Create Countdown Timer widget

Add the Clock widget to your website. Fast. Easy. No Coding.

How to add Countdown Timer to a website

1. Customize the widget
Use diverse options to get a perfect for your use-case widget.
2. Get your installation code
Get the unique code for your customized widget and copy it.
3. Paste the code into your website
Paste the code into the desired place of the website or template.

Countdown Timer Generator is a simple and intuitive online tool suitable for site owners or web designers having little or no coding knowledge. It allows the creation of a countdown clock that shows how much time in days, hours, minutes and seconds is left until the selected time in future or until a specified time period ends. With our online generator, you can build and embed a single clock for your audience or show individual ones for every user of your website.

Creating a countdown timer is not difficult. Our straightforward online plugin creator allows you to easily form a unique widget for adding to a website or for sharing via a custom link in just a couple of clicks. The generator features a lot of customization options to make your timer suitable for any occasion, use case, or website design. We also offer a catalog of premade templates suitable for all the most popular purposes or festive events among the world. 

It can be a start-to-end widget or even a number counter. You can choose the type of your clock, enter the final date or specific time period, select the date and time format in the data entry fields of our countdown generator. Choose the scenario after the count is over: displaying a custom message for users or redirection to a certain website page. 

Countdown timer has a versatile range of purposes – from e-commerce to creators and non-profit organizations. Your countdown widget allows the audience to find out how much time is left until a given event – such as a concert, business summit or conference, start or end of a sale or special promotion. The main purpose of a countdown timer widget is to create a sense of anticipation or urgency. Additionally, businesses also use online generators to let people know when a  discount or special offer will be available and convey a sense of time running out to stimulate sales. 

Countdown timers can also be used to arouse curiosity and get people interested in your business or activity and coming back. Apart from business websites, it can be used by creators to count the time to a band concert or personal exhibition, non-profit organizations can also promote their events or simply show the sum left to raise. 

As a countdown clock is a sequential count of time until a certain event occurs, its sphere of application is far more wide than only e-commerce. Countdown clock widgets are also widely used to create a buzz around national, local, or even personal events, like weddings or baby births. There are even special countdown website creators and landing page templates offered by popular CMS and site builders, although you can simply create your timer and share it via a link with your friends and relatives.

How do I manage my widget settings after I have published the widget on my website?

After publishing a Countdown Clock, access your account at Elfsight Apps and introduce new settings to your widget. Save the changes and they will be applied to the widget on your website.

Can I introduce customized styles to my widget?

Website Timer by Elfsight supports custom settings. Set your style on your site, and it will be applied to the widget.

How can I insert the widget into the template of my website?

If you want to demonstrate the widget on every page having a particular template, then create a Countdown Timer, copy its code and insert it into the layout you use.

What platforms are compatible with the widget?

Elfsight Clock is highly compatible and works on almost every popular website platform. Check the list: Adobe Muse, BigCommerce, Blogger, Drupal, Joomla, jQuery, Magento, HTML, ModX, OpenCart, Shopify, Squarespace, Webflow, Webnode, Weebly, Wix, WordPress.

Find it difficult to add the widget?

If you have any queries with setting up Countdown Clock to your website or its personalization, do not hesitate to contact our customer support. We will be glad to guide you!