jordancalder

This plugin adds a countdown timer to your webpage with the use of a shortcode.
In Settings > WP Countdown Timer, set the datetime you want to count down towards and save.
Use the shortcode [countdown] on any page to display the countdown timer.

WordPress Countdown Timer

Wordpress plugin to add a countdown timer to your website. Display a timer and countdown to any day, time, or event.

Tony DeStefano

recipesff

A simple and customizable WordPress countdown clock. Includes settings to sync your website’s time to your time zone, even if they are off by an odd number of minutes.
<h3>Other Shortcode Options</h3>
Change the background color or image (default is none):
<blockquote>
[captain_countdown date=”2/13/2016″ title=”Countdown To My Special Day!” background=”#FF0000″]`
[captain_countdown date=”2/13/2016″ title=”Countdown To My Special Day!” background=”http://mysite.com/path/to/background.png”]`
</blockquote>
Change the text color (default is black):
<blockquote>
[captain_countdown date=”2/13/2016″ title=”Countdown To My Special Day!” text=”#FFFFFF”]`
</blockquote>
Change the border color (default is none):
<blockquote>
[captain_countdown date=”2/13/2016″ title=”Countdown To My Special Day!” border=”#000000″]`
</blockquote>
You can use common color names instead of hex values as well:
<ul>
<li>Use “#000000” or “Black” for Black</li>
<li>Use “#FFFFFF” or “White” for White</li>
<li>Use “#FF0000” or “Red” for Red</li>
<li>Use “#00FF00” or “Green” for Green</li>
<li>Use “#0000FF” or “Blue” for Blue</li>
</ul>
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_hex.asp" rel="nofollow ugc">Click here</a> for more color options.

Captain Countdown Clock

I made this plugin, so of course I'm going to rate it high!

A simple and customizable WordPress countdown clock. Includes settings to sync your website's time to your time zone.

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