PetrichorCraft Countdown Campaigns

PetrichorCraft Countdown Campaigns by PetrichorCraft is a complete urgency and scarcity plugin for WordPress and WooCommerce.

Create shipping cutoffs, flash sales, product launches, evergreen offers, sticky announcement bars, email countdown images, and promotional deals pages — without writing code or stacking multiple plugins.

Campaign types

• Recurring — daily, weekly, every N hours, or every X days (perfect for same-day shipping cutoffs)
• Fixed deadline — one shared end date/time for everyone (Black Friday, launches, events)
• Evergreen — unique per-visitor timer with optional auto-restart
• Optional campaign schedule window (only show between two dates)
• Per-campaign timezone support

Visual layout builder

• Drag-and-drop 12-column grid with optional second row
• Elements: Text, Timer, Button, Scarcity bar, Sale price, Discount badge, Inventory text, Coupon code
• Layout presets including announcement bar, stacked, compact, and full urgency
• Timer digit styles: block, inline, compact, minimal, text-only
• Live desktop / mobile preview in the campaign editor
• Mobile modes: stack, wrap, or keep desktop layout
• Colors, gap, padding, and alignment (advanced CSS via the theme Customizer)

Urgency elements

• Scarcity / progress bar — manual sold/total or WooCommerce stock-based
• Sale price — manual was/now or live product prices
• Discount badge — pill, banner, or ribbon styles
• Inventory text — “Only X left” with threshold control
• Coupon code — display + one-click copy

Display options

• Shortcode: [pctc_countdown id="123"]
• Gutenberg block
• Sticky top/bottom announcement bar (Elementor-safe)
• WooCommerce product page auto-placement
• Shop / category / tag loop cards (separate layouts)
• Checkout urgency bar
• Deals grid shortcode for landing pages: [pctc_deals id="123" limit="8" columns="3"]
• Auto product discounts with highlighted sale price (no coupon required)
• Auto-apply coupon codes with product and cart notices

WooCommerce product placements

• Before / after product title
• After short description
• After price
• Before / after Add to Cart
• After product meta
• Before / after product tabs
• Per-product campaign override on the product edit screen

WooCommerce discounts & pricing

• Apply percent or fixed discounts while a campaign is active
• Dynamic pricing (does not permanently overwrite product prices)
• Target all products, on-sale products, specific IDs, categories, or tags
• Exclude products
• Early bird tiers — first N buyers get a deeper discount
• Stock-based pricing — change discounts as inventory drops
• Coming soon / launch mode — hide Add to Cart (and optionally price) until the timer ends
• Cart & checkout coupon expiry countdown
• Expiry actions: hide Add to Cart, expire coupon, change stock status, redirect, hide timer, show message

Email countdown timers

• Dynamic PNG image via REST API (works with Mailchimp, Klaviyo, and most ESPs)
• Supports recurring, fixed, and evergreen timers
• Evergreen merge-tag support with ?uid=
• Requires PHP GD extension

Developer friendly

• REST API: /wp-json/pctc/v1/sync/{id} and /expire/{id}
• Email image endpoint: /wp-json/pctc/v1/email/{id}
• GPL-licensed, no phone-home tracking

Support

Email: support@petrichorcraft.com Website: petrichorcraft.com