Title: PromoTimer – Flash Sale Scheduler for WooCommerce Author: d_alinus2004 Published: March 6, 2026 Last modified: May 21, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce/assets/banner-772x250. png?rev=3478319) ![](https://ps.w.org/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce/assets/icon-256x256.png? rev=3478319) # PromoTimer – Flash Sale Scheduler for WooCommerce By [d_alinus2004](https://profiles.wordpress.org/d_alinus2004/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce.1.0.6.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce/) ## Description **PromoTimer** lets you plan **time-boxed promotions** for WooCommerce products with **start/end date and time**, display a **live countdown** on the product page, and customize all **texts, emojis, and colors**. Works for **simple products** and **product variations** — each variation can be scheduled **independently**. **Perfect for:** flash sales, limited-time offers, seasonal discounts, and product launches. **Highlights** – 🕒 Schedule sales precisely: **start/end date + hour:minute** – 🔥 Pre-promo message: _“Promotion starts on DATE at TIME”_ – ⏳ Live countdown during promo: _“Hurry up! Promotion ends in: 12:02:45”_ – 💸 Under-price message during promo: _“Take advantage! This product is on promotion.”_ – 🧼 Auto-cleanup after expiry: removes promo meta and resets sale price – 🎯 Full support for **variable products** (per-variation scheduling) – 🎨 Admin settings to customize **texts**,** emoji**, and **colors** – 🌍 Fully translatable (.pot included) – 🧰 Clean architecture, no template overrides > **Requires WooCommerce** to be active. ### 🚀 PRO Version Available Looking for more power? **PromoTimer PRO** adds: * 🔥 **Bulk Promotions by Category** — apply discounts to entire categories at once (% or fixed amount) * 📋 **Campaigns Manager** — manage all your promotions in one table with name, category, dates, status * 📊 **Admin Product List Column** — see active/scheduled promotions directly from the Products list * ⚡ **Batch Processing** — handles large stores without timeouts (20 products per batch) 👉 [Get PromoTimer PRO](https://webdesign-profesional.com/promo-timer/) ### Features * Schedule sale prices with **date + time** (start and end) * Show **pre-promo** notice with start date/time * Show **countdown** and **under-price** promo message while active * Countdown disappears automatically when promo ends and **resets sale price** * Works with **simple** and **variable** products (independent per variation) * **Admin settings page**: customize emoji, colors, all texts (placeholders supported) * **Promo badge** in shop/category/archive pages * **Cache compatibility**: LiteSpeed, WP Rocket, W3TC, WP Super Cache and more * **Internationalization ready** (`/languages/promo-timer.pot`) ## Screenshots [⌊Plugin settings page — customize emoji, colors and text messages⌉⌊Plugin settings page — customize emoji, colors and text messages⌉[ Plugin settings page — customize emoji, colors and text messages [⌊Frontend product page — countdown timer with Promo badge in action⌉⌊Frontend product page — countdown timer with Promo badge in action⌉[ Frontend product page — countdown timer with Promo badge in action ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` or install the ZIP via **Plugins Add New**. 2. Activate **PromoTimer** from **Plugins**. 3. Make sure **WooCommerce** is active. 4. Go to **WooCommerce PromoTimer** to customize emoji, colors, and texts. 5. Edit a product: 6. * **Simple products**: Product data General Pricing set Promo Start/End Date and Time * **Variable products**: Variations tab set the same fields per variation ## FAQ ### Does it require WooCommerce? Yes. The plugin hooks into WooCommerce product/variation edit screens and the single product template. ### Will it work with variable products? Yes. Each variation has its **own** start/end date and time. The frontend countdown and messages update when a variation is selected. ### Does it change my theme templates? No template overrides. It uses standard WooCommerce hooks only. ### Can I customize the texts and emoji? Yes. Go to **WooCommerce PromoTimer**. You can customize the emoji, main color, and 3 text messages (before promo, during promo, under price). Placeholders `{date}` and `{time}` are supported. ### Is it translatable? Yes. Fully internationalized with a `.pot` file included in `/languages`. Use Loco Translate or Poedit. ### What happens when the promotion ends? A WP-Cron task runs hourly to clean expired promotions: removes promo meta fields, resets the WooCommerce sale price, and clears cache. The countdown also disappears automatically on the frontend. ### Is there a PRO version? Yes! **PromoTimer PRO** adds bulk promotions by category, a campaigns manager, and an admin product list column. [Learn more here](https://webdesign-profesional.com/promo-timer/). ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “PromoTimer – Flash Sale Scheduler for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ d_alinus2004 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/d_alinus2004/) * [ Alin ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alin/) [Translate “PromoTimer – Flash Sale Scheduler for WooCommerce” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.6 * Tested with WordPress 7.0 #### 1.0.5 * Fix: PHP Fatal Error on LiteSpeed Cache servers — removed static call to LiteSpeed\ Purge::purge_post() which is not a static method in newer LiteSpeed versions; replaced with do_action hook for compatibility with all versions * Fix: Emoji icon could not be saved on servers where MySQL uses utf8 (3-byte) charset — replaced text input with a dropdown selector; emoji keys are stored as ASCII identifiers and mapped to HTML entities at display time * Fix: Settings form failed silently when emoji field contained a 4-byte UTF-8 character, preventing all other settings from saving * Fix: Cleanup cron skipped products with empty End Time field; now defaults to 23:59 matching frontend behavior * Improvement: Emoji now displays correctly in all contexts — single product page, shop loop, product variations, and page builder widgets (Elementor, Divi, Gutenberg etc.) * Improvement: Date format in promo messages now follows WordPress Settings General Date Format instead of hardcoded Romanian format #### 1.0.4 * Fix: Sale price was recreated in database after cleanup cron ran * Fix: Price not fully reset to regular price after promotion expiry #### 1.0.3 * Fix: After promotion expiry, product price was not displaying correctly on the product page * Fix: Sale price was not fully removed from database after cleanup cron ran #### 1.0.2 * Fix: Sale price was showing on variable product parent even when promotion was not active * Fix: Sale price was incorrectly applied in cart and checkout before campaign start time * Fix: WooCommerce price cache was not cleared after promotion expiry * Fix: Countdown was displaying “0d” and “0h” — now hidden automatically when value is zero * Fix: Incorrect timezone on servers running UTC — replaced time() with wp_timezone() * Fix: Product page was showing cached content after promotion expiry on LiteSpeed/ WP Rocket/W3TC * New: Promo badge now appears in shop/category/archive pages * New: “Campaign starts on…” message now also displayed in product listing pages * CSS: Badge forced onto new line regardless of price width #### 1.0.1 * Initial release on WordPress.org ## Meta * Version **1.0.6** * Last updated **4 months ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.6** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [countdown](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/countdown/)[flash sale](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/flash-sale/) [promotions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/promotions/)[sale](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sale/) [woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/flash-sale-scheduler-for-woocommerce/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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