Countdown Timer Block – build urgency for events and launches vs The Icon Block

Show visitors exactly how long they have left – add a professional countdown timer to any post or page and turn deadlines into action. Countdown Timer Block | Documentation | Pricing Why Countdown Timer Block? Nothing motivates visitors like a ticking clock. Countdown Timer Block adds a dedicated block to the WordPress Block Editor so you can create a professional-looking countdown for your event, sale, or launch in minutes – no code required. Choose from four distinct layouts, toggle days, hours, minutes, and seconds on or off, and style every part of the timer – wrapper, boxes, digits, labels, and separators – to match your brand. Predefined patterns give you ready-made designs, and the timer stays fully responsive on mobile devices. Free Features Layout Options: Choose from 4 distinct templates for different presentations. Responsive: Looks great on mobile devices out of the box. Element Visibility: Toggle the visibility of labels, days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Wrapper Customization: Configure width, background, padding, and shadow for the countdown wrapper. Boxes Customization: Define background, width, height, border, and shadow settings for the countdown boxes. Content Appearance: Adjust typography and color for the digit and label elements. Separator Customization: Display separators and configure type, size, and color settings. Patterns: Predefined designs for expanding the variety of styles. Pro Version Upgrade to Countdown Timer Pro for advanced behavior and styling controls: Expired Display: Show custom content after the countdown has elapsed. Hide at Zero: Conceal the box when the countdown timer reaches 0. Mobile & Tablet Visibility: Toggle the timer’s visibility per device. Prefix Text & Style: Display styled text before the countdown timer. Suffix Button & Style: Show a button after the timer with typography, color, and padding controls. Prefix/Suffix Direction: Control the layout flow of content before and after the timer. Single Style: Style each box individually – background, digit color, and label color. Dismiss Button: Let visitors hide the countdown manually. Extra Patterns: Additional predefined countdown designs. Shortcode Integration: Use the countdown anywhere via shortcode. How to Use – Quick Start Install and activate the Countdown Timer plugin. Add the Countdown Timer block from the “Widgets” block category in the Gutenberg editor. Set your target date and adjust the design from the right-side settings sidebar. Publish – your countdown is live! Use Cases Sales & Promotions: Count down to the end of a discount to create urgency. Product Launches: Build anticipation before a new product or website goes live. Events & Webinars: Show visitors exactly when your event starts. Limited-Time Offers: Pair the timer with a call-to-action button (Pro suffix button). Feedback Did you like this plugin? Dislike it? Do you have a feature request? Please share your feedback with us Check out the Parent Plugin of this plugin- B Blocks – A blocks collection and page building tool for Gutenberg. Check out our other WordPress Plugins- Html5 Video Player – Display videos as single and playlist in multiple skins. PDF Poster – Display/Embed PDF files with different styles. Html5 Audio Player – Listen audios with awesome visuals. StreamCast – Customizable radio player with different skins. 3D Viewer – Embed 3D models and 3D products with interaction. Advanced Post Block – Show posts and custom posts in different layouts. Source Code You can find the source code, report bugs, and contribute to the development of this plugin on our GitHub repository: Countdown Timer on GitHub Third-Party Libraries This plugin bundles the following third-party JavaScript/PHP libraries. Freemius Lite SDK Source: https://bplugins.com/ GitHub: https://github.com/bPlugins/freemius-lite-sdk License: GPL-2.0-or-later – https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Purpose: Provides an opt-in consent form for usage tracking and analytics to help improve the plugin. No data is sent before explicit user consent. External Services: Communicates with api.bplugins.com (activation events) and wp.freemius.com (opt-in processing) only after user opt-in. See bPlugins Privacy Policy and Freemius Privacy Policy. bpl-tools Source / GitHub: https://github.com/bPlugins/bpl-tools License: GPL-2.0-or-later – https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Purpose: Shared utility library providing admin dashboard components and common Gutenberg editor controls. External Services: The library may connect to bPlugins, WordPress.org, and Freemius services for product data and checkout functionality. See full details: https://github.com/bPlugins/bpl-tools#external-requests–why-they-are-made

The Icon Block plugin registers a single, easy-to-use block that allows you to add custom SVG icons and graphics to the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg). The plugin also includes the complete WordPress icon library with 290+ SVG icons. Key features 290+ native WordPress icons, including social logos Use any custom SVG icon or graphic Insert icons from your Media Library if SVG uploads are supported Includes handy icon controls (link, rotate, alignment, colors, border, padding, margin, etc.) Fully compatible with the Site Editor No block library required 🎉 Built almost entirely with native WordPress components Will get additional functionality as it’s added to WordPress core Register your own custom icon library. Learn more Stay connected View on GitHub Visit plugin project page Follow on Twitter