The Countdown timer block lets you create urgency and drive conversions by displaying a live timer that counts down to a specific date and time. Perfect for limited-time offers, flash sales, or special events.
In the Theme editor, navigate to Announcement bar -> Add block -> Countdown timer. This adds a live countdown timer message to your announcement area.
Settings
Type
Description
End date
text
Date in format YYYY-MM-DD. Based on store's primary time zone. (Check in Admin -> Settings -> General -> Timezone)
End time
text
Time in HH:MM format (12-hour).
AM/PM
radio
Time of day for countdown expiration.
End of timer message
richtext
Message shown after countdown ends.
Hide block after end of timer
checkbox
Automatically removes the block once expired.
Text
richtext
Main promotional message shown alongside the timer.
Hide block after end of timer
This option will entirely hide the countdown timer block when the flash sale time has reached.
Note:
In the Theme Customizer, the block will appear "dimmed" when the Hide block after the end of the timer option is selected and the sale time has ended.
This only appears in the Theme Customizer and not in your customers.
The entire block will be hidden in the announcement bar. Customers will only see other announcement bar messages, or none if this is the only block.
Example of Theme Customizer "dimmed" version to indicate this block is not shown. However, you can still customize the time and details:
Only appears in Theme Customizer, not to your merchants
End of timer message
The End of timer message will replace the countdown clock with your message at the end of the sale:
Hide block is not checked
Text
Add a message about your flash sale in the text area. This message is displayed on the left side of the main countdown timer:
