Countdown Timer
by zaus · Uncategorized
Simple countdown timer shortcode. Specify date/time, will show YMD... until target.
45 health vs 57 average across 9,108 Uncategorized 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 14+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2, 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 5259 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 · 1,382 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
111
now · peak 113
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,383 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2024-09-16 20+ → 10+ down after 526 days in band
- 2023-04-09 30+ → 20+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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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 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown 10K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B - D Disable Author Pages 6K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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