Countdown – Countdown & Clock vs Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown
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| Feature | Countdown – Countdown & Clock v3.0.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown v3.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | — |
| Last updated | February 8, 2026 | — |
| Editions | Countdown builder · Countdown builder Pro ($) | Countdown Wpdevart · Countdown Wpdevart Pro ($) |
| Pros | Shortcode and widget placement for countdowns; Several countdown styles including simple, circle and clock; Coming soon page for sites under construction | Several timer styles: standard, vertical, circle and flip; WooCommerce, Elementor and Gutenberg support; No external service calls found in the code |
| 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 | Popup and sticky-bar timers need the Pro version; Upgrade links appear in the plugins list; Admin includes promotion pages for other products |
| 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 ($) | Standard and vertical timer styles, Circle and flip-clock timer styles, WooCommerce product timers, Elementor countdown widget, Gutenberg countdown block, Popup countdown ($), Sticky bar countdown ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Requires WordPress | 3.8 | 3.3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | — |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 6.9.4 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | cdnjs.cloudflare.com, fonts.googleapis.com | — |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 3 |