I had to use a countdown for a project. As I hadn’t so much time to considerate deep implementations step I was looking for something free, already packaged and easiliy customizable. Finding this in wordpress plugin was not easy. But Finally I got one : T(-) Countdown :
- It’s free
- It’s animated
- It’s easily customizable though CSS
- You can embed it into sidebars, page or posts
If you are looking for something similar, have look here