=== Countdown Clock === Contributors: enclick Donate link: http://www.mycountdown.org/ Tags: countdown, count down, wedding, birthday, summer, spring, world cup, exams, timer, birthday countdown, flash countdown, countdown clock, countdown widget, countdown generator, countdown ticker, ticker, countup, days since, days till, countdown till days, halloween, pregnancy, baby, olympic games countdown, olympics Tested up to: 4.2 Requires at least: 1.5 Stable tag: 1.2 == Description == Display a countdown clock configured to an event of your choice. Select the date, title and event text on a choice of countdown designs, colors and sizes. * Colour choice for texts and background * A range of clock layouts, background pictures and animations * List of preset events like Christmas, New Year, or Summer * Fully customize your own countdown; choose event texts, date and timezone * See the full range of events and designs at [mycountdown.org](http://mycountdown.org "All the countdowns in the world") == Installation == 1. Download the zip file and extract the contents, 2. Upload the `countdown-clock` folder to your WP plugin folder `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 3. Go to Plugins > Plugins, and activate the plugin 4. Go to Appearance > Widgets, and drag the widget to a sidebar 5. Open countdown clock's settings menu and customize the clock 6. Select the "Event type"; either preset events like "Holiday" - "Christmas" 7. Or your own event, e.g. "Celebration" - "Birthday", 8. Important: please "save" after each drop-down selection, 9. Full customized event: select the "My Countdown" event type, save settings, then from "Countdown" dropdown choose "My Countdown", again save setting. 10. If you find a problem, please email us on widgets(at)mycountdown.org, we will respond promptly, 11. If you are happy with the widget, we would appreciate if you take the time to give us a positive rating. Thanks. == Screenshots == 1. Compact Widget 2. Horizontal Widget 3. Vertical Widget with animation 4. Compact Widget with animation 5. Square Widget with animation 6. Vertical Large Widget with animation 7. Fireworks 8. Admin Panel 9. Summer Countdown 10. Olympics Countdown == Changelog == = 1.2 = * Released 08/03/2011 * Added timezone option = 1.1 = * Released 03/09/2010 * Added popular Fireworks design = 1.0 = * Released 08/02/2010 * First release includes most layouts == Frequently Asked Questions == = I cannot find the event I want = Have a quick look in [mycountdown.org](http://mycountdown.org "All the countdowns in the world"), and search for your event, e.g. halloween, christmas, birthday, wedding, or pregnancy. Then go to "Event Type" dropdown, choose and save your selection. Then go to countdown drop-down and find your countdown, save the selection. = I want my own event = Select "My Countdown" event type and save, then look at the countdown drop-down. A date and text input boxes will appear for your messages. = Can I paste the countdown onto my page on a post, rather than a sidebar = Yes, the javascript code is available directly from [mycountdown.org](http://mycountdown.org "All the countdowns in the world"). You must paste the javascript into the post in HTML mode. = I cannot input my chosen message = Some events are preset e.g. Christmas, and the messages have been preset for you. Some events are customizable e.g. Birthday. Go to "Event type" dropdown, choose "My countdown", save settings. Text boxes will appear for your event and the message on the day of the event. = How do I customize the colours? = Go to the Appearance->Widgets tab in your wordpress admin panel, and choose click on settings for the countdown clock, select text, border and background colors from the drop downs = I am getting a "Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: datetimezone" = Version 1.2 of the plugin requires at least version 5.x of PHP. To run the plugin with PHP4 servers, design the widget directly in [mycountdown.org/getwidget](http://mycountdown.org/getwidget/), take the widget code and paste it into a Wordpress "Text" widget on the sidebar. = Can I choose my colour? = You can select the countdown clock to be transparent, so the countdown's background will be that of your web page = Why do I need to choose the event type and countdown type ? = Choosing the event type will provide the best selection of background pictures and animations = Can I set the time of day and world timezone for the event ? = Yes, select from the timezone dropdown the time zone in your area = Can I have multiple widgets on the sidebar ? = Yes, but use the widget generator at [mycountdown.org/getwidget](http://mycountdown.org/getwidget/), then go to the widgets panel and insert the code as "Text" on your sidebar = Is there support ? = Further support is available at [mycountdown.org/support](http://mycountdown.org/wordpress-countdown-clock-plugin/), = Email & Twitter = Any problems please email me, email is widgets at mycountdown.org. Or send a message on [twitter.com/mycountdown](http://twitter.com/mycountdown)