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Best countdown plugins for WordPress

The most popular countdown plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of Countdown Block (4K+) and Uji Countdown (4K+). All 178 plugins tagged “countdown” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 countdown plugins

  1. 1.
    Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance

    The most installed countdown plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 183 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  2. 2.
    Countdown Block

    4K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 7 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  3. 3.
    Uji Countdown

    4K+ active installs. Rated 3.2 from 54 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  4. 4.
    Event Countdown for The Events Calendar

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 48 reviews, updated 3 days ago.

  5. 5.
    Announcement Bar, Notification Bar & Banner

    2K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 20 reviews, updated 1 day ago.

  6. 6.
    Product Expiry for WooCommerce

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 13 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  7. 7.
    Simple Countdown Timer

    1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  8. 8.
    Counter Box

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 8 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  9. 9.
    Easy Timer

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 17 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  10. 10.
    WPC Countdown Timer for WooCommerce

    1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.

All 178 plugins tagged “countdown”