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PCF Birthday Countdown

A simple plugin that creates an easy to use birthday countdown for your WordPress sites.

By PC Futures·Date·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 10 years ago
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As of April 2026, PCF Birthday Countdown is a WordPress date plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.5K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Meta and Date Remover.

0/5Rating
10active installs
2.5K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

Basic Instructions

Once the plugin is installed, go to Settings > General > PCF Countdown Options to input a name and date for the countdown.

Use the shortcode [pcf_bday_countdown] to output the countdown.

The countdown will output in days by default (e.g ‘105 days until names Birthday’).

Changing output type

The shortcode can be given a ‘type’ attribute, like so:

[pcf_bday_countdown type="days|weeks|sleeps"]

This enables you to change the output type.

There are 3 types to choose from:

  • Days
  • Weeks
  • Sleeps

If you do not specify the type attribute, or specify an invalid type, it will default to ‘days’.

Example:

[pcf_bday_countdown type="weeks"]

will output as

It's `x` weeks and `y` days until `name`s Birthday!

Styling the output

Styling the outpu…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.3.34
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.2

  • [Fixed] Fixed a bug that caused the admin notice to appear on every page.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

PC FuturesPC Futures
Plugin Info
Version
2.2
Last Updated
Oct 6, 2015
WP Requires
4.0+
Tested Up To
4.3.34
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
2.5K+
Added
Sep 11, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

P
PC Futures
5 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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