The simple countdown clock is used to countdown to a date and time of your choosing using a Wordpress shortcode.
- Use the shortcode on more than one page or post.
- The shortcode comes with different options you can set.
- Choose your date to countdown to.
- Choose your background colour.
- Choose your text colour.
- Choose from available styles.
- Clock also displays text in Afrikaans, Dutch, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese.
- Install the plugin and click Activate.
- Use the following shortcode to display in your post, page, text widget or Elementor shortode: [devgirl-countdown-clock time="31 Dec 2023 8:00"]
- Put your own date and time in here: time="31 Dec 2023 8:00".
- Navigate to Settings->Devgirl Countdown Clock for all instructions.
All Parameters
- name=" " eg: name="My Countdown clock"
- time=" " eg: time="30 Nov 2023 9:00"
- style=" " eg: style="wedding"
- clock-colour=" " eg: clock-colour = "orange"
- text-colour=" " eg: text-colour = "#000000"
Full shortcode example with all parameters used:
- [devgirl-countdown-clock name="My Sports Event" time="31 Dec 2023 8:00" style="sport" clock-colour="red" text-colour="#000000"]
Colour inputs you can use:
- A word eg: red
- A hex value eg: #0011aa
- Clock-color only: For those who are CSS savvy, any CSS value for the clock-colour parameter. It is a background shorthand property.
eg: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)
eg: linear-gradient(to left, darkTurquoise, aqua, blue)
Styles you can choose from
- wedding or sport eg: style="wedding"
- Default - leave the style paramater out
Use in another language (
Afrikaans, Dutch, Spanish, French, German or Portuguese)
- Go to Settings->General->Site Language and change it to Afrikaans, Dutch, Spanish, French, German or Portuguese.
- The text on the clock will now be in the language you chose.
- Basic instructions in Settings->Devgirl Countdown clock are in the language you chose.