Use countdowns to illustrate the time remaining to an important deadline.
Overview
Here’s an example countdown:
Countdowns have a reveal animation in order to draw attention. They have customizable syntax and disappear automatically once the deadline has passed.
Countdowns are also user-dismissible by default. Dismissible countdowns will display a “
” icon on the right-hand edge.
Adding a Countdown
Currently, countdowns can only be implemented by using the shortcode (see the below documentation).
Technical Details
Countdowns can be implemented with the shortcode cl-countdown.
[cl-countdown deadline="January 1, 2045" event="The Singularity arrives"]
Attributes
event
(string) (optional)
The event text
(default value: the event)
until
(string) (optional)
The syntax for the countdown message before the deadline
(default value: until)
is_today
(string) (optional)
The syntax for the countdown message on the day of the event
(default value: is today)
passed
(string) (optional)
The syntax for the countdown message after the deadline
(default value: passed)
link
(string) (optional)
Set a link for the countdown
(default value: none)
show_expired
(bool) (optional)
Set to continue displaying the countdown once it’s expired
(default value: false)
dismissible
(bool) (optional)
Set to prevent the countdown from being dismissible
(default value: true)
class
(string) (optional)
Set custom CSS class(es)
(default value: none)