Countdown Timer vs Coming Soon, Under Construction & Maintenance Page
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| Feature | Countdown Timer v3.0.7 · 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 | 900+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | January 24, 2019 | August 25, 2026 |
| Editions | Countdown Timer | Nifty Coming Soon & Maintenance Page · Nifty Coming Soon Pro ($) |
| Pros | Counts down or up in years, months, weeks, days and smaller units; Sidebar widget and shortcodes for posts and pages; Multilingual interface with many translations | Countdown timer and sign-up form on the holding page; Edited in the WordPress customizer with live preview; Free core for basic coming soon and maintenance pages |
| Cons | Code is old and current WordPress compatibility is unconfirmed; No paid edition; the settings page only links to a donation button | Premade themes and secret links need Pro; Sign-up emails are not stored in WordPress; Upgrade prompts appear in the admin |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Single and multi-event shortcodes, Sidebar countdown widget, Settings page for events | Countdown timer section, Sign-up form that does not store emails in WordPress, Premade themes ($), Upgrade link to the Pro checkout |
| Integrations | ||
| Other | — | Google Fonts |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 5.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | fonts.googleapis.com |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |