Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown
by wpdevart · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 13 other plugins · 43.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
WordPress Countdown Plugin - Create and embed countdown timers in your posts, pages, and widgets (integrated with WooCommerce and Elementor).
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Health
B 70/100
Open vulnerability
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+14%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 77/100. Lift the average: resolve the issues driving the low reviews.
70 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 967K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 5 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 195 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.9, the current branch or newer
3.6★ over 59 reviews, smoothed to 3.83★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| countdown widget your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| countdown your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| countdown system your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| countdown generator your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| countdown timer your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| evergreen countdown timer | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| recurring countdown timer | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| timer | #8 | #13 | 0 |
| woocommerce countdown timer | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| woocommerce sales countdown | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| countdown timer blocks | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| sales countdown timer | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| clock widget | #7 | #10 | — |
| sticky widget | #20 | #20 | 0 |
| christmas | #21 | #18 | up 1 |
| fixed widget | #23 | #23 | 0 |
| holiday | #24 | #19 | — |
37 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 20 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “christmas” and “fixed widget” (#21 and #23 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,463 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 15K · 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
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.
5
releases in the last 12 months
7mo ago
latest release · v3.0.1 · 21 Apr 2026
181
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 48% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6.5 years ago; the previous band took 19 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jan 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hirenwebs2.0y ago
My website’s wp-admin stopped working after plugin installed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xjmwfwa2.0y ago
Easy to use and works great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ syvoid2.3y ago
Good solution
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ willowleaf2.6y ago
Useless. It doesn’t use the timezone of your general settings in your website, so the timer is always off!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ btwebmedia4.4y ago
After installing the plugin I had the counter visible on the website within 2 minutes. The settings were very easy to modify!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ onepunchmaaan5.5y ago
Hey! Thanks for the update that you added in the latest version of the countdown. That was the html feature added on the text field. Hope you can add more styling in the free version of the countdown. Best regards.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DWK6.3y ago
Works good, free version is basic but it works, Easy peasy
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kengun6.4y ago
Can’t even change the background color in free version. And the circles are not included in the free version. Misleading ad! 🙁
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.0.1). 3 of 4 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown <= 3.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'redirect_url' Shortcode Attribute ↗2026-10-13 CVE-2026-16495 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects 3.0.0 - 3.0.1 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Countdown Timer - Widget Countdown <= 2.7.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode ↗2026-01-09 CVE-2025-14555 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.7 Patched in 2.7.8
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Widget Countdown <= 2.7.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-05-07 CVE-2025-47443 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.4 Patched in 2.7.5
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Widget Countdown <= 2.7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-01-24 CVE-2025-24719 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.7.1 Patched in 2.7.2
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.
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
Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
Not checked yet. The readme could not be read from WordPress.org on this visit.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2020-05-10 20K+ → 10K+ down after 556 days in tier
- 2018-11-01 10K+ → 20K+ up after 811 days in tier
- 2016-08-12 9K+ → 10K+ up after 44 days in tier
- 2016-06-29 8K+ → 9K+ up after 93 days in tier
- 2016-03-28 6K+ → 8K+ up after 87 days in tier
- 2016-01-01 5K+ → 6K+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2015-12-01 4K+ → 5K+ up after 46 days in tier
- 2015-10-16 3K+ → 4K+ up after 40 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).
- B BL Countdown Timer — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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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 -
Event Countdown for The Events Calendar 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
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 · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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