The countdown addon allows you to easily display how much time remains until a given date and time. You can combine it for example with a text component or perhaps with something fancier a number animation, to create exciting countdown displays to some special occasion, event or conclusion.
How To Setup
To enable and configure a Countdown addon:
- Open the Store on the left sidebar of the Editor
- Search for “Countdown”
- Drag the Countdown addon onto your project to enable it
- Create a new Countdown addon and give it a name, e.g. Christmas2020
- Check the settings below and configure the addon
Settings
Here is an overview of the Countdown addon settings.
Timezone
Simply select which timezone you wish this countdown to be tied to.
Mode
The Countdown Addon has two possible modes of operation:
- Countdown to end date. Use this mode when you want to countdown to a specific date and time, such as the time left for the beginning or end of an Advent Calendar or a Black Friday campaign.
- Countdown intervals of time between two dates. Use this mode when you wish to count intervals of time within a certain period, such as the time to each next lock on an Advent Calendar or a Black Friday campaign.
Start Date
This setting is only available if Mode is Countdown intervals of time between two dates.
Define from what start date the countdown starts counting towards the next time interval. For example, if you are running a Black Friday campaign, from 10:00 to 21:00, then set this date to the correct day at 10:00.
Reset Every…
This setting is only available if Mode is Countdown intervals of time between two dates.
Define what should be the period of time that the countdown will count until resetting, while between the start date and the end date. For example, if you are running a Black Friday campaign, from 10:00 to 21:00, with locks opening every 1 hour, then configure this setting to 1 hour.
End Date
Define when the countdown will stop counting.
If the mode is Countdown to end date, it will count to this date setting. If the mode is Countdown intervals of time between two dates, the last interval counted will countdown to this date setting.
Units of time to display
Select which units of time you wish to display.
For example, if you want a countdown to Christmas, and there are three months left, then select the Months / Days / Hours / Minutes / Seconds options.
If however your interactive experience is a Black Friday campaign that will only run for a day or even just a few hours, and you wish to display a countdown for the time left before it ends, then select Hours / Minutes / Seconds instead.
The units of time you choose will determine what datafields are available.
Tip: when building your countdown visually, we recommend displaying at least the first two Units of Time from those you’ve selected. For example, if counting down to sometime next week, consider selecting Days / Hours / Minutes / Seconds and displaying at least Days and Hours.
Datafields
The following datafields are available on the Countdown addon:
Only available if Units of time to display includes years.
Only available if Units of time to display includes months.
Only available if Units of time to display includes days.
Only available if Units of time to display includes hours.
Only available if Units of time to display includes minutes.
Is always available.
Is False if the chosen Date has not yet been reached. Is set to True when or if the chosen Date has been reached.
Only available when mode setting is Countdown intervals of time between two dates.
Displays how many intervals of time defined by the Reset every… setting have elapsed. For example, if you are running a campaign with a countdown from 10:00 to 21:00, resetting every one hour, and the time is 14:23, the Last Milestone value will be 4, since 4 hours have passed since it started.