What timezone does the countdown widget use?

By default the target date renders in the visitor's local timezone. If you want a fixed timezone (e.g. for a global product launch at exactly 16:00 UTC), pass `data-target="2026-03-15T16:00:00Z"` in ISO 8601 with the explicit offset.

Can the countdown widget loop or restart after hitting zero?

Yes. Add `data-on-end="loop"` to restart immediately, or `data-on-end="message"` to swap in a custom finished-state message via `data-end-text`. Default behavior is to freeze at 00:00:00:00.

Does the countdown widget support days / hours / minutes / seconds toggle?

Yes. Use `data-units="dhms"` (default), `data-units="hms"` if the deadline is within 24 hours, or `data-units="d"` for a date-only countdown. The widget auto-hides leading zeros if you prefer a cleaner look.

Will the countdown widget cause layout shift (CLS)?

No. The widget reserves its exact pixel dimensions before any JS runs — Lighthouse measures 0 CLS on every countdown landing page we audit. Safe for high-traffic homepages where CLS impacts Core Web Vitals.

Does the countdown timer widget slow down my page?

No. The countdown timer widget loads asynchronously ( ) and weighs roughly 4-10 KB gzipped. Lighthouse Performance impact is typically less than 1 point on mobile.

Does the countdown timer widget work on WordPress, Shopify, Wix and Webflow?

Yes. It's a single async tag, so it works on every platform that lets you paste HTML — WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Webflow, Squarespace, Ghost, Blogger, plain HTML.

Can I display the countdown timer widget in my own language?

Yes — the widget UI supports 12 languages out of the box (English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Dutch). Pick yours from the 'Widget language' dropdown in the customizer.

Free countdown widget for any website

Why use a free embeddable countdown timer widget on your website?

Most countdown widgets are abandoned WordPress plugins from 2014. Ours is a single async script tag — works on WordPress, Shopify, Ghost, or any HTML page.

Countdown timer widget for WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Webflow & plain HTML

The FeedPulse countdown timer widget is a single async <script> tag — paste it into any HTML pane and you're done. WordPress widgets/HTML blocks, Shopify theme-customizer Custom HTML, Wix HTML element, Webflow Embed component, Squarespace Code block, Ghost HTML card, Blogger HTML/JavaScript gadget — every platform that lets you paste HTML supports it. No plugins, no app store, no admin permissions needed.

How to add the countdown timer widget to your site in 60 seconds

Open the Free countdown widget customizer.
Pick your colors, size, and any options that apply.
Click "Copy" on the generated embed snippet.
Paste the line wherever you'd put any HTML — anywhere on any page, on any platform.
That's it. No signup, no account creation, no email required.

Why the FeedPulse countdown timer widget is 100% free, forever

Every widget we offer is free forever. We absorb the API costs because our growth model is widget distribution: the small "via FeedPulse" attribution on each widget brings new site owners to us. Install the widget → we earn the impression. That's the entire business model. No paywall, no premium tier, no ads, no email harvesting, no signup wall.

Countdown timer HTML code — the modern one-liner

Search 'countdown timer HTML code' and you'll wade through dozens of jQuery snippets from 2014 that depend on libraries nobody uses anymore. The FeedPulse countdown timer HTML code is a single async script tag — no jQuery, no Moment.js, no setInterval to debug. Pass ?target=2026-12-31T23:59:59Z for any ISO-8601 timestamp and the widget renders a 4-tile display (days / hours / minutes / seconds) that ticks down in real time. The countdown timer HTML code is themeable via 7 prebuilt presets or fully overridable with your own CSS. Works in every modern browser and falls back gracefully on no-JS.

Embed countdown on website — landing pages, blog posts, emails

To embed countdown on website launch pages, paste the script tag into your hero section above the fold and visitors see the timer the moment the page paints. To embed countdown on website blog posts (a 'this offer ends in X hours' inline pill), use the pill layout (?layout=pill) so it fits mid-paragraph. The same snippet works to embed countdown on website Shopify storefronts (Custom HTML block in the theme customizer), Ghost articles (HTML card), Substack (raw HTML in a post), Webflow (Embed component), and plain HTML pages. No platform-specific plugin needed.

Launch countdown widget — synced to your timezone, not the visitor's

A launch countdown widget is meaningless if it shows a different end-time to different visitors depending on their browser locale. The FeedPulse launch countdown widget renders against a single source-of-truth UTC target, so a customer in Tokyo and a customer in San Francisco both see the exact same remaining time. The launch countdown widget supports preconfigured campaigns (Black Friday 2026-11-27, Christmas 2026-12-25, New Year 2027-01-01) via query string, so you don't even have to type out the date. Drop the widget, name the campaign, ship.

Countdown timer widget — frequently asked questions

Does this widget slow down my page?

No. The widget JS is loaded asynchronously (<script async>) and weighs roughly 4-10 KB gzipped depending on the widget. Lighthouse Performance impact is typically < 1 point on mobile.

Is there really no signup or API key required?

Really. The script tag is the entire "install". You don't have an account, we don't track you as a customer, no API key, no email, no credit card.

Can I remove the "via FeedPulse" attribution?

The attribution is what keeps the service free. It's intentionally small and unobtrusive. If you remove it via DOM manipulation, our tamper-proof MutationObserver re-adds it.

Will this widget keep working long-term?

Yes. Our entire mission is to be the reliable, free, hosted replacement for the dozens of free widgets that have shut down in the last 10 years. We're funded by widget distribution itself, so longevity is aligned with our economics.