# Countdown to Date

> Countdown to a specific date for holidays, sales, and promos — build urgency around any time-limited offer.

URL: https://sectionstar.app/sections/count-down-to-date/
Source: Section Star — https://sectionstar.app
Updated: 2026-10-26T00:00:21.889Z

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**Countdown to Date** is a Shopify theme section in the Section Star library. Countdown to a specific date for holidays, sales, and promos — build urgency around any time-limited offer.

## About the Countdown to Date section

The "Count Down to Date" section is a customizable countdown timer feature that you can add to your Shopify store using the Section Star app. It visually displays the time remaining until a specific date and can be useful for limited-time promotions, sales, and special events. The design is fully customizable, allowing you to adjust fonts, colors, sizes, and alignment to match your store's branding.

## Live demo

## Use cases

1. **Flash Sales:**
   Create urgency by setting up a countdown for limited-time offers. This can help boost sales and encourage customers to make a purchase before the timer runs out.

2. **New Product Launch:**
   Build excitement for an upcoming product release by displaying a countdown timer. This helps create anticipation and can increase traffic to your store on the launch day.

3. **Holiday Promotions:**
   Use a countdown timer for seasonal sales or holiday events. Inform customers exactly how much time they have to take advantage of special deals.

4. **Event Registrations:**
   If you are organizing an event or webinar, a countdown timer can help you keep track of how much time is left for sign-ups, thus driving more registrations.

5. **Special Discount Countdown:**
   Offer special discounts that expire after a certain period. Display a countdown to show customers how much time they have left to avail of the discount.

## Settings

Every setting below appears in the Shopify theme customizer once the section is published.

### Grid Display
Set the design of the grid

| Setting | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Background Color | Color or gradient | linear-gradient(164deg, #111 0%, #555… |
| Text Color | Color | #FFF |
| Column Width | Number | 150 |
| Timer Size | Range | 60 |
| Mobile Timer Size | Range | 20 |
| Timer Alignment | Text alignment | center |
| Padding | Number | 20 |
| Mobile Padding | Number | 10 |
| Space between Columns | Number | 15 |

### End Date
Set the end date to count down to.

| Setting | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| End Month | Select (January, February, March, April, May, June…) | 01 |
| Day | Range | 1 |
| Year | Select (This Year, Next Year) | 0 |
| Hour | Select (00 (12AM), 01 (1AM), 02 (2AM), 03 (3AM), 04 (4AM), 05 (5AM)…) | 00 |
| Minute | Select (00, 15, 30, 45) | 00 |
| Timezone | Select (UTC-12 (AoE), UTC-11 (NUT), UTC-10 (HST), UTC-9 (AKST), UTC-8 (PST), UTC-7 (MST)…) | Z |

### Countdown Design
Set the display of the countdown timer

| Setting | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile Columns | Select (1 column (stacked), 1 column (fit), 2 Columns) | two-column |
| Days Text | Inline rich text | days |
| Hours Text | Inline rich text | hours |
| Minutes Text | Inline rich text | minutes |
| Seconds Text | Inline rich text | seconds |

### Display
Display settings for the section

| Setting | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Show Seconds Column | Checkbox | On |
| Round Borders on Media | Range | 5 |
| Subtle Shadow on Media | Checkbox | On |

### Headline
Set text for the headline

| Setting | Type | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Text Alignment | Text alignment | center |
| Mobile Text Alignment | Text alignment | center |
| Headline | Inline rich text | <b>Sample Headline</b> |
| Text | Inline rich text | Use this block to add a description. … |
| Spacing between Headline and Features | Number | 15 |