OtFm Countdown to New Year block
The plugin adds in the block editor countdown to New Year. Showing days, hours, minutes and seconds until New Year day.
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OtFm Countdown to New Year block shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 5 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.5 (latest is 7.1)
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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 OtFm Countdown to New Year… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| countdown | >100 |
| holiday | >100 |
| New Year | >100 |
| timer | >100 |
| winter | #75 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About OtFm Countdown to New Year block
From the official readme · v1.0.3Description
WordPress 5.0 introduces a block-based editor (codename “Gutenberg” and gutenberg blocks) that offers a streamlined editing experience.
The plugin adds in the block editor countdown to New Year. Showing days, hours, minutes and seconds until New Year day.
Waiting for the holiday? New year will not pass you by with this block-counter.
Select from several backgrounds and width column timer
Check out all beauty and power of the plugin by watching this video:
Requirements
PHP 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 or 7.4 recommended for better performance, WordPress 5.5.3
Translation
Available in English, Russian, Ukrainian, French (France), Italian, Spanish and more other languages in becoming.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to BArS for Ukrainian translation approval.
Thanks to fxbenard, wrey75, Didier Wolforg for the translation and approval of the translation into French (France).
Thanks to Wolly aka Paolo Valenti for Italian translation approval.
Thanks to Yordan Soares, Fernando Tellado for Spanish (Spain) (and Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Venezuela)) translations.
Installation
- Install
OtFm Countdown to New Year blockplugin either via the WordPress plugin directory, or upload theotfm-countdown-to-new-year-blockfolder to your/wp-content/plugins/directory, or alternatively upload the otfm-countdown-to-new-year-block.zip file via the plugin page of WordPress by clicking ‘Add New’ and selecting the zip from your computer. - Activate
OtFm Countdown to New Year blockplugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. - Use
OtFm Countdown to New Year blockon your next page or post.
Changelog
Update through the automatic WordPress updater
2020-12-01
v1.0.3
* Checking in work in WordPress 5.5.3
2019-10-31
v1.0.2
* codestyle
* check in WordPress 5.2.4
2018-12-15
v1.0.1
* fix translation
* full js translation
* width->minWidth column fix
2018-12-14
v1.0.0
* Release
Screenshots
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FAQ
OtFm Countdown to New Year block: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is OtFm Countdown to New Year block free?
Yes. OtFm Countdown to New Year block is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is OtFm Countdown to New Year block safe to use in 2026?
OtFm Countdown to New Year block shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use OtFm Countdown to New Year block?
OtFm Countdown to New Year block is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,685 times since it launched in December 2018. It was downloaded 77 times in the last 30 days.
Does OtFm Countdown to New Year block work with WordPress 7.1?
OtFm Countdown to New Year block is officially tested up to WordPress 5.5.22, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was OtFm Countdown to New Year block last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.3, was released on December 1, 2020 (6 years ago).
Who makes OtFm Countdown to New Year block?
OtFm Countdown to New Year block is developed and maintained by Vova Druzhaev.
What are the best alternatives to OtFm Countdown to New Year block?
The most popular alternatives to OtFm Countdown to New Year block are Countdown Timer (10K+ installs), Countdown, Coming Soon, Mai… (10K+ installs) and Countdown Block (4K+ installs).
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