A simple plugin that creates an easy to use birthday countdown for your WordPress sites.
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.
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’).
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:
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!
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| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.3.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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