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<p><strong>Stop manually updating countdown timers!</strong> Next Event Countdown automatically cycles through your events and always displays the one coming up next. Set it once, and it runs forever.</p>
<p>Whether you run a gym, a church, a school, a co-working space, a community center, or a weekly meetup — if you have events that repeat, this plugin keeps your visitors informed without any manual work.</p>
<h4>Real-World Examples</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Fitness studios</strong> — show the next class: yoga at 6 AM <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> spinning at noon <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> HIIT at 5 PM.</li>
<li><strong>Churches</strong> — Sunday service ends <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> midweek Bible study <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Friday youth group <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> back to Sunday.</li>
<li><strong>Schools & universities</strong> — next open day, parent-teacher conference, or semester start.</li>
<li><strong>Restaurants & bars</strong> — happy hour countdown, trivia night, live music events.</li>
<li><strong>Co-working spaces</strong> — networking events, workshops, community lunches.</li>
<li><strong>Online communities</strong> — weekly webinars, AMAs, or live streams.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Why Next Event Countdown?</h4>
<p>Most countdown plugins make you pick a single date. When the event passes, the timer hits zero and stays there. Next Event Countdown is different — it knows your full schedule and always counts down to whatever’s next.</p>
<p>No manual updates. No expired timers. Just a clean, live countdown that’s always right.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Recurring Events</strong> – Define one-time or weekly recurring events. The widget always shows the nearest one.</li>
<li><strong>Live Ticking</strong> – Real-time countdown updates every second.</li>
<li><strong>Fully Customizable</strong> – Colors, labels, fonts, and icons — all configurable from the admin panel.</li>
<li><strong>Responsive</strong> – Looks great on desktop, tablet, and mobile.</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight</strong> – No bloat, no external dependencies. A single optimized bundle that won’t slow your site down.</li>
<li><strong>Shortcode Embed</strong> – Drop <code>[nxevtcd_countdown name="my-counter"]</code> anywhere.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Free vs Pro</h4>
<p><strong>Free version includes:</strong><br />
* 1 counter with unlimited events<br />
* 1 countdown style<br />
* Full color and label customization<br />
* Recurring and one-time events<br />
* Multiple date formats and timezone support</p>
<p><strong>Pro version adds:</strong><br />
* Additional counters for different pages or locations<br />
* 5+ premium countdown styles<br />
* Multiple locations / venues within the same website<br />
* Import events from Google Calendar and Outlook<br />
* Priority support</p>
<p>For a full comparison, visit <a href="https://kindpixels.com/plugins/next-event-countdown" rel="nofollow ugc">kindpixels.com/plugins/next-event-countdown</a>.</p>
<h3>Additional Information</h3>
<h4>Using the Shortcode</h4>
<p>Each counter has a unique shortcode. Copy it from the admin panel and paste it into any page or post:</p>
<pre><code>[nxevtcd_countdown name="my-counter"]
</code></pre>
<p>All display settings are configured in the plugin dashboard — no shortcode parameters needed beyond the name.</p>
<h4>Source Code</h4>
<p>The full source code is available on GitHub:<br />
https://github.com/boshorog/next-event-countdown</p>
<h4>Support</h4>
<p>For questions or issues, visit <a href="https://kindpixels.com/support" rel="nofollow ugc">kindpixels.com/support</a> or use the WordPress.org support forum.</p>
<h4>Privacy</h4>
<p>This plugin does not collect personal data. All event data is stored locally in your WordPress database.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin relies on the following third-party services:</p>
<h4>Freemius</h4>
<p>Freemius is used for software licensing, checkout, and optional Pro upgrades. When a user initiates a Pro upgrade, the plugin redirects to the Freemius checkout page. The Freemius SDK (bundled with the plugin) may transmit site URL, plugin version, and license status to Freemius servers for license validation and update checks.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: Freemius, Inc.</li>
<li><a href="https://freemius.com/terms/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://freemius.com/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>WordPress.org Plugins API</h4>
<p>The plugin queries the WordPress.org Plugins API to check whether a newer version of the plugin is available. This request is made from the admin dashboard and sends only the plugin slug. No personal or site-specific data is transmitted.</p>
<ul>
<li>Service provider: WordPress.org</li>
<li>API endpoint: <code>https://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.0/</code></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/" rel="ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>


KindPixels Next Event Countdown

A beautiful countdown widget that automatically shows the next upcoming event, including recurring and one-time events.

