Template:Countdown
Error: year, month, and day must be specified
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Notes
[edit source]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
Notes for translators:
The text displayed when timer reaches zero is specified in Module:Countdown. If you want to set the text for your language, please add an entry to the alreadyStarted table in the beginning of the module, in a similar way to other already listed languages.
The labels like 2 minutes and 40 seconds are loaded from MediaWiki messages. If you don't see them translated, though, please ask an interface administrator or administrator to ensure that there exists a subpage of MediaWiki:lang for your language code.
Usage
[edit source]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
[edit source]This type of countdown clock is suitable for events with no duration.
{{countdown
|year = 2024
|month = 04
|day = 15
}}
If you type in the above, something like the following will appear.
The event has begun
Advanced Countdown Clock
[edit source]This type of countdown clock gives more precise control over the time when the event starts and allows you to provide a message to be displayed when the event begins (instead of a default one).
{{countdown
|year = 2027
|month = 4
|day = 15
|hour = 19
|minute = 40
|second = 0
|alreadystarted = Yay! It started!
}}
If you type in the above, something like the following will appear.
2 years, 177 days, 12 hours, 30 minutes and 32 seconds (Purge)
No description.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | year | no description | Number | required |
| month | month | no description | Number | required |
| day | day | no description | Number | required |
| hour | hour | no description | Number | optional |
| minute | minute | no description | Number | optional |
| second | second | no description | Number | optional |
| alreadystarted | alreadystarted | no description | Line | optional |