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Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown
Create hype fast but watch for site crashes.
Poor rating
56/100
The easy setup is undermined by technical bugs and a very thin free version.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
3.6★
59 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-3%
Holding steady
96 → 93 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MAJORverified rating is 3.28★
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Holding steady · -3% in the last year
96/day a year ago→93/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayCountdown Timer, Widget Countdown is generally praised for its ease of use and helpful support, but users frequently encounter bugs and find the free version overly limited.
What people like
- +Easy to set up and get a visible countdown quickly
- +Responsive and helpful support that resolves conflicts and integration issues×3
- +Works as described and fulfills its basic purpose
- +Pro version adds animations and additional features
Common complaints
- −Frequent technical bugs causing errors, crashes, or incompatibility (e.g., wp-admin breakage, PHP warnings, UI freeze)×4
- −Does not respect the site’s timezone, leading to inaccurate countdowns
- −Free version is feature-limited; many customization options and core features are only available in the Pro version×2
- −Poor customer service and refund policy for the Pro version
Review trustMostly organic
- 3.28★Verified rating — drops from 3.60★ once one-shot reviewers are removed
- 22%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 50% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-04-152025-05-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 59 total
Latest reviews · 60 analyzed
- 2024-11-13★★★★★bad plugin, broke my website.hirenwebs
- 2024-11-12★★★★★Nice countdown Widget pluginxjmwfwa
- 2024-07-29★★★★★Great pluginsyvoid1-shot
- 2024-03-31★★★★★Doens't use website timewillowleaf
- 2022-06-13★★★★★Easy Setupbtwebmedia
- 2021-04-23★★★★★New Feature Request Addedonepunchmaaan1-shot
- 2020-07-03★★★★★It worksDWK
- 2020-06-16★★★★★Can't even change the background color in free versionKengun
- 2020-04-23★★★★★Has issuesdkurth
- 2019-12-06★★★★★Don't Get the Pro Versionmcatselfprep
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
87
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
88
Prior 7-day baseline
63
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
325
Mean release-day peak (30d)
91
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-1.1%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
50%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
3.02
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
55%
5★ share in analyzed sample
22%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
3.60 → 3.28★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered