This plugin allows you to add an ajax-updated countdown to your blog.
As of April 2026, COUNTdown is a WordPress ajax plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 8.3K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 17 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: zipaddr-jp.
With this pluging you can add a countdown to your blog. Just specify an end-date in the settings (backend) and put one single line of php-code somewhere you want this countdown to be displayed. This plugin uses the ajax-technology for updating the countdown every second. The moment you change the specified date in the settings, the plugin recognizes this change and updates itself according to the new date.
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 2.6.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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