Introduction
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, creating a countdown timer on your website or social media platform has become an essential tool for creating a sense of urgency and anticipation. Whether you’re promoting a limited-time offer, announcing a new product launch, or celebrating a special event, a countdown timer can help keep your audience engaged and eager for more. That’s why I was excited to review "CountDown With Image or Video Background", a highly customizable and versatile plugin that promises to make creating countdown timers a breeze.
The Review
I have to say that I was impressed with the overall functionality and features of "CountDown With Image or Video Background". The plugin is incredibly easy to use, even for those without extensive coding knowledge. With over 100 customizable options, you can tailor the timer to fit your specific needs and branding.
One of the standout features of this plugin is its ability to seamlessly integrate images or videos as backgrounds, making it easy to create visually appealing countdown timers that stand out on your website or social media platform. The plugin is also fully responsive, meaning it will adapt to any device or browser resolution, ensuring a consistent user experience across all platforms.
Features
- Extremely customizable with over 100 options
- Responsive design for optimal user experience
- Supports images or videos as backgrounds
- Supports autoplay for video backgrounds on Chrome
- Supports touch navigation feature
- Supports HTTPS websites
- Free updates available for lifetime
Conclusion
Overall, I would highly recommend "CountDown With Image or Video Background" to anyone looking to create engaging countdown timers for their website or social media platform. With its ease of use, flexibility, and wide range of customization options, this plugin is a great value for its price. While the plugin may not be perfect, the updates and bug fixes have addressed most of the issues I found, making it a reliable and effective tool for creating countdown timers.
Score: 5/5
Recommendation: I highly recommend "CountDown With Image or Video Background" to anyone looking for a reliable and customizable countdown timer plugin.
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Introduction
The CountDown Timer is a popular feature in many digital products, including websites, apps, and social media platforms. It's used to create a sense of urgency, excitement, or anticipation for an upcoming event, sale, or promotion. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to create a CountDown Timer with an image or video background using a popular JavaScript library called CountdownJS. This tutorial is perfect for web developers, designers, and anyone who wants to add a professional-looking CountDown Timer to their website or application.
Prerequisites
Before you start, make sure you have the following:
- A basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- A code editor or IDE (Integrated Development Environment)
- A computer with a web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge)
Step 1: Set up the HTML Structure
Create a new HTML file and add the following code:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>CountDown Timer with Image Background</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="countdown-container">
<div class="countdown-background">
<!-- Add your image or video background here -->
</div>
<div class="countdown">
<span id="days"></span>
<span id="hours"></span>
<span id="minutes"></span>
<span id="seconds"></span>
</div>
</div>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/countdown-js@1.4.1/dist/countdown.min.js"></script>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>This code sets up the basic HTML structure for our CountDown Timer. We have a container div with a background div and a countdown div. The background div will hold our image or video background, and the countdown div will display the timer.
Step 2: Add the Image or Video Background
Replace the comment in the background div with your image or video background. You can use a local image or video file, or link to an external resource. For example:
<div class="countdown-background">
<img src="background-image.jpg" alt="CountDown Timer Background">
</div>Alternatively, you can use a video background by adding a video tag:
<div class="countdown-background">
<video playsinline loop muted>
<source src="background-video.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>
</div>Make sure to adjust the video settings to fit your needs (e.g., loop, muted, playsinline).
Step 3: Add the Countdown Script
Create a new JavaScript file (e.g., script.js) and add the following code:
const countdown = new CountdownJS({
target: '#countdown',
date: '2023-03-25 14:30:00', // Set the target date and time
format: 'D H M S',
interval: 1000, // Update the timer every 1 second
});
countdown.on('update', (value) => {
const days = value.D;
const hours = value.H;
const minutes = value.M;
const seconds = value.S;
document.getElementById('days').textContent = days.toString().padStart(2, '0');
document.getElementById('hours').textContent = hours.toString().padStart(2, '0');
document.getElementById('minutes').textContent = minutes.toString().padStart(2, '0');
document.getElementById('seconds').textContent = seconds.toString().padStart(2, '0');
});This code creates a new CountdownJS instance and sets the target date and time, format, and interval. It also defines an update event handler that updates the timer display every second.
