Add a Countdown Timer to Shopify, Without an App
Set up your countdown, copy the code and paste it into a Custom Liquid section of your theme. End of sale, Christmas shipping cutoff, product launch: the countdown runs live.
Why use it
01
One app fewer
Every Shopify app adds code to the store and often a subscription. Here it is a theme section and an iframe: nothing to install, nothing that slows down the rest of the store.
02
Sale bar or product page
A bar at the top of the page until the offer ends, or a box on a product page. The timer can also restart every day at the same time (deal of the day).
03
Your colours, your button
9 designs and your colours for free. The Pro version adds the button to the offer, removes the WatchIsUp credit and makes the widget non-clickable: your customers stay in your store.
04
Urgency that sells
Black Friday, private sales, last day for delivery before Christmas: a visible deadline gives a reason to order now rather than later.
Playground
Try the widget before you embed it
Transparent background, live bar, colors, templates: try every option on a sample site and watch the code write itself.
How it works
Step 1
Set up your widget in the widget page tool: start from the Sale or Black Friday template, then the deadline and style.
Step 2
Create it and copy the code.
Step 3
In Shopify: Online Store > Themes > Customize, Add section > Custom Liquid, paste the code and save.
Frequently asked questions
No. The Custom Liquid section of Shopify themes accepts HTML: the countdown code goes in as is. If your theme does not offer it, paste the code into a page's content using the editor's Show HTML button.
In the theme editor, open the product template, add a Custom Liquid block in the product information and paste the code. For one product only, create a dedicated template and assign it to that product.
Yes. In the widget tool, recurring mode restarts the countdown every day at the time you choose, and per-visitor mode counts a few minutes from each visitor's arrival. These modes are free with the credit.
Yes, it is free with no sign-up. The free widget shows a small "Powered by WatchIsUp" credit. The Pro version removes it, makes the widget non-clickable and matches your colours.