The Countdown Timer

The Countdown Timer offers a user-friendly countdown block that lets you quickly set up a timer for events, product launches, special offers, and more.

Its main features include:

• Designed to be minimal: no unnecessary menu items, just a simple tool under the Tools tab.
• Built for the WordPress ecosystem: uses official components for a seamless experience.
• Customizable time settings: easily set the target time, date, and time zone.
• Flexible units display: choose which units to display – years, months, weeks, days, minutes, seconds.
• Styling options: adjust colors, backgrounds, margins, alignment, border radius, and separators to seamlessly match your site’s design.
• Optimized performance: the plugin separates editor scripts from front-end scripts, ensuring that only the essential code is loaded on the live site.

Usage

1. Go to Tools > The Countdown Timer to create a new timer.
2. Customize your timer: set the date, time, appearance, and behavior.
3. Click Publish to save it.
4. Copy the shortcode and paste it anywhere – in a post, page, or widget.

Development

This plugin uses React for its front-end interface. The complete unminified source code is available at:

• GitHub repository: https://github.com/KonstantinPankratov/WordPress-Plugin-Countdown-Timer

To build the plugin from source: 1. Clone the repository 2. Run cd react 3. Run npm install 4. Run npm run build