=== Easy Countdown Timer== Contributors: turcuciprian, ioanachichernea Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=MU4RJNNF74QKY Tags: countdown, timer,live, clock, second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year, color, size, pixel, animated, custom, easy, help Requires at least: 4.6 Tested up to: 4.9.4 Stable tag: 2.1 Requires PHP: 5.2 License: GPLv2 or later License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Easy Countdown Timer with many features, styles, options, unlimited timers, modify font size, color, weight bold, modify colors, modify the text, end date and end time picker, timezone, all in a shortcode in your admin panel. Add in any post or page or custom post type. Easy. == 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 and selecting of options, easy as pie. Check out any page or post for a blue button above the editor that says "Insert 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 also choose a time format: from years to seconds, the timer adapting itself based on the highest value left available (if years is 0 only months will show, if months and years is 0 only weeks will show as highest, if years, months and weeks is 0, days will show as highest. Then minutes, then just seconds) And if the timer is done it will just show 0. Exciting updates to come. You can also customize the Years/Months/Weeks/Days/Hours/Minutes/Seconds Text *** FEATURES * End Date DatePicker * Change Timezone * Change Time format * Select End Hour * Select End Minutes * Make text bold * Change timer color * Change font size * Customize and style with color, size and weight the Years/Months/Weeks/Days/Hours/Minutes/Seconds text * Style with color, size and weight the Years/Months/Weeks/Days/Hours/Minutes/Seconds custom text 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 go to a post or page and you will notice a blue "Insert Timer" button at the top of the TinyMCE editor. Press it. a popup will appear where you get to customize it. = What do I do after Configuring? = You just click the "insert Shortcode" button at the bottom left to add your shortcode to your editor. The popup should close and then you just update your post/page and view it to see the timer. == 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 select styles for your timer 4. This is a admin panel post page where you set the text for the Years/Months/Weeks/Days/Hours/Minutes/Seconds Replacing that text with anything you like. It's basically the configuration of the "custom text" tab looks like 5. How the timers look on your website 6. After you click the |"insert Timer" blue button in your admin page (Above tinyMCE) 7. What the date/time Picker looks like 8. How The configuration of the styles tab looks like 9. How The configuration of the general tab looks like == 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 = 2.0.2.1 = * Changed button name from Insert Countdown Timer to Insert Timer * Removed popup overflow-y scroll = 2.0.2.1 = * Added custom text input fields * Spaced live preview elements better * Fixed Bug regarding switching tabs and field selected values dissapearing = 2.0.4 = * Better Design * Solved bugs * Better User Experience * Able to change number colors * Able to change custom text (time/date) colors * Able to change number font size * Able to change custom text (time/date) font size * Able to change number weight * Able to change custom text (time/date) weight = 2.1 = * timers are now saved in the backend * Timers Shortcode is much smaller now containing just the id of the timer as a attribute * Improved style == 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 = 2.0.1.1 = Does not affect the previous version functionality = 2.0.3 = New variables added, the functionality from previous versions will not work. = 2.0.3 = New variables added, the functionality from previous versions will not work if using the new version and old shortcodes. = 2.1 = New features have been added that require the new functionality. Previous functionality will not work