---
title: "Form Countdown for GiveWP"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/software/give/form-countdown-for-givewp/"
description: "The free Form Countdown for GiveWP add-on is an easy way to add a countdown timer display to your donation forms for a certain appointed ending date and time. …"
vertical: "Software"
area: "Give"
date: "2021-10-08"
last_modified: "2026-07-02"
---

# Form Countdown for GiveWP

The free Form Countdown for GiveWP add-on is an easy way to add a countdown timer display to your donation forms for a certain appointed ending date and time. Adding an ending time to a donation form will help display a sense of urgency to donors who may delay donating otherwise.

## Why Use Form Countdown for GiveWP?

You can use the Form Countdown for GiveWP add-on to add a visual sense of urgency and general end date display for your forms. This addition will provide a prominent display to visiting donors on how long the current donation campaign will run for.

For example, you could run a monthly form campaign, and create a Form named “September Dog Rescue Campaign ”. Then use the form countdown to expire on the 30th of September at 11:00 PM. Once the end date and time is met, there are configurable actions to trigger once that countdown is achieved. such as display custom text, hide the countdown, etc.

![Form Countdown Timer Display](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/form-countdown-display.png)

## Getting Started with Form Countdown for GiveWP

To get started with the free Form Countdown add-on for GiveWP, head over to the official WordPress repository and [download the plugin here](https://wordpress.org/plugins/form-countdown-for-givewp/). Next, install and activate the plugin. Keep in mind, the Form Countdown settings are applied on a per form basis rather than in the general GiveWP Settings. Each form will be able to have it’s own settings related to the Countdown.

Navigate to **GiveWP > All Forms** and choose one of your existing forms or create a new one.

Once on Edit Form page, navigate to the side panel section called “Form Countdown”; it will be near the bottom of the list. This is where you can configure the settings for the countdown for your form.

### Here are the configuration settings:

- **Show Countdown** – This is where you can Enable or Disable the display.
- **End Date** – This is where you set the calendar date for which the countdown will end.
- **End Time** – This is where you’ll set the time of day the duration will end.
- **Clock Color Scheme –** This is where you’ll choose the color schme, the options are: “light”, “dark”, or your own custom color.  
    ![Form Countdown Custom Color Display](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/form-countdown-custom-color.png)
- **Countdown Achieved Action –** This is where you can set the action for when the countdown is achieve; the opitons are: 
    - Hide the form and show the message below.
    - Show the message below above the form.
    - Hide the countdown only.
    - Hide the countdown and show the message below above the form.
    - Hide the countdown and the form and show the message below in their place.
    - Don’t take any action.
- **End Message –** This allows for adding the content that appears on your form when the duration ends.

![Form Countdown Settings](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/form-countdown-confiiguration.png)

**PLEASE NOTE:**  The Form Countdown for GiveWP add-on is currently compatible with the Legacy Form Template and not the Multi-Step Form Template

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