Step 4: Add the CSS Styles
Create a new CSS file (e.g., styles.css) and add the following code:
.countdown-container {
position: relative;
width: 300px;
height: 200px;
background-color: #fff;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
border-radius: 10px;
padding: 20px;
text-align: center;
}
.countdown-background {
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
background-size: cover;
background-position: center;
}
.countdown {
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
font-size: 48px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #333;
}
.countdown span {
display: inline-block;
margin: 0 10px;
}This code adds basic styling to our CountDown Timer, including a container div, background div, and countdown div. It also adds some basic typography and spacing.
Step 5: Put it all Together
Save all your files (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) and open the HTML file in a web browser. You should see a CountDown Timer with an image or video background, displaying the time until the target date and time.
That's it! You've successfully created a CountDown Timer with an image or video background using CountdownJS.
Here is a complete settings example for the CountDown With Image or Video Background:
Image Background
imageBackground: {
// Set the image path
src: 'https://example.com/background-image.jpg',
// Set the image repeat mode (repeat, no-repeat, or stretch)
repeat: 'repeat',
// Set the image size (width and height in pixels)
width: 1920,
height: 1080,
// Set the image position (center, top-left, top-center, top-right, etc.)
position: 'center'
}Video Background
videoBackground: {
// Set the video path
src: 'https://example.com/background-video.mp4',
// Set the video loop mode (loop or no-loop)
loop: true,
// Set the video muted or not
muted: true,
// Set the video volume (0-100)
volume: 50
}Countdown Settings
countdown: {
// Set the countdown time in seconds
time: 3600,
// Set the countdown display format (HH:MM:SS or MM:SS)
format: 'HH:MM:SS',
// Set the countdown animation (linear, ease-in, ease-out, etc.)
animation: 'linear'
}Miscellaneous
misc: {
// Set the background color (if no image or video is set)
backgroundColor: '#fff',
// Set the font family for the countdown text
font: 'Arial',
// Set the font size for the countdown text
fontSize: 48,
// Set the text color for the countdown text
textColor: '#000'
}Here are the features of the "CountDown With Image or Video Background" plugin, extracted from the content:
- Extremly Customizable: Over 100 js options available to customize the plugin.
- Responsive Design: The plugin is fully responsive and will adapt to different browser/device resolutions. Parameter to enable or disable responsive behavior.
- Begin Date & End Date: Parameters to set the interval: Begin Date & End Date. The launching date contains: Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, and Second.
- CallBack Function: You can define a CallBack function which will be executed when the CountDown will end.
- Multi-Purpose Usage: The plugin can be used as a CountDown for various purposes such as websites under construction, last minute offers, coming events, launching a new product, and more.
- Two Versions: The plugin comes with two versions: 'Circular' and 'Digital' versions, both customizable from parameters.
- Social/Share: Options to add social icons in order to promote your website on all the available channels.
- Logo Section: Option to set your logo and also link it with the parameter for _self or _blank.
- Mobile Compatible: The plugin is compatible with both iOS and Android operating systems.
- YouTube & Vimeo Support: The plugin allows you to use YouTube or Vimeo video as a video background.
- Texture Over Images: Optional parameter to add a texture over the images.
- Two types of transitions: The plugin comes with two transition options: 'Fade' and 'Slide' to navigate between slides.
- Bottom Navigation Positioning: You can position the bottom navigation to left, right, or center. Option to set preview thumbs.
- Touch Screen Navigation: Parameter to enable touch screen navigation feature.
- Free Updates: Once purchased, the plugin can be updated for free from the customer account.
Additionally, the plugin has the following updates/changes in different versions:
- Version 1.2.4: Updates for 2022
- Version 1.2.3.2: Updates for 2021
- Version 1.2.3.1: Updates for 2020
- Version 1.2.3: Code improvements, updates for example files
- And so on...
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