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Countdown timer

Description

Add a countdown timer to your Webflow site with this simple Javascript snippet. Want to display a countdown timer to a time of your choosing on your Webflow site? Now you can easily add one with this Javascript snippet.

Instructions

  1. Add to the closing body tag of your custom code settings
  2. Update element ID to your element ID of your text element you want to display the countdown
  3. Add day for the day text element ID
  4. Add hour for the hour text element ID
  5. Add the minute for the minute text element ID
  6. add the second for the second text element ID
  7. Finally add the announcement message for the expired text message that shows after the event has taken place

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<!-- Add to body closing tag -->
<script>
// Countdown Target Date
var countDownDate = new Date("December 31, 2021 00:00:00").getTime();
var x = setInterval(function() {

// Today's Date vs Target Date
var now = new Date().getTime();
var distance = countDownDate - now;
var days = Math.floor(distance / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
var hours = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60));
var minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60));
var seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) / 1000);
   
// Calculated Output to Elements
document.getElementById("day").innerHTML = days;
document.getElementById("hour").innerHTML = hours;
document.getElementById("minute").innerHTML = minutes;
document.getElementById("second").innerHTML = seconds;

     // Output Text
   if (distance < 0)
   {
    clearInterval(x);
     document.getElementById("announcement").innerHTML = "Merry Christmas!";
   }
}, 1000);
</script>

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