T(-) Countdown Control is a next-level countdown management and scheduling plugin for WordPress. This plugin includes all the features of the jQuery T(-) Countdown plugin, with the added ability to schedule recurring countdowns.

Download

Download T(-) Countdown Control v1.0RC1

Change Log:

• 1.0RC1 – Conflict issues with function names resolved.
• .07a – Added launch page redirect option. (Good Idea Matt!)
• .06a – Fixed bug with weekly recurring countdowns. (Thanks Reuben!)
• .05a – Major overhaul of the scheduler. It just might actually work now.
• .04a – Super optimized timer function. Recurring timers will auto-reset after cycle times out. Added .pot language file for localization.
• .03a – Optimized timer/animation method. Fixed animation stacking on inactive tabs.
• .02a – Script file now is inserted when only using the shortcode
• .01a – Like a monkey, ready to be shot into space. Space monkey

This plugin is currently a release canidate, and will be made available for a very limited time. Please download and install only if you are a brave space monkey—and are able and willing to provide feedback. This plugin will not be released as a free plugin on the WordPress repo. Regardless, all space monkeys that participate by providing useful feedback will receive a free copy of the final release of this plugin.

T-Countdown Post Type

Activating the plugin will create a new T-Countdown post type shown here. The T-Countdown post type will be located near the bottom of the admin menu. All aspects of the actual T-Countdown event are created, managed and scheduled in this area. The display options of the countdown, such as countdown style, unique titles for days, minutes, hours, etc is handled either in the sidebar widget or the defined using shortcode attributes.

Typical T-Countdown Post Optons

Launch Date and Time

Above & Below HTML

Launch Cycle - Once the current countdown launches, how long to pause, displaying any launch target content, before starting the next countdown cycle.

Launch Schedule

Sidebar Widget

The [tminus] Shortcode

The [tminus] shortcode is used to place a countdown in a post or page. The only required attribute is one that assignes a t-countdown event post such as cid, cslug or cname:
[tminus tid="173"/]. A complete list of shortcode attributes are listed below.

cID/cSlug/cName Attribute

A t-countdown launch event must be assigned in the shortcode using one of the following attributes:

• [tminus cid="173"/]
  Countdown ID. The post ID of the t-countdown event to use
• [tminus cslug="super-cool-countdown"/]
  Countdown Slug. The post slug of the t-countdown event to use
• [tminus cname="Super Cool CountDown"/]
  Countdown Name. The post name/title of the t-countdown event to use

ID Attribute

[tminus cid="173" id="new-years-eve"/]
A unique ID for the countdown element. If the id attribute is not defined, a unique, random number will be assigned.

Title Attributes

The following attributes can be used to replace default unit titles:

• [tminus cid="173" weeks="woche"/]
  Weeks attribute replaces the default title for ‘weeks’
• [tminus cid="173" days="tage"/]
  Days attribute replaces the default title for ‘days’
• [tminus cid="173" hours="stunden"/]
  Hours attribute replaces the default title for ‘hours’
• [tminus cid="173" minutes="minuten"/]
  Minutes attribute replaces the default title for ‘minutes’
• [tminus cid="173" seconds="sekunden"/]
  Seconds attribute replaces the default title for ‘seconds’

Omitweeks Attribute

[tminus cid="173" omitweeks="true"/]
Omit the weeks ‘true’ or show the weeks ‘false’. Default is ‘false’.

Style Attribute

[tminus cid="173" style="carbonite"/]
Defines the style to be used by the countdown (carbonite, darth or jedi). Default is ‘jedi’.

Jsplacement Attribute

[tminus cid="173" jsplacement="inline"/]
Where to inject the required javascript (footer or inline). The default setting ‘footer’ is recommended.

Width Attribute

[tminus cid="173" width="300"/]
The pre-launch width in px of the countdown – default is ‘auto’.

Height Attribute

[tminus cid="173" height="200"/]
The pre-launch height in px of the countdown – default is ‘auto’.

Launchwidth Attribute

[tminus cid="173" launchwidth="400"/]
The post-launch width in px of the countdown – default is ‘auto’.

Launchheight Attribute

[tminus cid="173" launchheight="700"/]
The post-launch height in px of the countdown – default is ‘auto’.

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