Countdown Timer
by fergbrain · Booking & Events
Also makes 5 other plugins · 1.1K+ 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.
47 health vs 67 average across 980 Booking & Events plugins
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 5.1.24, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2773 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
312
now · peak 432
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
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
7.6y ago
latest release · v3.0.7
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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2015-03-22 · 1,431 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ facetoface20187.8y ago
Working!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jamessink10.7y 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.Berndt10.9y ago
Very flexible configuration. up and working in less than 5 minutes. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ julial4911.0y 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 Cornelissen11.6y ago
No styling options available
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ teleios gamos11.7y ago
Used it in my wedding website. Easy with nice options:)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rscrobinmx9912.3y 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 ↗ - ★★★★★ AnodisedBlue12.5y 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, 5 at 90% or more
Plus 54 more locales with partial translations.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 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
- 2026-02-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-07 900+ → 1K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 1086 days in tier
- 2023-02-15 2K+ → 1K+ down
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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Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Uji Countdown 4K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B - T Themify Event Post 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce – Boost Conversions & Reduce Cart Abandonment 2K+ 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 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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