Mitch Countdowns 1.0.4

Mitch Countdowns

Professional multi-event countdowns for XenForo

Add urgency, clarity, and excitement to your community with Mitch Countdowns, a fully integrated XenForo add-on that lets you create and display multiple live countdown timers for important events across your forum.

Perfect for launches, contests, maintenance windows, deadlines, announcements, and community milestones.

Features
Multiple Countdown Timers

Create and manage any number of countdowns from the Admin Control Panel. Each countdown is configured individually and displayed together in a single widget.

Widget-Based Display

Uses XenForo’s native widget system. Place countdowns in any widget position (forum list, sidebar, nodes, etc.) — no template edits required.

Clean, Modern Design

Professional card-based layout

Subtle lighting and gradients

Optional compact mode

Fully style-aware (respects your XenForo theme)

Designed to look exciting without being intrusive.

Live Progress Bar (Optional)

Each countdown can display an animated progress bar showing elapsed time:

Percentage displayed inside the bar

Tooltip showing elapsed time vs total duration

“Hot” animated glow when nearing completion

Toggle per countdown in the ACP

⏱ Real-Time Updates

Countdowns update every second using lightweight JavaScript — no page reloads, no polling, no performance hit.

⚙ Per-Countdown Customization

Each countdown supports:

Custom accent color

Compact layout toggle

Show/hide seconds

Show/hide progress bar

All options are stored per countdown.

Admin-Only Management

Full ACP interface to:

Add, edit, and delete countdowns

Set display order

Enable or disable countdowns instantly

Properly Packaged & Upgrade-Safe

Built for XenForo 2.3.x

Uses official add-on structure

Public JS shipped correctly via _files

Safe to install, upgrade, and move between sites

Ideal Use Cases

Contest deadlines

Event launches

Scheduled maintenance

Product releases

Forum anniversaries

Seasonal promotions

🛠 Technical Notes

XenForo 2.3.x compatible

No template edits required

No external libraries

Lightweight and performance-friendly

Clean entity-based architecture

Why Mitch Countdowns?

Because it behaves like a native XenForo feature, not a hack:

Clean ACP UI

Proper routing and permissions

Correct asset packaging

Thoughtful UX details

Install it, place the widget, and you’re done.