Christmas Countdown Widget
Displays a cute Santa Claus Christmas Countdown in your sidebar. Use the shortcode [countdown] to display the countdown on any post or page.
5(10 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 9 months agoAs of April 2026, Christmas Countdown Widget is a WordPress widget plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 10 reviews. It has been downloaded 40K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.
5/510 reviews
300active installs
40K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
The Christmas Countdown Widget displays a cute Santa Claus counting down to Christmas in your sidebar. On Christmas day Santa displays a “Merry Christmas” greeting to your visitors. Since the countdown automatically updates each year and starts the countdown over again on the day after Christmas, you can leave it in your sidebar all year round if you want!
The Christmas countdown will appear in your sidebar on a transparent background so it looks good with any theme.
NEW! You can use the shortcode [countdown] to add the countdown to any post or page. You can also use ‘[countdown-right]’ to float the widget to the right, or ‘[countdown-center]’ to center the widget on your page.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
Version 3.1 Released 6/28/2025
- Updated to reflect compatibility with WordPress 6.8.1
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