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Halloween Countdown Widget

by Monica Haught

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Description

Get into the Halloween spirit with the Halloween Countdown Widget! This fun and festive widget lets you display a cute countdown to the spookiest night of the year. Choose from five adorable designs: the classic ‘Vampy’ Countdown, or one of our four new backgrounds—the Moon, a Ghost, a Cauldron, and Candy.

Easily add the countdown to your sidebar, footer, or any widget-ready area of your site. Whether your site is a full-fledged Halloween site or perhaps you just love a bit of seasonal fun, this widget is the perfect way to build excitement as Halloween approaches!

Features

  • Five Designs to choose from!
  • Transparent Backgrounds
  • Place in any widget ready area on your site!

More information at ChristmasWebmaster.com.

  1. Upload hallocount.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Go to your widgets screen, pick a place, then select your Halloween Countdown widget style.
  4. Let the countdown to Halloween begin!
  1. Upload plugin and install.

    Upload plugin and install.

  2. On the plugins panel activate the Halloween Countdown Widget.

    On the plugins panel activate the Halloween Countdown Widget.

  3. In the widgets section, pick a place, then select the Halloween Countdown of your choice. Vampy is shown by default.

    In the widgets section, pick a place, then select the Halloween Countdown of your choice. Vampy is shown by default.

  4. The Halloween Countdown Widget displays one of 5 cute countdowns to Halloween in your sidebar!

    The Halloween Countdown Widget displays one of 5 cute countdowns to Halloween in your sidebar!

Does the bat have a name?

Of course he does! We call him Vampy.

Can I change the Countdown text color?

Yes. You can edit the halloween-countdown.css file to suit your needs.

Halloween widget appears broken after upgrading to V3.

In version 3 of the plugin, I added new backgrounds and updated the file structure within the plugin. After updating from a previous version, you will need to visit your widget area and select the countdown image you would like displayed.

So cute and easy to use

By alicewarcup on September 6, 2025

thanks so much for the new countdowns, they’re all absolutely adorable, it was hard to pick one! I’m ready for the spooky season now.

Version 3.0.2

  • Minor fix to readme
  • Released 02/23/2025

Version 3.0.1

  • Minor fix to readme to include new FAQ
  • Released 02/19/2025

Version 3.0.0

  • Updated depricated code
  • Added 4 new backgrounds
  • Released 02/17/2025

Version 2.4

  • Released 09/08/2022

Version 2.3

  • Released 10/10/2021

Version 2.2

  • Released 6/12/2020

Version 1.2

  • Released 10/27/2018

Version 1.1

*Released 10/24/2012

Version 1.0

*Released 10/05/2012

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