Countdown – Countdown & Clock vs Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Page
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| Feature | Countdown – Countdown & Clock v3.0.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Page v3.0.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | February 8, 2026 | August 25, 2026 |
| Editions | Countdown builder · Countdown builder Pro ($) | Nifty Coming Soon & Maintenance Page · Nifty Coming Soon Pro ($) |
| Pros | Shortcode and widget placement for countdowns; Several countdown styles including simple, circle and clock; Coming soon page for sites under construction | Countdown timer and sign-up form on the holding page; Edited in the WordPress customizer with live preview; Free core for basic coming soon and maintenance pages |
| Cons | Pro features need a licence key and are shown as upgrade prompts; Some styles loaded from a public CDN, which adds a third-party request | Premade themes and secret links need Pro; Sign-up emails are not stored in WordPress; Upgrade prompts appear in the admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | ycd_countdown shortcode, Countdown widget, Simple and circle countdown styles, Coming soon page, Pro licence and upgrade screens ($) | Countdown timer section, Sign-up form that does not store emails in WordPress, Premade themes ($), Upgrade link to the Pro checkout |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | cdnjs.cloudflare.com, fonts.googleapis.com | fonts.googleapis.com |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |