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Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce

Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce - Boost Conversions & Reduce Cart Abandonment
by Morgan Hvidt · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Watch2 Warnings

Watch: tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4.

71/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce
Ownership100
Maintenance20
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce still maintained?
No. Last release 17 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago. 17 Apr 2025 · wordpress.org
Who owns Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer morganhvidt since Apr 2018. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.0.2. No one-star spike after it. 17 Apr 2025 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence
  • WarningMNT-1No release in 18 months (last release 17 Apr 2025). Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.17 Apr 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
morganhvidt26 Apr 2018 to 17 Apr 2025, 66 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2018.

Maintenance

Last release
19 months ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce
Q1 20240
Q2 20241
Q3 20241
Q4 20241
Q1 20250
Q2 20251
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 17 Apr 2025. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 5.0.

Rating distribution
5 star10
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star0

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce
4 May 202619
11 May 202648
18 May 202638
25 May 202657
1 Jun 202643
8 Jun 202640
15 Jun 202653
22 Jun 202641
29 Jun 202629
6 Jul 202628
13 Jul 202633
20 Jul 202641
27 Jul 202643
3 Aug 202659
10 Aug 202659
17 Aug 202664
24 Aug 202659
31 Aug 202643
7 Sep 202666
14 Sep 202663
21 Sep 202658
28 Sep 202661
5 Oct 202658
12 Oct 202665
19 Oct 202677
26 Oct 202696
2 Nov 202622

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 29% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version4.0.2
AuthorMorgan Hvidt
Added26 Apr 2018
Last updated17 Apr 2025
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress5.0
Tested up to6.8.12
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryE-commerce & Shopping
Tagstimer, Counter, product, checkout, countdown

Other plugins by this author: Find My Blocks - Locate blocks on your site, Conditional Blocks - Advanced Content Visibility Control for WordPress, Custom Buttons for WooCommerce - Add To Cart Button for Product Types, Total User Count Shortcode

Questions

Is Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce still maintained?

No. Last release 17 Apr 2025, over 1 year ago.

Who owns Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer morganhvidt since Apr 2018.

Was Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Checkout Countdown for WooCommerce update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.0.2. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue