History: PluginCountdown

            {syntax type="markdown"  editor="wysiwyg"} # Plugin Countdown

This ((wiki plugin)) displays a countdown to a future date from a date in the past, together with default or custom text if desired.

See also: ((PluginCountup))

## Parameters

{pluginmanager plugin="countdown"}

## Examples

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*1. This code,*
{CODE(colors="tiki")}{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2020")} __the project is done!__ {COUNTDOWN}{CODE} 
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{ATTACH(page=>Module and Plugin Includes,file=>arrow-right.png, image=>1)}{ATTACH} 
--- 
*Would produce:*
{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2020")} **the project is done!** {COUNTDOWN} 
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*2. This code,*
{CODE(colors="tiki")}{COUNTDOWN(enddate="2020-03-05T22:00" show="m")} __the project is done!__  {COUNTDOWN}{CODE} 
--- 
{ATTACH(page=>Module and Plugin Includes,file=>arrow-right.png, image=>1)}{ATTACH} 
--- 
*Would produce:*
{COUNTDOWN(enddate="2020-03-05T22:00" show="yodhms")} **the project is done!** {COUNTDOWN} 
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*3. This code,*
{CODE(colors="tiki")}{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2020" caldays="y" show="yod")} __the project is done!__ {COUNTDOWN}{CODE} 
--- 
{ATTACH(page=>Module and Plugin Includes,file=>arrow-right.png, image=>1)}{ATTACH} 
--- 
*Would produce:*
{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2020" caldays="y" show="yod")} **the project is done!** {COUNTDOWN} 
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{REMARKSBOX(type="tip" title="Note for above example")}*Uses `caldays` to count calendar days even if less than 24 hours away*{REMARKSBOX}
 
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*4. This code,*
{CODE(colors="tiki")}{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2010" since="n" text="before|is happening in less than a month|after|happened way less than a month ago|has passed")} __the project start date__ {COUNTDOWN}{CODE} 
--- 
{ATTACH(page=>Module and Plugin Includes,file=>arrow-right.png, image=>1)}{ATTACH} 
--- 
*Would produce:*
{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2010" since="n" text="before|is happening in less than a month|after|happened way less than a month ago|has passed")} **the project start date** {COUNTDOWN} 
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{REMARKSBOX(type="tip" title="Note for above example")}*Show custom text instead of time elapsed for a date in the past.*{REMARKSBOX}
 
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*5. This code,*
{CODE(colors="tiki")}{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2010" since="y" show="yodhms")} __the project start date__ {COUNTDOWN}{CODE} 
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{ATTACH(page=>Module and Plugin Includes,file=>arrow-right.png, image=>1)}{ATTACH} 
--- 
*Would produce:*
{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2010" since="y" show="yodhms")} **the project start date** {COUNTDOWN} 
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{REMARKSBOX(type="tip" title="Note for above example")}*Show time elapsed since a date in the past down to the second*{REMARKSBOX}
 
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If you want to automatically refresh the page every 60 seconds you could either use this code:

{CODE(colors="tiki")}{HTML()}<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="60">{HTML}{CODE}

or get a JavaScript or jQuery plugin to get this done, maybe an Ajax call for the plugin .... if you find a better method than above, please feel free to document here.