Documentation for Countdown Timer

Special Price Countdown Timer for Magento 2 extension displays countdown timers on the product page and catalog page for special price of products and catalog price rule products. This Magento 2 Price Countdown Timer extension is the efficient tool to run a promotion for an on line store.

This extension is providing below functionalities.

• Countdown Timer which provide you to display timer in category and product page using special price start end time.

• Countdown Timer display timer on page using widget add rules for product and category.

• Countdown Timer display timer widget for start date and end date of special price of products.

There are two ways of installing extension in magento2.

1. Using COMMAND LINE.
   
2. Manually Install extension.
   

Option 1: Magento 2 install extension using COMMAND LINE (Recommended)

Follow below steps to install extension from the command line.

Step 1: Download the extension and unzip it.

Step 2: Upload it to code directory in your magento installation’s app directory If code directory does not exists then create.

Step 3: Disable the cache under System → Cache Management.

Step 4: Enter the following at the command line:

           Php bin/magento setup:upgrade
           Php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

Step 5: Once you complete above steps log out and log in back to the admin panel and switch to Stores → Configuration → Mageants → Countdown Timer., the module will be displayed in the admin panel.

Option 2: Magento 2 install extension manually

Step 1: Download the extension and unzip it.

Step 2: Upload it to code directory in your magento installation’s app directory If code directory does not exists then create.

Step 3: Disable the cache under System → Cache Management Edit app/etc/config.php file and add one line code: ‘Mageants_CountdownTimer’ ⇒ 1

Step 4: Disable the cache under System → Cache Management

Step 5: Once you complete above steps log out and log in back to the admin panel and switch to Stores → Configuration → Mageants → Countdown Timer. the module will be displayed in the admin panel.

Admin can set configuration as per below screenshot.

• You can set Countdown Timer details & enable/disable Please go to Stores ⇒ Configuration ⇒ Mageants ⇒ Countdown Timer.

• In Enable, choose Yes to enable the extension, or No to disable it.

How to Set Special Price for Individual Products?

• Go to Catalog ⇒ Products.

• Discover the item you need to set uncommon value, click the Edit catch to go to the Product Edit Page.

• Enter the item uncommon cost in Special Price, at that point set the beginning and finishing date of the unique.

• In Enable End Countdown Timer, the alternative is Yes of course. You can choose No to incapacitate End Countdown Timer for every item.

• In Enable Start Countdown Timer, the choice is Yes as a matter of course. You can choose No to cripple Start Countdown Timer for every item.

Go to Marketing ⇒ Promotions ⇒ Catalog Price Rule.

• Click Add New Rule button. Then fill in the required fields in Rule Information, Conditions, and Actions.

• Countdown will apply catalog price rule or special price depending on which one is in effect.

• With products with both rules and in the valid time, Countdown will be applied for a product with cheaper price.

• With products that are near the valid time, Countdown will be applied for the valid time that is earlier.

• Go to Content ⇒ Elements ⇒ Widgets.

• Click Add Widget button to create a new widget.

• To create the Countdown Clock Widget, choose MAGEANTS Countdown Timer (Countdown Clock) in Type.

• In Enable Widget, choose Yes to activate the widget.

• Display this widget on frontend.

• To create the Start Countdown Timer Widget, choose MAGEANTS Countdown Timer (Start Time – Upcoming Sale in Product List) in Type.

• The arrangement of On Sale Widget is equivalent to the Upcoming Sale Widget.

• This is an example of On Sale Widget with slider:

• This is an example of Product Detail Page:

• This is an example of Product List Page: