Websites + Marketing Help

Add a countdown timer

Promote limited-time offers or upcoming events on your Websites + Marketing website with a countdown timer.

  1. Go to your GoDaddy product page.
  2. Scroll down, expand Websites + Marketing and select Manage next to your site.
  3. Select Edit Website.
  4. Go to the page and location where you want to add a countdown timer and add a section, searching for Countdown Timer, which is under the General category, and selecting Add.
  5. Set the start and end date for the timer, in your local time zone. The timer won't appear on your website until the start date and time of the countdown.
    Start and end date for countdown timer
  6. To edit the message that should display during countdown, select During Countdown, select the Description box, and then update the description.
  7. To show a button encouraging customers to take an action, still in the During Countdown panel, switch on the Show Action Button toggle. You have the following further options:
    • Edit the button style and colors.
    • Edit the button text.
    • Choose what happens when the customer selects the action button—link them to a page, URL, section on your website, phone number or email, or create an Online Pay Link and allow them to make a payment.
      Action button and options
  8. To edit what happens after the countdown expires, select After Countdown and choose from these options:
    • Automatically turn off: Stops displaying the countdown timer on your published website on expiry.
    • Show after countdown message: Gives you further options to display a short message and an action button, as in step 7.
      Action button and options
  9. Remove or edit the background image that will appear behind the countdown timer.
  10. Your changes are saved automatically. Select Preview to see the results. When you're ready to make the changes public, publish your site.

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