Template:Countdown/doc

Documentation

Please note the following important points before using this template.

The time on this countdown clock is GMT (UTC+0)

• if the event is held in more than a year, the number of years and everything below will be shown
• if the event is held in more than a week, the number of weeks and everything below will be shown
• if the event is held in more than 24 hours, the number of days and everything below will be shown
• if the event is held within 24 hours, the number of hours left and everything below will be shown
• if the event is held within 1 hour, the number of minutes left and the number of seconds left will be shown
• if the event is held within 1 minute, the number of seconds left will be shown

Duration is in seconds, so duration=3600 for a one-hour event. Alternatively, duration and duration unit=//unit// can be used in unison (e.g., duration=1|duration unit=year).

Usage

Editors can use this template as a countdown clock for a lot of different events. The following can show you how to use this template.

Simple Countdown Clock

This type of countdown clock is suitable for events with no duration.

{{countdown
 |year  = 2022
 |month = 04
 |day   = 15
 |event = Habbox
}}

If you type in the above, something like the following will appear.

Habbox has already ended. ()

Advanced Countdown Clock

This type of countdown clock is suitable for events with a duration.

{{countdown
 |year       = 2026
 |month      = 4
 |day        = 15
 |hour       = 19
 |minute     = 40
 |second     = 0
 |event      = 
 |duration   = 21
 |eventstart = unknown has started
 |eventend   = unknown has ended
}}

If you type in the above, something like the following will appear.

unknown has ended ()

Below are a list of all the commands:

year =
month =
day =
hour =
minute =
second =
event =
duration =
eventstart =
eventend =