Description
Smart Countdown Scarcity helps boost conversions and reduce cart abandonment by displaying dynamic, time-sensitive sale banners with countdown timers on WooCommerce product pages. The plugin automatically detects when a product is on sale and shows a countdown timer with discount information, creating a sense of urgency that encourages customers to complete purchases quickly.
Key Features
- Automatically detect and display banners for products currently on sale.
- Dynamic countdown timers synced with WooCommerce sale schedule.
- Customize banner appearance, messaging, and styling.
- Show banners on product pages, headers, footers, or any area via shortcode.
- Add multiple banners on a single page using shortcodes.
- Use shortcode in posts, pages, templates, or widgets:
[smart_countdown_banner] - Backend form to assign sale messages and select products via radio buttons.
Requirements
- WordPress 6.7 or newer.
- WooCommerce 9.9.4 or newer.
- PHP 8.0 or higher.
Usage
- Use the shortcode
[smart_countdown_banner]in:- Classic Editor or Block Editor (Gutenberg).
- Template files via
<?php echo do_shortcode('[smart_countdown_banner]'); ?> - Widgets, headers, footers, or anywhere shortcode is supported.
- You can use the shortcode multiple times on a page to show multiple banners.
External Service Usage
This plugin does not use any external services or send data to third-party servers.
Installation
- Install and activate the plugin
- In your WordPress dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New.
- Search for “Smart Countdown Scarcity”.
- Click Install Now, then Activate.
- Configure your settings
- Navigate to Countdown Settings in the admin panel.
- Customize the appearance and text of the sale banner using the form.
- Assign sale banners to specific products.
- Use the shortcode
[smart_countdown_banner]anywhere on your site (including header, footer, posts, or pages).
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Contributors & Developers
“Smart Countdown Scarcity” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0
- Initial release.
- Added support for shortcode to show banners in multiple locations.
- Enhanced compatibility with WordPress block editor and WooCommerce.
