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Christmas Countdown Widget

Displays a cute Santa Claus Christmas Countdown in your sidebar. Use the shortcode [countdown] to display the countdown on any post or page.

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Tested up to WordPress 6.8
Current version3.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 6.8
Minimum stackWP 3.0 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update28 Jun 20251y ago
Active installations300Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 10 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Christmas Countdown Widget version 3.1 as active, updated 1y ago and tested up to WordPress 6.8.

Overview

About this plugin

The Christmas Countdown Widget displays a cute Santa Claus counting down to Christmas in your sidebar. On Christmas day Santa displays a “Merry Christmas” greeting to your visitors. Since the countdown automatically updates each year and starts the countdown over again on the day after Christmas, you can leave it in your sidebar all year round if you want!

The Christmas countdown will appear in your sidebar on a transparent background so it looks good with any theme.

NEW! You can use the shortcode [countdown] to add the countdown to any post or page. You can also use ‘[countdown-right]’ to float the widget to the right, or ‘[countdown-center]’ to center the widget on your page.

For more information about Santa’s countdown, visit ChristmasWebmaster.

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Plugin tags

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  • christmas countdown
  • santa claus
  • holiday
  • widget
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 6.8

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 6.8.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to6.8
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.0 · PHP not listed
Update activity28 Jun 20251y ago

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