Milestone
This is a clone of the Milestone widget seen on WordPress.com. This uses the same CSS styling and should be more or less functionally equivalent to the plugin. However, this is not the official Milestone plugin.
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Milestone shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (300+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.4 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Milestone stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| countdown | >100 |
| milestone | >100 |
| timer | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4 from 1 reviews
About Milestone
From the official readme · v1.0Description
This is a clone of the Milestone widget seen on WordPress.com. This uses the same CSS styling and should be more or less functionally equivalent to the plugin. However, this is not the official Milestone plugin.
Installation
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Install the plugin using your preferred method of choice. Using the built-in WordPress installer is the preferred choice, but you can also do things the hard/manual way by extracting the zip file and droping the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation.
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Activate Milestone.
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Add Milestone in the widget area, then configure the date to count down to.
Changelog
Fixes a missing DIV that was causing some wonkiness in themes.
1.0
Release date: 10/14/2012
- Bug fix: missing DIV
- Language: Added German translation, thanks to Philipp Wellmer
- Language: Uses WordPress date_i18n localization
- Under the hood: unit testing
0.9
Release date: 8/20/2012
- First public release
Screenshots
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FAQ
Milestone: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Milestone free?
Yes. Milestone is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Milestone safe to use in 2026?
Milestone shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 300+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Milestone?
Milestone is active on 300+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 13,509 times since it launched in August 2012. It was downloaded 88 times in the last 30 days.
Does Milestone work with WordPress 7.1?
Milestone is officially tested up to WordPress 3.4.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Milestone last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on October 15, 2012 (14 years ago).
Who makes Milestone?
Milestone is developed and maintained by fergbrain.
What are the best alternatives to Milestone?
The most popular alternatives to Milestone are Countdown Timer (10K+ installs), Countdown, Coming Soon, Mai… (10K+ installs) and Countdown Block (4K+ installs).
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