=== Easy Countdown Timer==
Contributors: turcuciprian, ioanachichernea
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Tags: countdown, timer, countdown-timer, short-code, easy, interface, time-zone, bold, color, name
Requires at least: 4.6
Tested up to: 4.9.4
Stable tag: 2.0.2
Requires PHP: 5.2
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

A very easy to use and intuitive countdown timer for wordpress. At the moment it shows the number of days left to a given date As a shortcode. You can add infinite shortcodes and infinite live countdown timers in the front end, on your website.


== Description ==

[FREE FEATURE REQUEST](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfiw4ZMZP_Zln4nzafFCnMF-uxBf1GpHh98qtTIh-X8uL-ZOA/viewform?usp=sf_link)

A very easy to use and intuitive countdown timer for WordPress. You select a Ending date, and you can choose a color and a font size and the numbers of days, hours, minutes, seconds
left will automatically be generated. Everything done with a mouse click, select of options, easy as pie. Check out any page or post for a blue button above the editor that says "Insert Easy Countdown Timer" to get to the interface. You also have the option to set the timezone for the end date date to be relative to and select a timer format based on various options. You have a live preview to see
the exact end date, you can choose hours and minutes to the exact date, you can choose a timezone to that date.

You also have a live countdown where you place the shortcode, based on the format you selected.

[Report a BUG](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGkFUgA3uQcNrJl53AHmeKn0ubnfn1iX2oWOZ6-st04APWRw/viewform?usp=sf_link)

== Installation ==

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

e.g.

1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/easy-countdown-timer directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress
3. Use the Settings->Easy Countdown Timer creen to configure the plugin


== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How do I configure a countdown timer? =

After activating the plugin, to generate a shortcode, you check out your admin panel menu. You should see "Easy Countdown Timer" at the bottom of it. (bottom left in the admin panel). Click it and you have all the options to configure there.

= What do I do after Configuring?  =

At the bottom of the Easy Countdown Timer Settings page, you have a textbox with a shortcode. If you click the textbox it will automatically select everything in the textbox. Copy the selection (all the text in the textbox), and go to a page or post and paste it in the content inside the editor. Update


== Screenshots ==

1. This is the admin panel view of the plugin where you select a End date you want to count the days to and you can get the shortcode you want to use

2. This is the styles page of the admin panel view of the plugin where you select a End date you want to count the days to and you can get the shortcode you want to use

3. This is a admin panel post page where you post the shortcode

4. This is the site front end that's showing the result of the shortcode used with the easy coutdown timer plugin


== Changelog ==

= 1.0.0 =
* A change since the previous version.
* Another change.

= 1.1 =
* added widget functionality for the plugin

= 1.2 =
shortcodes are now dynamically created, you can add as many shortcodes as you want for date endings.

= 1.9.5 =
* New functionality , not based on database data
* Data is based on shortcode attributes

= 1.9.6 =
* Bold Shortcode attribute and UI Functionality

= 1.9.7 =
Added Timezone feature

= 1.9.8 =
Better ui organizing

= 1.9.8.1 =
Added live preview of what's to come
Added timezones
Added End time options

= 2.0.0 =

* The timer is now live , counting down to 0 in backend and front end
* Timer format option
* Color picker now shows the color
* Reorganized the structure of the fields based on importance

= 2.0.0 =

* Organized configuration content in tabs

= 2.0.2 =

* Removed the Admin page
* Added all the configuration in a popup in page/post editor page
* interface is much cleaner

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 1.0.0 =
Everything should be fine

= 1.1 =
No database changes. Functionality should not be affected

= 1.2 =
Shortcodes from the previous version will not be affected but the functionality will not be available.

= 1.9.5 =
Shortcodes have all the data. The database fields are irrelevant now. The previous version database data is not being used

= 1.9.6 =
Does not affect the previous version functionality

= 1.9.6 =
Does not affect the previous version functionality

= 1.9.7 =
Does not affect the previous version functionality

= 1.9.8 =
Does not affect the previous version functionality

= 1.9.8.1 =
Does not affect the previous version functionality

= 2.0.0 =
New features have been added that require the new functionality

= 2.0.1 =
Does not affect the previous version functionality