Countdown Timer
by fergbrain · Booking & Events
Also makes 6 other plugins · 1.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to setup a series of dates to count to or from in terms of years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and/or seconds.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
900+
≈910 estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “count”, “countdown” and “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.
47 health vs 69 average across 1,839 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 230.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Booking & Events plugin keeps 0.8%, across 940 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Booking & Events plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2837 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.1.28; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2837 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 18d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 18d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| count your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| countdown your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| date your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| event your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| timer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “count”, “countdown” and “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.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 432 · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
7.8y ago
latest release · v3.0.7 · 24 Jan 2019
44
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 94% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 37 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 900.
Install history since 22 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ facetoface20188.0y ago
Working!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jamessink10.9y ago
Very easy to setup and documentation is pretty good. Simple to make a countdown and simple to style via css.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David.Berndt11.1y ago
Very flexible configuration. up and working in less than 5 minutes. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ julial4911.2y ago
I can use it in a widget (per code or the provided one) or in a post. It is very easy to set up events and there are various display options. If you want to change the style just amend the CSS – easy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ John-Pierre Cornelissen11.8y ago
No styling options available
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ teleios gamos11.9y ago
Used it in my wedding website. Easy with nice options:)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rscrobinmx9912.5y ago
I have not personally used the plugin in, but my customer was using it. Upon our forced upgrade to php 5.4 I reported the issue to the developer, he promptly responded and updated the theme. I cannot speak for the plugin it self, but the developer promptly updated the plugin to be compatible with PHP 5.4. And for that he is 5 star.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AnodisedBlue12.6y ago
Works well – does exactly what I required which was a list of events with countdowns to each one – with a link to each of the event pages. Seems stable and has not broken anything.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 78 languages, 6 at 90% or more
Plus 54 more locales with partial translations.
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 "This plugin allows you to setup a series of dates to count to or from in terms of years, months, weeks, day..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,598 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-24 800+ → 900+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2026-09-05 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-03 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-02 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-01 800+ → 900+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2026-08-27 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-26 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-08-25 900+ → 800+ down after 196 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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Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce – Boost Conversions & Reduce Cart Abandonment 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Counter Box – Add Countdowns, Timers & Dynamic Counters to WordPress 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Countdown Timer – Sales, Launch and Event Countdowns 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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