By twinpictures

October 13, 2021

T(-) Countdown Plugin

Display and configure multiple countdown timers in years, months, weeks, days, hours and seconds in a number of different styles.

T(-) Countdown is a customisable countdown timer that can display years (optional), months (optional), weeks (optional), days, hours and seconds. This plugin is the next generation of T(-) Countdown Widget. Note: a dedicated sidebar widget is not included as shortcodes can now be used in most sidebars.

Installation

Old-school: upload the t-countdown folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory via FTP.
Hipster: Ironically add T(minus) Countdown via the WordPress Plugins menu.
Activate the Plugin
Add the shortcode to a post or page.
Test that the this plugin meets your demanding needs.
Tweak the css files for premium enjoyment.
Rate the plugin and verify that it works at wordpress.org.

Screenshots

Style: jedi
Style: TIE-fighter
Style: darth
Style: carbonate
Style: carbonate-responsive
Style: carbonlite
Style: c-3po and c-3po-mini
Style: cloud-city
Style: hoth
Style: naboo
Style: sith
Style: circle

FAQ

How does one use the shortcode, exactly?

A complete list of shortcode options has been provided to answer this exact question.

Where can I fork this plugin and contribute changes?

github

Where can I translate this plugin into my favorite langauge?

Community translation for T(-) Countdown has been set up.

How does one pronounce T Minus?

Tee—As in Tea for Two, or Tee off time
Minus—As in the opposite of plus (+)
T Minus—As in “This is Apollo Saturn Launch Control. We’ve passed the 11-minute mark. Now T minus 10 minutes 54 seconds on our countdown for Apollo 11.”

I am a Social Netwookiee, does Twinpictures have a Facebook page?

Yes, yes… Twinpictures is on Facebook.

Does Twinpictures do the Twitter?

Ah yes! @Twinpictures is on the Twitter.

Changelog

2.4.8

updated links to new documentation
options page fields escaped
can target external elements on launch
improvements to get around cashed pages

2.4.7

fixed issue with default display units and toggles in block
added debug attribute to shortcode for troubleshooting caching issues
uses rest-api to recalculate time if page has been cached
manages cached pages and timezones better
js script is minified

2.4.6

added %this_year% and %this_easter% time placeholders
added omitseconds fixed issue with day label
resolved issue with timezones

2.4.5

added Gutenberg block
fine tuned css on some styles
countdown will show 00:00:00 by default if already launched

2.4.4

fixed issue if only days are being displayed

2.4.3

check if functions exist to prevent conflicts with legacy plugin

2.4.2

added missing screenshots
cleaned up plugin options page

2.4.1

deactivate legacy plugin if activated
removed unused functions

2.4.0

plugin relaunched as the next generation of T(-) Countdown Widget
get_styles() is now a static function
uses PHP DateTime function for date calculation
new timezone attribute to target time to different timezone
weeks are no longer limited to 3 digits
added optional years and months with omityears and omitmonths attributes
all styles are css optimised and were rebuilt to support more than three digits