Counter Box – Add Countdowns, Timers & Dynamic Counters to WordPress

📚 Documentation | 🚀 Try Pro Demo

Counter Box is a lightweight WordPress plugin that helps you create engaging countdowns and counters. Use it to increase urgency, highlight upcoming events, display statistics, or show time-based messages. No coding required.

🎯 Use Cases:

• Countdown to product launch or special event
• Timer for flash sales or promotions
• Show time since last update or achievement
• Personalized timers for each visitor
• Display metric-style counters (e.g., “Total Downloads”)

⚙️ Core Features:

• 7 Counter Types:
  • Countdown to Date
  • Weekly Countdown (auto-reset weekly)
  • Time Since (e.g., “Days Since Launch”)
  • Simple Timer (resets on refresh)
  • Personal Timer (user-specific countdowns)
  • Resumable Timer (persists across visits)
  • Base Counter (static up/down value)
• Live Preview Editor – Customize in real-time
• Timezone Controls – Show correct countdowns for all visitors
• Randomized Start Values – Simulate real-time growth
• Flexible Design Settings – Fonts, sizes, colors, spacing
• JavaScript-only – Lightweight and jQuery-free
• GDPR-friendly – No cookies, no tracking

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🚀 Pro Features

Unlock advanced tools and visibility rules with Counter Box Pro:

• Counter From Date (auto-incrementing from a start date)
• Counter From Weekday (resets every week)
• Number Formatting (e.g., 10000 → 10,000)
• Hide or show content based on timer end
• Redirect to URL after countdown
• Show custom messages on finish
• Trigger JS functions when timer ends
• Display based on:
  • URL parameters
  • Referrer URL
  • Country (Geo-targeting)
  • Language
  • Browser
  • User role
  • Scheduled times
  • Device type (mobile/tablet/desktop)

🎉 Upgrade to Pro to unlock these powerful options.

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🔌 Pair with These Plugins

Boost your site’s performance by combining Counter Box with:

• Popup Box – Create engaging, custom popups to boost conversions.
• Flexi Menu – Create Floating, Sticky, Dropdown & Icon Menus Easily.
• Buttons – Create powerful call-to-action buttons.
• Calculator Builder – Insert interactive calculators inside popups.

✅ Boost engagement and conversions by combining Counter Box with these free tools!

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Support

Need help? Ask questions and get quick answers in our support center.

📌 Install via WordPress Dashboard:

1. Go to Plugins → Add New
2. Search for “Counter Box”
3. Click Install Now, then Activate

📌 Manual Upload:

1. Download the ZIP file
2. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
3. Upload the ZIP and activate the plugin

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   Countdown displayed on the frontend

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   Weekly timer example with custom styling

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   Timer configuration panel in the admin area

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   Editable content field for the countdown block

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   Live editor with design customization tools

2.0.12

• Update: purify.js to version 3.3.0.
• Fixed: minor bugs.

2.0.11

• Improved: Refactored AdminActions class for better performance and readability
• Improved: Reordered condition checks for better execution performance
• Updated: Added strict type hinting for method arguments in AdminActions

2.0.10

• Improved: Reorganized method order in DBManager class for better readability and maintenance
• Improved: Minor SQL formatting for consistency
• Cleaned: Minor code style improvements according to WordPress Coding Standards (WPCS)

2.0.9

• Improved: PHPCS compatibility for nonce verification rules

2.0.8

• Added: RTL (right-to-left) style support for the admin panel
• Updated: Helpful links in the settings page
• Updated: wp-color-picker-alpha library to version 3.0.4

2.0.7

• Added: Option to control plugin visibility in the dashboard based on user roles
• Improved: Security enhancement using DOMPurify to sanitize user-generated content

2.0.6

• Fixed: Nonce verification logic for improved security

2.0.5

• Fixed: Footer page rendering issue

2.0.4

• Updated: Admin UI elements
• Fixed: Missing menu icon

2.0.3

• Fixed: Compatibility with Elementor text editor

2.0.2

• Fixed: Bug with parameter sanitization

2.0.1

• Fixed: Time summary bug when only one tag is set

2.0

• Added: Export/Import tool for counter configurations
• Added: Tag and link options for better snippet tracking
• Improved: Fully redesigned admin interface for a more intuitive experience

1.2.4

• Fixed: Nonce-related bug

1.2.3

• Fixed: Compatibility with dynamic properties in PHP 8.2

1.2.2

• Fixed: Minor bug in the page list

1.2.1

• Fixed: Security update

1.2

• Fixed: Minor bugs and security issues
• Fixed: Translation file loading
• Updated: Support page layout

1.1.1

• Fixed: Script preview issue

1.1

• Added: New counter type – “Timer Stop & Go”
• Added: Styling options for numbers

1.0

• Initial release