Spiffy Plugins

Bev at Spiffy Plugins

<p>Manage and display your events in a responsive calendar with multiple views, widgets and shortcodes. Color-coded categories and recurrence support. The premium <a href="https://spiffyplugins.ca/spiffycalendar/bonus-add-ons/" rel="nofollow ugc">Bonus Add-Ons</a> supplements the plugin with additional themes, customizer support, ICS export, front end submit, CSV import/export and custom fields.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><a href="https://spiffyplugins.ca/spiffycalendar" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo and Documentation</a></p>
<p><a href="https://spiffyplugins.ca/spiffycalendar/css-snippets/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here</a> for helpful CSS snippets.</p>
<p><a href="https://spiffyplugins.ca/spiffycalendar/bonus-add-ons/" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here</a> to learn about Bonus Add-Ons.</p>
</blockquote>
<h3>Features</h3>
<h4>Post/page displays:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Standard monthly calendar grid that toggles to a list view</li>
<li>Category filter in the monthly calendar grid</li>
<li>Responsive 3-column event listing</li>
<li>Mini-calendar view for compact displays</li>
<li>Weekly calendar grid</li>
<li>Today’s events list</li>
<li>Upcoming events list</li>
</ul>
<h4>Widgets:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Featured event</li>
<li>Today’s events list</li>
<li>Upcoming events list</li>
<li>Mini Calendar</li>
</ul>
<h4>Categories:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Color-coded categories</li>
<li>Option to display category color as background or foreground on the standard calendar grid</li>
<li>Displays may be filtered by category list</li>
<li>Optional sort categories alphabetically </li>
<li>Live category filter on the full calendar</li>
</ul>
<h4>Other features:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Mouse-over details for each event</li>
<li>Choice of popup, columns or expanded display of lists</li>
<li>Events can display their author (optional)</li>
<li>Add custom CSS styles or just use the defaults</li>
<li>Display upcoming events in your MailPoet newsletters</li>
<li>Display week number in the full calendar</li>
<li>Filters to allow additional formatting</li>
<li>Optional responsive display for the full size calendar</li>
<li>Optional drop down boxes to quickly change month and year</li>
<li>Front end quick links to edit/delete events for logged in admins</li>
</ul>
<h4>Enter and display for each event:</h4>
<ul>
<li>title, </li>
<li>description, </li>
<li>location,</li>
<li>link to Google map,</li>
<li>event category, </li>
<li>status,</li>
<li>link, </li>
<li>event start/end date</li>
<li>event start/end time</li>
<li>event recurrence details</li>
<li>event hiding details</li>
<li>event image</li>
<li>custom fields <a href="https://spiffyplugins.ca/spiffycalendar/bonus-add-ons/" rel="nofollow ugc">(premium)</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Schedule a wide variety of recurring events.</h4>
<ul>
<li>Events can repeat on a daily (set numbers of days), weekly, monthly (by date), monthly (by day of week) or yearly basis</li>
<li>Repeats can occur indefinitely or a limited number of times</li>
<li>Events can span more than one day</li>
</ul>
<h4>Hide all events for specific days:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Hide repeating event for a single day such as a holiday</li>
<li>Hide full days of events that span more than one day</li>
<li>Substitute new title to replace hidden events</li>
<li>Select override based on category</li>
</ul>
<h4>Easy to use events manager in admin dashboard</h4>
<ul>
<li>Comprehensive settings panel for admin</li>
<li>User groups other than admin can be permitted to manage events</li>
<li>Authors can be restricted to editing their own events only</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>BONUS FEATURES AVAILABLE WITH DONATION</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Premium themes</li>
<li>Live theme customizer</li>
<li>ICS export</li>
<li>Front End submit form with captcha</li>
<li>Front End edit/delete events</li>
<li>Import/Export events via CSV</li>
<li>Custom fields</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://spiffyplugins.ca/spiffycalendar/bonus-add-ons/" rel="nofollow ugc">Learn more about bonus add-ons</a></p>


Spiffy Calendar

Manage and display your events in a responsive calendar with multiple views, widgets and shortcodes. Color-coded categories and recurrence support.

KindPixels Next Event Countdown vs Spiffy Calendar