Title: Calendareto Christmas Countdown
Author: Calendareto
Published: <strong>December 3, 2025</strong>
Last modified: June 2, 2026

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# Calendareto Christmas Countdown

 By [Calendareto](https://profiles.wordpress.org/calendareto/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/calendareto-christmas-countdown.1.0.2.zip)

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 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/calendareto-christmas-countdown/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/calendareto-christmas-countdown/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/calendareto-christmas-countdown/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/calendareto-christmas-countdown/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/calendareto-christmas-countdown/)

## Description

This plugin displays a live countdown to the next Christmas Day (December 25).
 
The calculation is done automatically, with no external API required. Perfect for
blogs, shops, landing pages, and holiday-themed websites.

### How to Use

 1. Install the plugin.
 2. Add the main shortcode inside any page or post:
     [calendareto christmas countdown]

### Set Language

You can define the language as a second argument inside the shortcode:

Example:
 [calendareto christmas countdown en]

Supported languages:

 * **English (default)**
    [calendareto christmas countdown en]
 * **Farsi / Persian (فارسی)**
    [calendareto christmas countdown fa]
 * **Dutch (Nederlands)**
    [calendareto christmas countdown nl]
 * **Turkish (Türkçe)**
    [calendareto christmas countdown tr]

### Live demo

You can check an _Online Live Demo_ of this Countdown plugin here:
 [Calendareto Christmas Day Page](https://calendareto.com/holiday/christmas/)

## Screenshots

[⌊In this screenshot we have the Christmas countdown box with live timer.⌉⌊In this
screenshot we have the Christmas countdown box with live timer.⌉[

In this screenshot we have the Christmas countdown box with live timer.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `calendareto-christmas-countdown` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
 3. Add the shortcode `[calendareto christmas countdown]` to any post, page, or widget.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Calendareto Christmas Countdown” is open source software. The following people 
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Calendareto ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/calendareto/)

[Translate “Calendareto Christmas Countdown” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/calendareto-christmas-countdown)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/calendareto-christmas-countdown/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/calendareto-christmas-countdown/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/calendareto-christmas-countdown/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/calendareto-christmas-countdown/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.2

 * **Performance Boost:** Scripts and styles now load exclusively on pages where`[
   calendareto christmas countdown]` shortcode is present (conditional enqueuing).
 * **WordPress 7.0 Ready:** Full compatibility testing completed with WordPress 
   7.0.
 * **Smart Asset Loading:** Prevents unnecessary resource loading on pages without
   Christmas countdown.
 * **Shortcode Detection:** Improved detection algorithm for shortcode attributes.
 * **Security Hardening:** Additional sanitization for shortcode attributes.

#### 1.0.1

 * Tested up to: WordPress 6.9 (compatibility verified)
 * Maintenance: Code cleanup and minor security improvements

#### 1.0

 * Initial release of the plugin
 * Core features implemented

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2**
 *  Last updated **4 weeks ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.3 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [calendar](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/calendar/)[christmas](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/christmas/)
   [countdown](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/countdown/)[holiday](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/holiday/)
   [timer](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/timer/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/calendareto-christmas-countdown/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Calendareto ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/calendareto/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/calendareto-christmas-countdown/)