COUNTdown

v1.0

updated 18 years ago

This plugin allows you to add an ajax-updated countdown to your blog.

ajax countdown Counter

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Rank: #42,355; Down42 vs yesterday

Active installs (est.): ≈ 13; 10+ reported · High

Total downloads: 8.5K; 8,511 all-time

Rating: –; 0 reviews

Support resolved: –; 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months

COUNTdown at a glance

COUNTdown is a WordPress plugin with 10+ active installs, the #42,355 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.0 came out on Jan 7, 2009, more than 17 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 2.6.5. Among the 178 plugins tagged “countdown”, it ranks #80. It was first released in 2008.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 27, 2026, 13 days.

Downloads over time

Download stats

22 downloads · the last 30 days

COUNTdown Compare series

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Date	COUNTdown
Nov 9, 2026	11
Nov 8, 2026	0
Nov 7, 2026	0
Nov 6, 2026	0
Nov 5, 2026	0
Nov 4, 2026	0
Nov 3, 2026	11
Nov 2, 2026	0
Nov 1, 2026	0
Oct 31, 2026	0
Oct 30, 2026	0
Oct 29, 2026	0
Oct 28, 2026	0

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 13 · +18.2% in the last 30 days

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Date	Estimated installs
Nov 9, 2026	13
Nov 8, 2026	13
Nov 7, 2026	14
Nov 5, 2026	14
Nov 4, 2026	15
Nov 3, 2026	15
Nov 2, 2026	15
Nov 1, 2026	15
Oct 31, 2026	15
Oct 30, 2026	15
Oct 29, 2026	11

Rank over time

#42,355 · up 5,600 in the last 30 days

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026	#42,355
Nov 8, 2026	#42,313
Nov 7, 2026	#38,810
Nov 5, 2026	#38,631
Nov 4, 2026	#36,599
Nov 2, 2026	#37,859
Oct 30, 2026	#37,755
Oct 29, 2026	#47,955

Growth %

Average +1.53% a day in the last 30 days

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Date	Growth
Nov 9, 2026	0.00%
Nov 8, 2026	-7.14%
Nov 7, 2026	0.00%
Nov 5, 2026	-6.67%
Nov 4, 2026	0.00%
Nov 3, 2026	0.00%
Nov 2, 2026	0.00%
Nov 1, 2026	0.00%
Oct 31, 2026	0.00%
Oct 30, 2026	+36.36%

Active installs band

10+ on WordPress.org

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Date	Daily snapshot
Nov 9, 2026	10+
Nov 8, 2026	10+
Nov 7, 2026	10+
Nov 6, 2026	10+
Nov 5, 2026	10+
Nov 4, 2026	10+
Nov 3, 2026	10+
Nov 2, 2026	10+
Nov 1, 2026	10+
Oct 31, 2026	10+
Oct 30, 2026	10+
Oct 29, 2026	10+
Oct 28, 2026	10+
Oct 27, 2026	10+

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Change log

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Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

v1.0100%

Requirements & info

Version history

Version: 1.0
Requires WordPress: –
Tested up to: 2.6.5
Requires PHP: –
First released: Dec 4, 2008
Last updated: Jan 7, 2009
Releases, last 12 months: …

Questions about COUNTdown

How many websites use COUNTdown?

COUNTdown is active on 10+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #42,355 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has COUNTdown been downloaded?

8,511 times in total since 2008.

When was COUNTdown last updated?

Version 1.0 came out on Jan 7, 2009 (17 years ago).

Is COUNTdown compatible with the latest WordPress?

COUNTdown’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 2.6.5, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.

Is COUNTdown still maintained?

Its last release was 17 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

What rating does COUNTdown have?

No one has reviewed COUNTdown on WordPress.org yet.

What are the best alternatives to COUNTdown?

The plugins most like COUNTdown, by the tags they share, are SearchWP Live Ajax Search (40K+), WPC AJAX Add to Cart for WooCommerce (10K+) and Relevanssi Live Ajax Search (7K+). Compare all alternatives

Rank in its tags

Where COUNTdown sits among listings with the same tag, in WordPress.org’s popular order.

countdown#80 of 178
Leader: Countdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance
Counter#87 of 145
Leader: Post Views Counter
ajax#197 of 376
Leader: zipaddr-jp

Why it ranks where it does

WordPress.org search multiplies text relevance by these factors. Together: ×0.00.

Its search score has been falling since Jul 6, 2009, 180 days after its last update.

Last updated×0.000of ×1.000
Falling since 2009-07-06: more than 180 days without an update.
Tested up to×0.004of ×1.000
Says 2.6.5; WordPress 7.1 is out.
Resolved support threads×0.301
0 of 0 threads resolved in the last two months.
Rating×0.791of ×1.118
No ratings yet.
Active installs×0.760
Grows with the log of installs, so each band adds less.
Size penalty×0.726of ×1.000
Applied below 1M installs; shrinks as installs grow.

Known vulnerabilities

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COUNTdown

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Metric	COUNTdown
Estimated installs	≈ 13
Reported installs	10+
Rating	–
Reviews	0
Total downloads	8.5K
Author
First released	Dec 4, 2008
Version	1.0
Requires WP	–
Requires PHP	–
Last updated	Jan 7, 2009

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