product time countdown | #4 | #18 | 0 |
| timer your tag | #12 | #22 | 0 |
| event countdown timer | #8 | #21 | down 1 |
| countdown in post | #8 | #20 | 0 |
| timer countdown | #9 | #22 | 0 |
| sales countdown timer | #9 | #19 | up 3 |
| event countdown | #9 | #20 | 0 |
| countdown plugin | #10 | #22 | down 1 |
| sales countdown | #10 | #20 | 0 |
| sales urgency | #10 | #21 | 0 |
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| event date your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
63 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 37 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “timer”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “block” and “event date” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “timer block” and “urgency”. #2 and #3 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.8K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
12
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.3.3 · 9 Jun 2026
31
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 80% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months 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 25 Jun 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Micha Krapp2.0y ago
Used this plugin on the wedding website for my brother to count down to the day of the wedding.Has worked perfectly and I could customize the editor block enough, to integrate it into the style of the page. One star deduction for the totally unnecessary prominent admin sidebar menu placement.Since that page is only with help links and no settings there, it could easily be under settings or elsewhere. But apart from that, thank you for this plugin. This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by Micha Krapp. This topic was modified 1 year, 8 months ago by Micha Krapp.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Phil Rosenzweig2.1y ago
After purchase follow-up by Charles Cormier was excellent. everything working fine now! —————————- The free version works well. The issues start when you try and upgrade. The upgrade does not work unless you deactivate the free version. I can’t get the free version to deactivate. This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Phil Rosenzweig.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ afghanmosafer4.0y ago
this countdown should have a little more info and customization with its free version, but I also saw no such things in the pro version. the info and customization I just mentioned are below: 1- putting more info beside the countdown would have been better. 2- Countdown boxes should have more options like putting them in horizontal or vertical order.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mdsobug7075.0y ago
Fantastic plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.3 Update: SDK Update: Performance Improvement 1.3.3
- — Version 1.3.2 Update: Admin Dashboard – Improved UI with better navigation and clearer feature organization. 1.3.2
- — Version 1.3.1 Update: Performance Improvement 1.3.1
- — Version 1.3.0 Add Admin Dashboard Update SDK Reduce Code for Performance 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.8 Fix textdomain issue. 1.2.8
- — Version 1.2.7 Improve security 1.2.7
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Countdown Timer <= 1.2.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-02-23 CVE-2025-26938 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.6 Patched in 1.2.7
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Countdown Timer block – Display the event's date into a timer. <= 1.2.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Post Disclosure ↗2024-11-08 CVE-2024-10669 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 1.2.4 Patched in 1.2.5
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Countdown timer block for Gutenberg – count down to events, sales, and launches with customizable layouts,..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use cases"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 12 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,754 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("count time", "countdown timer blocks", "event date" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-27 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-25 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-24 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-04-20 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-04-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-04-13 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-11 1K+ → 2K+ up after 920 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 900+ → 1K+ up after 6 days in tier
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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