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title: "Countdown Widget"
canonical: "https://kb.uconn.edu/space/IKB/10822092243/Countdown%20Widget"
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The Countdown Widget can be used to remind your users of an upcoming deadline.

This article covers how to setup a **Countdown **within the [Classic Editor](#classic-editor) or the [Block Editor](https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/event-countdown-block/?_gl=1*sbrnbf*_gcl_au*OTUwMTM1Mzk4LjE3Mzc2NDM3NjM.).

### > Macro (anchor)

Classic Editor

To add the widget to a page, enter the deadline date as the **Event Date** by selecting it on the calendar pop-up; **Days Until Text** is the label you want to display next to the countdown number; actionable text (ex: register by) may be entered in the **Ends on Text** field and a link can be entered in **Widget Link** field to make the widget clickable and link to the desired website.

![countdown widget window](media://2604d098-f56e-48b6-bec9-33bfc18f161d)

![end date](media://30845037-b091-4b2a-9a84-141f11f8e1c6)