Countix Sales Countdown Timer
by VillaTheme · eCommerce
Also makes 56 other plugins · 156.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create versatile countdown timers for your WordPress site and WooCommerce products, including progress bars and upcoming sale countdowns.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
5K+
≈6K estimated
Momentum
-10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “woocommerce” for “sales funnel”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sales funnel” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 71 average across 9,752 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.6%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 188.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,146 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 36 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.4★ over 26 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| woocommerce countdown timer your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| woocommerce sales countdown your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| sales countdown | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| sales countdown timer | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| sale countdown | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| countdown timer | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| timer | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| woocommerce countdown | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| post timer | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| timer countdown | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| sales timer | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| sale timer | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| product time countdown for woocommerce your tag | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| checkout countdown for woocommerce your tag | #3 | #5 | down 1 |
| flash sale countdown | #1 | #1 | — |
| woocommerce sale countdown | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| scheduled sales | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| recent sales | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| countdown | #4 | #4 | up 1 |
| recent sales popup | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
166 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 105 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “woocommerce” for “sales funnel”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sales funnel” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.2K · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 88% 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 6K.
Install history since 18 Oct 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ajmumm12mo ago
A number of bugs and instructions missing that might be helpful for others to know: Time is GMT (not identified anywhere) so adjust accordingly for your timezone. For PST, I had to add 8 hours to get the countdown to be correct. To center the countdown timer, I had to use custom coding in the shortcode block. I used <div style=”text-align:center;”> SHORTCODE HERE </div> and that seemed to work. Do not skip the warning that says “will not show unless…” as it will not, in fact, show unless you have that in the title.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Vital Souls2.5y ago
Even with the free plugin its Awesome very detailed reports for User and Admin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ creative19632.7y ago
I don’t know what to say other than after purchasing the pro version, it will not activate through the plugin installer. Waiting on support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ erickonavarro4.1y ago
Works really well on its free version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sgnpdv4.2y ago
I use elementor. How to display on homepage or single product. Currently I only see it displayed on product pages, product categories
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tswoodstore4.3y ago
Просто и красиво!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nick19994.5y ago
Absolutely Amazing Plugin. This Is What I’m Looking For.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rafaellaporte5.0y ago
Nice Plugin, but they could improve even more, the timer could have a fixed function of minutes to end the offer time, an example, if I wanted all products to only have 20 minutes for the customer to buy, it would be interesting.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.5.6 1.0.5.5 – 2020.08.14 – Updated: Compatibility with WP 5.5 – Updated: Display countdown timer 1.0.5.4 – 2020.05.20 – Updated: compatible with Elementor for Shortcode / 1.0.5.3 – 2020.04.23 / – Update: support class / 1.0. 1.0.5.6
- — Version 2026.06.20 2026.06.20
- — Version 2026.03.06 2026.01.20 – version 1.1.9 – Updated: Compatible with WordPress 6.9 2025.11.10 – version 1.1.8 – Updated: Add preview css/inline css for Elementor edit 2025.07.26 – version 1.1.7 – Updated: Add setting descriptions – Upd 2026.03.06
- — Version 2022.03.21 2021.11.17 – version 1.0.6 – Fixed: Progress bar is not showing on the single product page in some places and does not automatically update the quantity ordered 2022.03.21
- — Version 2020.07.31 2020.07.31
- — Version 2021.06.02 2021.01.26 – version 1.0.5.7 – Fixed: Can’t change Datetime format style 2020.08.20 – version 1.0.5.6 – Fixed: refresh page on iOS device 2020.08.14 – version 1.0.5.5 – Updated: Compatibility with WP 5.5 – Updated: Displ 2021.06.02
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create versatile countdown timers for your WordPress site and WooCommerce products, including progress bars..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Shopify, Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 8 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 8,656 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("checkout countdown for woocommerce", "product time countdown for woocommerce", "WooCommerce Sales Countdown" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-24 6K+ → 5K+ down after 252 days in tier
- 2026-02-14 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-13 6K+ → 7K+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-01-31 7K+ → 6K+ down after 314 days in tier
- 2025-03-23 6K+ → 7K+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2025-03-12 7K+ → 6K+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2025-03-02 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-28 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 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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