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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Urgency And Countdowns

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Countdown & Scarcity

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for urgency and countdowns comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. ShopLentor Best overall 87/100
  2. 2. HurryTimer 86/100
  3. 3. Dynamic Month & Year into Posts 84/100
  4. 4. Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib 83/100
  5. 5. Product Badge, Label, Countdown Timer for WooCommerce 83/100
  6. 6. Finale Lite 83/100
  7. 7. HashBar 82/100
  8. 8. aThemes Addons for Elementor 82/100
  9. 9. Countix Sales Countdown Timer 82/100
  10. 10. Event Countdown for The Events Calendar 82/100
  11. 11. StoreGrowth 82/100
  12. 12. Countdown Block 81/100
  13. 13. Product Expiry for WooCommerce 81/100
  14. 14. WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction 80/100
  15. 15. Countdown Timer Block 80/100
1 ShopLentor
Best overall Free by DevItems

ShopLentor

ShopLentor – More than a WooCommerce builder. A complete growth plugin to boost conversions, UX, and sales for your store.

4.5★
from 275 ratings
80k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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2 HurryTimer
Free by Nabil Lemsieh

HurryTimer

Create unlimited urgency and scarcity countdown timers for WordPress and WooCommerce to boost conversions and sales instantly.

4.8★
from 169 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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3 Dynamic Month & Year into Posts
Free by Gaurav Tiwari

Dynamic Month & Year into Posts

Automate SEO and content with dynamic shortcodes for dates, years, months, age calculations, seasons and countdowns in content, titles and meta.

5★
from 18 ratings
8k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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6 Finale Lite
Free by Daman Jeet

Finale Lite

Finale lets you create scheduled one time or recurring campaigns. It induces urgency with visual elements such as Countdown Timer and Counter Bar to m …

4.7★
from 149 ratings
4k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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7 HashBar
Free by DevItems

HashBar

Create Announcement Bars, Notification Bars & Popup Campaigns with countdown timers, A/B testing, smart targeting & analytics.

4.2★
from 36 ratings
9k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
82

WPScore

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8 aThemes Addons for Elementor
Free by Syed Balkhi

aThemes Addons for Elementor

Elementor addons with 34 free widgets: galleries, sliders, form styler, carousels, pricing tables, countdowns, and lightweight Elementor extensions.

5★
from 5 ratings
7k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
82

WPScore

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9 Countix Sales Countdown Timer
Free by VillaTheme

Countix Sales Countdown Timer

Create versatile countdown timers for your WordPress site and WooCommerce products, including progress bars and upcoming sale countdowns.

4.4★
from 26 ratings
6k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
82

WPScore

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11 StoreGrowth
Free by weDevs

StoreGrowth

Sales booster for WooCommerce with BOGO, upsells, order bumps, direct checkout, quick view and side cart. Lift AOV without extra plugins.

5★
from 7 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
82

WPScore

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13 Product Expiry for WooCommerce
Free by WebCodingPlace

Product Expiry for WooCommerce

Add expiry dates to WooCommerce products and variations, then auto set them out of stock, draft, or expired and email you when they expire.

4.5★
from 13 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
81

WPScore

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15 Countdown Timer Block
Free by bPlugins

Countdown Timer Block

Countdown timer block for Gutenberg – count down to events, sales, and launches with customizable layouts, colors, separators, and patterns.

4★
from 4 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
80

WPScore

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