New Countdowns

[SMAX]

There is now an option to display a countdown or countup in your posts. You can use this for special events like a Holiday, Christmas, Halloween, New Baby, Days since you have stopped smoking or started a diet etc.

To set one up go into USER CP

Click on "Edit Options"

Scroll down to "Thread Display Options" until you see the "Show Countdown" box.

Tick the box, then in the next box put in the event date in this format.

01 Feb 2007 18:36

2 Digits for the DAY, 3 Letters for the MONTH, 4 digits for the YEAR, 24 hour format time with a COLON : not a full stop. DO NOT USE QUOTATION MARKS.

Then enter some text for the TITLE and choose a colour for the text from the drop down menu.

Then choose a background picture from one of these.

http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/countdown/0.jpg Blank
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/countdown/Anniversary0.jpg Anniversary
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/countdown/BabyDue0.jpg BabyDue
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/countdown/Birthday10.jpg Birthday1
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/countdown/Birthday20.jpg Birthday2
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/countdown/Celebrate0.jpg Celebrate
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/countdown/Christmas10.jpg Christmas1
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/countdown/Christmas20.jpg Christmas2
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/countdown/Halloween0.jpg Halloween
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/countdown/Holiday10.jpg Holiday1
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/countdown/Holiday20.jpg Holiday2
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/countdown/Misc0.jpg Misc
http://www.ukscrappers.co.uk/boards/countdown/Scrapping0.jpg Scrapping

If you have made any errors in the formatting of the date then it will tell you. Please check silly things like a COLON in the time and 3 Digit MONTHs

[stephaniejomay]

Thanks! I know have a countdown to when baby no. 3 is due!!
Steph x

[xxkerryxx]

thank you its a fun little add on

[DebbieB]

I set my countdown yesterday but sometimes when i reply to a post it takes the countdown out, it still leaves the purple box there. Can you help me.

[SMAX]

Quick reply doesnt refresh the page it only tacks your new post on the bottom of your page. Anyone else looking at the page will see it and also you will see it if you refreshed.

[DebbieB]

thanks for that.

[Patty]

Thanks for this - I really loved having a countdown when DD was coming home for the first time in a year! I hope these won't go with the new tidy up!

[Patty]

Does anyone, perchance, know how to remove the countdown when the "due date" arrives as I still have the purple box, because I only knew how to take the info out of it!! Thanks in advance!

[scrappydiva]

Yup.... there's drop down list where you chose what background you wanted... set that to blank.... I think!

[Lilacpam]

Very excited and thanks smax for the help. Just put a countdown to my 60th. Although I suppose I should be trying to count away from it not to it!

[tigerlady]

Just curious-why does it sometimes count down in one seconds and sometimes in two?

[SMAX]

That would only happen if your computer is maxed out or slow at the time. Its your PC that does the counting. It will also show different times if your pc clock is wrong.

[leigh11]

Is there anyway of getting a different countdown?? My son starts 'big school' in sept, and I'd love to countdown to that, but none of them are appropriate for school!! A blank one is too boring (sorry:lol:)

[Mary Buttons]

Will we loose our countdowns when you change the signature lines ?

[sarahsarah]

testing!

[sarahsarah]

test again!

[SallyB]

Thank you! Can't wait til my 40th!! Saved £20 per month for the last 6 years with my bestest chum in the whole wide world and we're off for a weeks pampering together at a health farm somewhere (the venue keeps changing!!) YIPPEEE!!!!

[Tillybud]

I have tried to add a countdown but it tells me i have no subscribed forums to add it into. I have 4 forums that i have subbed to so why wont it set??

[Tillybud]

Oh never ind that last bit i see it has come up !!!

[Scrapcomber]

Any chance of having a boat for one of the Holiday Countdowns instead of 2 planes?

[Beautifullily]

Just checking mine

[Shirley June]

Lets me see if this works!

[susan42]

This site is brilliant, was just about to try and find out how to do a countdown and there in the help was "how to get a countdown"

thank you soooo much

[susan42]

ps just gone to sort one

[tineh3]

I did wonder how to get these, thanks for explanation

[*Annie-Dee*]

Just testing.

[*Annie-Dee*]

That's funny - it shows on here but not on my social group when I post on ther :( Why is that. Help! Oh - justnoticed the date isn't there.

[Nancy117]

very interesting idea,
thank you

[faya]

Just trying out the countdown - not sure about my colour choices... Thanks for the instructions!

And amended.

[wickedangel]

Hi Smax and everyobe else

Quick question ... why is it that sometimes there's not time at all on my countdown timer ?

Thanks
M x

[bumpybecky]

I think if you do a 'quick reply' the time doesn't show, but if you 'go advanced' or refresh the page it does

maybe!

[SMAX]

Because if you use the quick reply the page doesn't refresh. So the countdown doesn't show in the last post.

When you refresh or revisit the page you will see it just like everyone else can.

[hopberni]

Just testing

[spangle]

Just Testing

[Loopylass]

Testing mine

[andern06]

testing testing 123

[Nixiness]

Testing testing 3..2..1... lols