GTM4WP - Google Tag Manager for WordPress vs Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown
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| Feature | GTM4WP - Google Tag Manager for WordPress v2.0.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.5/5 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 | 700,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 12, 2026 | — |
| Editions | GTM4WP - Google Tag Manager for WordPress | Countdown Wpdevart · Countdown Wpdevart Pro ($) |
| Pros | Places GTM containers without editing theme files; Data layer for WooCommerce, forms and media events; Consent mode and a tag blocklist are built in | Several timer styles: standard, vertical, circle and flip; WooCommerce, Elementor and Gutenberg support; No external service calls found in the code |
| Cons | Tags, triggers and consent rules must be set up in Google Tag Manager; Tracking setup is complex and needs a tag manager account | Popup and sticky-bar timers need the Pro version; Upgrade links appear in the plugins list; Admin includes promotion pages for other products |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | GTM container snippets in head and body, Multiple containers, Page variables in the data layer, Google Consent Mode, Tag blocklist for pages and elements, WooCommerce event tracking in the data layer, Contact Form 7 tracking, Media (video and audio) events, User events in the data layer, Visitor data module, AMP support | Standard and vertical timer styles, Circle and flip-clock timer styles, WooCommerce product timers, Elementor countdown widget, Gutenberg countdown block, Popup countdown ($), Sticky bar countdown ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Tag Manager | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, Polylang, WPML | Elementor |
| Requires WordPress | 6.3 | 3.3.0 |
| Requires PHP | 8.0 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 6.9.4 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | www.googletagmanager.com | — |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | — | 3 |