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Magento 2 Countdown Timer allows conducting customer behavior based on time limitations. Using the sense of urgency as a spurring mechanism helps to push customers to purchase-making decisions.

Compatibility: Magento Open Source 2.3.X - 2.4.X, Magento Commerce 2.3.X - 2.4.X

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Installing Magento 2 Countdown Timer

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Command Line Installation

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 4. In the SSH console of your server, navigate to your store root folder:

cd path_to_the_store_root_folder

run the following command:

php -f bin/magento module:enable Aheadworks_Countdown

then:

php -f bin/magento setup:upgrade

after:

php -f bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

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Composer installation

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If you are installing an extension from Aheadworks for the first time, you need to add our composer repository to your Magento store:

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To install the actual product:

2. Login to your ssh console and navigate to your store folder:

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 3. Run the following command to install the latest version of the extension:

composer require aheadworks/module-countdown

if you need to install a specific version, run this command:

composer require aheadworks/module-countdown:<version>

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4. Enable the extension:

php -f bin/magento module:enable <Module_Name>

Next, register the extension:

bin/magento setup:upgrade

Recompile your Magento store if you are in the Production mode:

bin/magento setup:di:compile

To verify that the extension is enabled, run this command:

bin/magento module:status

Clean store cache, by running the following command:

bin/magento cache:clean

Log out and Log in the backend again.

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To upgrade the extension:

5. To update or upgrade an extension:

Download the updated extension file. Take note of the module-name and version. Export the contents to your Magento root.

If a composer package exists for the extension, run one of the following.

composer update aheadworks/module-countdown

composer require aheadworks/module-countdown:<version>

Run the following commands to upgrade, deploy, and clean the cache.

php bin/magento setup:upgrade --keep-generated
php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy
php bin/magento cache:clean

Set up cron

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If you have already configured cron jobs for your Magento installation, then you can skip this step. Read the following instructions on setting cron job for your Magento store: Magento user guide.

Generally it would be enough to run in the SSH console of your server: 

crontab -e

And insert the following line:  

*/3 * * * * php -c <ini-file-path> <your Magento install dir>/bin/magento cron:run
*/3 * * * * php -c <ini-file-path> <your Magento install dir>/update/cron.php
*/3 * * * * php -c <ini-file-path> <your Magento install dir>/bin/magento setup:cron:run

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Introducing Countdown Timer for Magento 2

Getting Around

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Rule Grid

All the countdowns you make are stored in one grid that can be found on the following path: Content > Countdown by Aheadworks > Countdown Rules.
Rules can be treated individually or massively. Actions imply rules can be enabled, disabled, edited, or deleted.
Thanks to the in-line grid functionality, general settings for each rule can be changed right on the page upon a double click on the corresponding entry.

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Countdown Settings

Creating a new countdown rule is possible upon pressing the 'Add New Rule' button. Doing so you open the new rule configuration page.

General Settings

To run a rule in the correct way there are some obligatory fields to fill in.

1. Specify the rule name to know what the rule is about.
2. Enable the rule or leave it disabled.
3. Set priority (the rules with higher priority are applied first).
4. Choose the customer groups that are able to see a countdown and interact with it.
5. Decide the countdown placement:
   1. the 'Product Page' option stands for placement on a product page;
   2. 'Category Cage' is for countdown display on a category page;
   3. Custom placement means placement via a native Magento widget.
6. The 'Redirect URL' field allows inserting a specific URL where customers will be redirected upon a click on a countdown.

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Product Conditions

Product conditions are used to assign the countdown application and specify where the countdown will be displayed.

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Display Options

To set the exact countdown you need for your promo there are several design features.

1. Select the most suitable format for your countdown from 'Days, Hours, Minutes & Seconds', 'Days, Hours, & Minutes', 'Days & Hours', 'Days Only'.
2. 'Display type' contains classic and text options. The classic mode presents a countdown block. 'Text' implies only text is used for time display.
3. The inside of the countdown block can be designed in 5 ways;
   1. bold numbers;
   2. thin numbers;
   3. bold numbers with the outline;
   4. numbers with the light gray background;
   5. numbers with the light orange background.
4. 'Custom CSS Styles' allows inserting a CSS code for rich text design.
5. Icon upload is available for jpg, jpeg, gif, and png formats.
6. Icon position can be chosen between right or left. 

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Countdown Text Field

The text for a countdown is inserted in the countdown text filed. The functionality supports variables.

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Scheduling a one-time countdown

For setting up a one-time countdown you need to specify the relevant mode and indicate the start and end dates.

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Scheduling a recurring countdown

Setting up a recurring countdown demands to select the relevant mode and countdown type to decide how often the countdown rule will be repeated - daily, every X days, or on defined days.

For a daily countdown, you need to configure the start date and the duration time. If needed countdown can be disabled on specific days of the week.

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The 'Defined Days' countdown is set upon a certain time period: week, month, or year.

The same as a daily countdown, the rule for defined days needs the start and end date fields to be filled.

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The 'Every X Days' rule contains the 'Day Range' field unique for the rule only. When the particular start date is selected the rule will be applied every - let's take - 15 days beginning with the specified date in a particular time period decided in the corresponding 'From' and 'To' lines.

The 'Disable Countdown on Week Days' option is identical to the one in a daily countdown

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Frontend View

Countdown on a product page

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Countdown on a category page

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Countdown widget

Countdown widget is set via native Magento functionality (Content > Widgets). You just need to choose the Aheadworks Countdown type.

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In the frontend countdown widget looks like this:

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