Widget to display a countdown timer for a recurring event.
As of April 2026, Recurring Timer Widget is a WordPress Event plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 9.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: The Events Calendar.
Displays a countdown until the event begins. Specify an event duration time and it will display a different message while the event is happening. After the event is over, the countdown will begin again.
Uses string-to-time (strtotime) formats which can be very simple or very complex.
The widget has many CSS classes to style it with, but it’s been left purposely unstyled so you can format it in whatever way you want. The included recurring-timer-widget.css and recurring-timer-widget.css-example files show how you can move the time and labels around for a custom look. You can customize recurring-timer-widget.css by copying it to your active theme’s folder.
Known issues:
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 4.7.33 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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