What does Halloween Countdown do?

Quickly adding a Halloween countdown timer to any WordPress page or post. It is catalogued under Other productivity on PulseGate.

Who is Halloween Countdown for?

Halloween Countdown is a consumer product built for wordPress site owners creating seasonal content.

Does Halloween Countdown have a free plan?

Yes — Halloween Countdown is free to use.

What platforms does Halloween Countdown run on?

Halloween Countdown runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Halloween Countdown still maintained?

Unverified. Halloween Countdown has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Halloween Countdown?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Simple Countdown Timer, Christmas Countdown Widget, and Redirect countdown.

Who develops Halloween Countdown?

Halloween Countdown is developed by Halloween Blog.

How long has Halloween Countdown been around?

Halloween Countdown first shipped in 2014.

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Halloween Countdown

Name: Halloween Countdown
Author: Halloween Blog

wordpress.orgOther productivity

Halloween Countdown is a lightweight WordPress plugin with no settings or database storage. Users simply add the [hcount] shortcode to any page, post, or widget to display a countdown to Halloween. It is completely free, open source, and designed for easy seasonal use.

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Overview

4 features

Halloween Countdown is an Other productivity project. Quickly adding a Halloween countdown timer to any WordPress page or post. Halloween Countdown is a consumer product aimed at wordPress site owners creating seasonal content. Halloween Countdown costs nothing to use. It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Halloween Countdown is Halloween Blog, and it first shipped in 2014. Among its 4 catalogued features are Halloween Countdown, Shortcode Integration, and No Settings Required. The interface is available in English and Xhosa.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Halloween Countdown
Shortcode Integration
No Settings Required
Lightweight Plugin

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddableSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed30 Jul · 03:19 UTC
Halloween Countdown verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Halloween Countdown

What does Halloween Countdown do?: Quickly adding a Halloween countdown timer to any WordPress page or post. It is catalogued under Other productivity on PulseGate.
Who is Halloween Countdown for?: Halloween Countdown is a consumer product built for wordPress site owners creating seasonal content.
Does Halloween Countdown have a free plan?: Yes — Halloween Countdown is free to use.
What platforms does Halloween Countdown run on?: Halloween Countdown runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Halloween Countdown still maintained?: Unverified. Halloween Countdown has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Halloween Countdown?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Simple Countdown Timer, Christmas Countdown Widget, and Redirect countdown.Simple Countdown Timer Christmas Countdown Widget Redirect countdown
Who develops Halloween Countdown?: Halloween Countdown is developed by Halloween Blog.
How long has Halloween Countdown been around?: Halloween Countdown first shipped in 2014.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Xhosa
First seen: 30 Jul 2026
Built for: WordPress site owners creating seasonal content
Model: B2C
Solves: Quickly adding a Halloween countdown timer to any WordPress page or post.

Registered as

WordPress.org: halloween-countdown

Developer

Halloween Blog

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 88.8
Indexed: 30 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Jul 2026
Last seen: 30 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: halloween-countdown-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 30 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 30 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 3 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://halloweenlove.com/halloween-countdown-wordpress-plugin/

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