Best countdown timer plugins for WordPress
The most popular countdown timer plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. HurryTimer leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance (10K+) and HashBar (9K+). All 66 plugins tagged “countdown timer” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 countdown timer plugins
- 1.
HurryTimerThe most installed countdown timer plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 170 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 2.
Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 183 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
HashBar9K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 38 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 4.
Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib5K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 42 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
Uji Countdown4K+ active installs. Rated 3.2 from 54 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 6.
WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction3K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 7.
Event Countdown for The Events Calendar3K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 48 reviews, updated 4 days ago.
- 8.
Evergreen Countdown Timer2K+ active installs. Rated 3.6 from 14 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 9.
Quick Download Button1K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 12 reviews, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.
Simple Countdown Timer1K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
All 66 plugins tagged “countdown timer”

HurryTimer
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,249by Nabil Lemsieh11 days ago
Create unlimited urgency and scarcity countdown timers for WordPress and WooCommerce to boost conversions and sales instantly.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.8(170)
- Downloads
- 231/day

Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,117by adamskaat9 months ago
Countdown builder - Customizable Countdown Timer
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(183)
- Downloads
- 60/day

HashBar
Up in the last 7 days:1#2,248by DevItems12 days ago
Create Announcement Bars, Notification Bars & Popup Campaigns with countdown timers, A/B testing, smart targeting & analytics.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.2(38)
- Downloads
- 187/day

Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib
Down in the last 7 days:5#3,000by colorlibplugins1 month ago
Create a coming soon page or maintenance mode screen with 15 responsive templates, countdown timer, MailChimp subscribe form, and social media links.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.7(42)
- Downloads
- 61/day

Uji Countdown
Down in the last 7 days:6#3,569by WPmanage5 months ago
A customizable countdown timer for events, launches, sales, evergreen campaigns, and landing pages.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 3.2(54)
- Downloads
- 24/day

WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction
Up in the last 7 days:3#3,706by wp-buy2 months ago
A lightweight WordPress maintenance & coming soon plugin with live visual editing, modern templates, SEO protection, and zero bloat.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 3.5(4)
- Downloads
- 44/day

Event Countdown for The Events Calendar
Up in the last 7 days:7#3,990by Narinder Singh4 days ago
Event countdown timer for The Events Calendar. Show a countdown to upcoming events with a shortcode, block, Elementor widget or sticky floating bar.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.6(48)
- Downloads
- 59/day

Evergreen Countdown Timer
Down in the last 7 days:23#4,654by Data443 Risk Mitigation, Inc.3 months ago
Evergreen Countdown is a plugin built for marketers that need a reliable solution to use scarcity on their websites and landing pages.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.6(14)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Quick Download Button
Down in the last 7 days:20#5,112by sidocode6 months ago
Add stylish download buttons to any post or page — 7 styles, countdown, popup modal, access control. Gutenberg block and shortcode.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(12)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Simple Countdown Timer
Up in the last 7 days:17#5,267by GrandPlugins2 months ago
Add a countdown to any page or post for a sale, launch or event. Build one in a click, or customise every part of it.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Counter Box
Down in the last 7 days:8#5,382by Wow-Company2 months ago
Easily add countdowns, timers, and counters to your WordPress site. Ideal for sales, events, stats, and personalized time-based experiences.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(8)
- Downloads
- 22/day

EZ Countdown Timer
Up in the last 7 days:75#10,643by Blend Media7 months ago
A customizable countdown timer plugin for WordPress that allows you to create multiple timers with custom styling and live preview.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Sale Booster Product Offer Countdown Timer
Down in the last 7 days:39#12,179by footnoteio1 year ago
Supercharge your WordPress WooCommerce site with showing countdown timer for discount.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Awesome Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode
Up in the last 7 days:45#13,331by iamaliiraja8 months ago
The easiest way to create a professional WordPress Coming Soon page or Maintenance Mode page with templates, countdown timer, newsletter signup, and S …
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

GW Count Down
Up in the last 7 days:10#13,340by Green Website1 year ago
Display a live countdown timer anywhere on your site using a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Urgency & Countdown Widgets for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:50#13,403by astertheme1 year ago
🚀 Boost WooCommerce sales with FOMO tactics! Add countdown timers, visitor counts, and stock alerts to create urgency and drive conversions.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Delivery Countdown Timer
Down in the last 7 days:21#13,672by Arul Jayaraj10 years ago
Show the nextday delivery timer with text based on cut off time.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

VovaBlocks
Down in the last 7 days:83#15,788by Vova3 months ago
Focused Gutenberg blocks for CTAs, tables of contents, countdowns, checklists, author boxes, and more - without a separate page builder.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 7/day

Auto Refresh Post & Page
Up in the last 7 days:143#17,875by Aasim Ghaffar3 months ago
Auto refresh posts and pages on a schedule — full reloads or seamless AJAX updates, countdown timers, role exclusions and smart pausing.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
CountDown FlipClock
#18,657by BlueLevel8 years ago
Welcome to the page of the next-gen 3D countdown timer - CountDown FlipClock, created and maintained by BlueLevel Communications.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 3.5(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
NoticePulse
Up in the last 7 days:913#20,039by Rayhan Uddin1 month ago
Notification bar plugin. CTA Bar, Header bar, footer bar, cookie notice, countdown timer, text carousel, email capture, coupon copy & more - all free.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 8/day

wiseCampaign
Down in the last 7 days:118#21,471by Wisemattic4 days ago
Increase WooCommerce average order value (AOV) with a side cart, free shipping bar, BOGO & bulk discounts, flash sale countdowns and exit popups.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

The Countdown Timer
Up in the last 7 days:65#23,204by Konstantin Pankratov1 year ago
The only countdown timer you'll ever need!
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Event Countdown
#24,293by Ridoy Islam6 years ago
A simple and nice plugin to add countdown timer anywhere at your wordpress website. You can use it on your product sales promotion page for offer coun …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

TIP Countdown Generator
Down in the last 7 days:123#31,290by alexvtn2 months ago
Create evergreen and fixed-date countdown timers for offers, webinars, launches, and promotional campaigns with clear deadlines.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Countdown Timer for WordPress
#31,485by Rob Howard1 year ago
The Countdown Timer is a WordPress plugin that makes it simple to add a countdown timer to your pages or posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Countdown Timer Infinite
#32,502by Farid Mia3 years ago
A simple plugin that allows you to add a countdown timer to your website. In only a few minutes, you can design a beautiful and practical Countdown ti …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Countdown Timer
Up in the last 7 days:9,739#35,445by zaus14 years ago
Simple countdown timer shortcode. Specify date/time, will show YMD... until target.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Devgirl Countdown Clock
#39,090by devgirl3 years ago
A simple countdown timer/clock you can place in a page, post or widget using a shortcode. Elementor-friendly.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Codocraft Smart Notify
Down in the last 7 days:3,813#44,446by Codocraft Solutions6 months ago
Create notification bars, image banners, countdown timers and promo messages to boost sales, engagement and conversions with SEO-friendly performance.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Entro WordPress Coming Soon per post/page or global
Down in the last 7 days:2,523#46,929by EntroThemes10 years ago
Wordpress Coming Soon, Under Construction per post/page or global
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

WP Maintenance-vek
#47,189by veks11 years ago
Activate the plugin WP Maintenance-vek when your site is under repair
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Drip Content & Scheduled Content Unlock
Up in the last 7 days:8,062#49,004by wpmakedev2 months ago
Drip content and schedule content release: unlock content by date or a set number of days after signup, with a live countdown timer.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Lightweight High Performance Sticky Bar
Up in the last 7 days:7,293#50,593by alexgodlewski1 year ago
Add a customizable sticky notification bar with countdown functionality to your website with minimal performance impact.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Heartly
#53,340by Heartly24 days ago
Run a WooCommerce flash sale with a live countdown timer. Add urgency, scarcity, and automatic discounts to any product — no code required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

VICSO Sale Countdown Timer for WooCommerce
#54,781by Viktor5 years ago
A simple but very useful tool for increasing online sales. A countdown timer for WooCommerce product pages with promotional price.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Pre-Order Timer
#55,375by ACME Scripts11 months ago
Add pre-order functionality to WooCommerce with customizable countdown timers and display options.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
CampaignBars
#57,288by Plugins.shop3 days ago
Create WordPress announcement and notification bars with countdown timers, copyable coupons, page targeting and schedules. No account needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 53/day

MkWebTech CTA Studio
#57,815by mkwebtech3 months ago
Create CTAs, popups, sticky bars, floating action buttons, and countdown timers with click tracking and a visual WordPress builder.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

PetrichorCraft Countdown Timer
#57,927by PetrichorCraft2 months ago
Countdown timer for WordPress and WooCommerce: recurring, evergreen, and sale campaigns with a visual layout builder.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

ProveSource Boost
#58,151by ProveSource25 days ago
Email popups, spin-the-wheel games, free shipping bars, countdown timers and WhatsApp buttons. Connect once, no code to paste, free plan.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Countdown
#61,858by devmikelarson8 years ago
Countdown – Customizable Countdown Timer by Mike
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bugalou
Down in the last 7 days:6,104#62,291by Bugalou1 day ago
Free live chat and announcement bar for your website. Upgrade for an AI chatbot, countdown banners and one inbox for WhatsApp and email.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 22/day

ProofBlocks
#63,854by Cognitolab (Ivan Omelianenko)1 day ago
Pricing table, call to action banner, animated counter and countdown timer blocks for Gutenberg. No page builder; assets load only where used.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Evergreen Deadline
#64,944by Tofu Labs4 days ago
An evergreen countdown timer: give each subscriber their own offer deadline, the same in your emails, on your sales page and at checkout.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 82/day

MADigital Announcement Bar
Up in the last 7 days:4,260#65,256by muhammadaamir101 month ago
Add a beautiful customizable announcement bar to your WordPress site. Announcements, sales, countdown timers and more.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
TimerPlus
#66,362by PrestaSite28 days ago
Create WooCommerce product countdown timers, sale countdown bars, countdown blocks, and stock urgency indicators.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Bugalou for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:1,191#66,951by Bugalou1 day ago
Free live chat and sale banners for your WooCommerce store, plus AI answers to order questions and one inbox for WhatsApp and email.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Lifetime Sticky Bar
Down in the last 7 days:12,488#67,842by LifetimePlugins1 month ago
The sticky bar plugin that gives the real features away free: announcement, countdown, coupon, email and WooCommerce shipping.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

NIXSMART Strategic Discount Manager
#68,211by nixsmart9 months ago
Manage WooCommerce discounts, list prices, and countdown timers from a single, intuitive interface.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day