Sale Countdown Section Create Urgency for Limited-Time Offers

Create urgency with a live countdown timer for sales, promotions, launches, and seasonal offers. Add a custom message and CTA to encourage shoppers to act before the offer ends.

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  • check-icon Responsive Design
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Key Features: Everything You Need for Timed Promotions

Create attention-grabbing promotional sections with a live countdown, custom messaging, CTA buttons, background images, and flexible layout controls.

Live Countdown Timer

Live Countdown Timer

Display remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds for your promotion.

Custom End Date & Time

Custom End Date & Time

Set the exact date and time when your sale or campaign should end.

Promotional Content

Promotional Content

Add a custom heading and description to clearly explain your offer.

Call-to-Action Button

Call-to-Action Button

Add a clickable button to guide shoppers to a product, collection, or promotional page.

Background Image

Background Image

Add a background image to create a more visual and engaging promotion section.

Flexible Content Position

Flexible Content Position

Choose whether the promotional content appears before or after the countdown timer.

Custom Timer Styling

Custom Timer Styling

Adjust timer colors, font sizes, borders, and border radius to match your store design.

Responsive Layout

Responsive Layout

Keep the promotional content and countdown easy to view across desktop and mobile devices.

Sale Countdown Settings & Customization

Customize the countdown, promotional content, buttons, colors, and layout for your store.

Section Settings

Section Settings

Applies to the whole section

Add an image behind the countdown section.

Background Image

Choose where the promotional content appears.

Content Position

Set the section background color.

Background Color

Set the countdown border color.

Timer Border Color

Adjust the countdown corner radius.

Timer Border Radius

Set the spacing above the section on the desktop.

Desktop Top Padding

Set the spacing below the section on the desktop.

Desktop Bottom Padding

Make the section span the available page width.

Full Width

Set the maximum width of the section.

Section Width
Block Settings

Block Settings

Applies to each content or timer block

Add the main promotional heading.

Heading

Add supporting text for the promotion.

Content

Set the CTA button text.

Button Label

Choose the page linked to the button.

Button Link

Set the countdown end minute.

Minute Number

Set the countdown end hour.

Hour Number

Set the countdown end date.

End Date

Set the labels for timer values.

Timer Labels

Where This Section Can Be Used

Use a countdown timer to highlight time-sensitive promotions, seasonal campaigns, product launches, and special offers throughout your Shopify store.

  • Home Page
  • Collection Page
  • Product Page
  • Landing Page
Home Page

Create Urgency From the First Visit

Place the countdown on your homepage to highlight important sales, seasonal offers, new launches, or limited-time promotions.

check-iconHighlight current promotions

check-iconCreate a stronger sense of urgency

check-iconPromote seasonal campaigns

check-iconGuide shoppers to your offer

Collection Page

Promote Limited-Time Collection Offers

Add a countdown to collection pages to highlight temporary discounts, seasonal campaigns, clearance events, or collection-wide promotions.

check-iconHighlight collection promotions

check-iconSupport seasonal campaigns

check-iconEncourage shoppers to browse

check-iconCreate urgency around offers

Product Page

Highlight Time-Sensitive Product Offers

Use the countdown to draw attention to limited-time product promotions and encourage shoppers to take action before the offer ends.

check-iconHighlight promotional pricing

check-iconCreate urgency around offers

check-iconSupport faster purchase decisions

check-iconDirect shoppers with a CTA

Landing Page

Build Urgency Into Campaign Pages

Use a countdown with promotional messaging to create focused campaign experiences for launches, special events, seasonal sales, and limited-time offers.

check-iconCapture visitor attention

check-iconHighlight campaign deadlines

check-iconSupport promotional messaging

check-iconGuide visitors toward your CTA

Turn Limited-Time Offers Into Clear Calls to Action

Combine promotional messaging with a live countdown to make important deadlines visible and give shoppers a clear path to your offer.

Sale Countdown section

Create Urgency Around Your Limited-Time Offers

Highlight promotions with a live countdown, compelling content, and a clear CTA that encourages shoppers to act before the offer ends.

check-iconDisplay a live countdown timer

check-iconSet a specific end date and time

check-iconAdd custom promotional messaging

check-iconInclude a clear CTA button

check-iconAdd a background image for impact

check-iconCustomize timer colors and styling

check-iconChoose your content positioning

check-iconKeep the section responsive across devices

Do this, skip that.

DO

  • do Set a clear and accurate end date
  • do Use short promotional messaging
  • do Make the offer easy to understand
  • do Use a clear CTA button
  • do Choose a relevant background image
  • do Keep timer labels simple
  • do Match the design to your store

DON'T

  • don't Use unclear or misleading deadlines
  • don't Add too much promotional text
  • don't Use unrelated background images
  • don't Hide the main CTA
  • don't Overcomplicate the timer
  • don't Use hard-to-read colors
  • don't Promote expired offers

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I add a countdown timer to my Shopify store?

Yes. Add the Sale Countdown section and set the date and time when your promotion should end.

Can I choose the countdown end date and time?

Yes. You can set the minute, hour, day, month, and year for the countdown end time.

What does the countdown display?

The timer displays remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

Can I add promotional text next to the timer?

Yes. The text block lets you add a heading, description, and CTA button alongside the countdown.

Can I add a button to the countdown section?

Yes. Add custom button text and link the button to the relevant page in your store.

Can I use a background image?

Yes. You can add a background image to the entire countdown section.

Can I change the position of the countdown and content?

Yes. Use the Content Position setting to choose whether the promotional content appears first or last.

Can I customize the timer colors and size?

Yes. You can customize the timer number size, label size, content color, border color, and border radius.

Is the Sale Countdown section mobile responsive?

Yes. The layout adjusts for smaller screens, keeping the promotional content and countdown remain easy to view.

Can I make the section full width?

Yes. Enable Full Width to let the section span the available page width, or use a custom section width for a contained layout.

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