block type
The countdown block.
Show the time left, live on the page. The date does the persuading.
03:59:41098765432
Saying soon does nothing. A countdown shows the exact time remaining to a date you set, and it keeps ticking while the visitor reads the rest of your page.
Set the date and the block counts down to it. Blocks can also be scheduled: give one a time window and it appears and disappears on its own, so a drop goes live at midnight without you being awake to publish it.
The clock is honest. It runs on the date you entered, not on a banner you forgot to take down three weeks ago.
three steps
Add it to your page.
- 01Add the blockOpen the Add block menu in your dashboard Studio and pick Countdown.
- 02Set the dateChoose the date and time you are counting down to and label what happens then.
- 03Schedule the restGive the blocks around it a time window so they appear and disappear with the launch.
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questions
Straight answers.
- What happens when the countdown reaches zero?
- You set the line the block shows once it lands, and the content it was counting towards is there to link to.
- Can a block appear on its own at launch time?
- Yes. Give a block a scheduled window and it appears and disappears on its own, so a drop goes live at midnight without you being awake.
- Is the countdown live?
- Yes. It counts down to the exact date you set and keeps ticking while the visitor reads the rest of your page.
