Title: Countdown to Next Post
Author: mullis
Published: <strong>Hulyo 19, 2009</strong>
Last modified: Hulyo 19, 2009

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Countdown to Next Post

 By [mullis](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mullis/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/countdown-to-next-post.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/countdown-to-next-post/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/countdown-to-next-post/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/countdown-to-next-post/#installation)
 * [Development](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/countdown-to-next-post/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/countdown-to-next-post/)

## Description

This plugin will display a countdown timer that counts down towards your next scheduled
post.

The countdown to your next post can be added as a widget, manually to your sidebar,
or into any post or page.

This plugin is perfect for people who write posts in advance and schedule them to
be posted at a later time. This plugin will automatically search the wordpress database
for the next scheduled post and display a countdown so your readers know exactly
when it will be posted.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Example on a test blog

## Installation

Download and move “Countdown to Next Post” into your WordPress plugins directory.

Activate this plugin on your admin panel.

#### Widget

You can activate this plugin as a sidebar widget.

#### Manually Insert into Sidebar

Instead of using the widget, you can also manually add the following code into your
sidebar.php file:

    ```
    <li>
    <h2>Next Post</h2>
    <ul>
    <li>
    <?php function_exists('scott_timer')?scott_timer():NULL; ?>
    </li>
    </ul>
    </li><li id='countdown'><h2>Countdown:</h2>
    <ul>
    ```

#### Insert into a page or post

If you want to insert the “Countdown to Next Post” into a page or post, you can 
add the following shortcode into the HTML editor for a post or page.

    ```
    [countdown_to_next_post]
    ```

## FAQ

  I am not getting a countdown. All I see is “No scheduled Posts”.

For this plugin to create a countdown timer there needs to be atleast one post scheduled
to be posted at a future time. If you do not have any posts scheduled then you will
not see a countdown because there is nothing to countdown to. I would suggest scheduling
a test post so you can play around with the plugin and get the formatting how you
want it.

  How do I schedule a post to be posted at a later time?

When you have completed writing a post, you have the option of posting it right 
away or scheduling it to post at a later time. You can do this by clicking on the“
edit” link beside “Publish immediately” which is just above the save and publish
buttons.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Countdown to Next Post” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ mullis ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mullis/)

[Translate “Countdown to Next Post” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/countdown-to-next-post)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/countdown-to-next-post/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/countdown-to-next-post/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/countdown-to-next-post/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/countdown-to-next-post/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0**
 *  Last updated **17 tuig ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **2.8.1**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/countdown-to-next-post/)
 * Tags
 * [countdown](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/countdown/)[next post](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/next-post/)
   [upcoming post](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/upcoming-post/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://ceb.wordpress.org/plugins/countdown-to-next-post/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ mullis ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mullis/)

## Support

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