10 Best Counter Box Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Counter Box has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Counter Box
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Countdown & Clock
Closest matchCountdown, Coming Soon, Maintenance – Countdown & Clock
4.7 (183) 10,000+ active installsCountdown builder - Customizable Countdown Timer
Shares the countdown, countdown timer, timer tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated February 8, 2026.
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4.6 (47) 3,000+ active installsEvent countdown timer for The Events Calendar. Show a countdown to upcoming events with a shortcode, block, Elementor widget or sticky floating bar.
Shares the countdown, countdown timer tags on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated 6 days ago.
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WPC Product Timer for WooCommerce
Paid version available4.8 (24) 3,000+ active installsWPC Product Timer helps you add many actions for the product based on the conditionals of the time.
Shares the timer tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, last updated July 29, 2026.
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HashBar
Paid version availableHashBar – Announcement, Notification Bar & Popup Campaign
4.2 (36) 9,000+ active installsCreate Announcement Bars, Notification Bars & Popup Campaigns with countdown timers, A/B testing, smart targeting & analytics.
Shares the countdown timer tag on WordPress.org. About 9 times the installs, last updated 14 days ago.
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Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib
4.7 (42) 5,000+ active installsCreate a coming soon page or maintenance mode screen with 15 responsive templates, countdown timer, MailChimp subscribe form, and social media links.
Shares the countdown timer tag on WordPress.org. About 5 times the installs, last updated July 31, 2026.
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HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce
4.8 (170) 20,000+ active installsCreate unlimited urgency and scarcity countdown timers for WordPress and WooCommerce to boost conversions and sales instantly.
Shares the countdown timer tag on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, last updated 11 days ago.
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Announcement & Notification Banner – Bulletin
4.6 (20) 2,000+ active installsPublish a slick announcement banner notice across your website or Woocommerce shop. Extend with icons, countdowns, placement rules and more!
Shares the countdown tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated February 23, 2026.
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Announcer – Sticky Message Banner & Notification Bar
4.8 (40) 10,000+ active installsAdd customizable WordPress notification bar to display announcements, promotions, coupons, or news at the top or bottom of your website.
About 10 times the installs, last updated August 3, 2026.
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4.8 (316) 10,000+ active installsNifty Coming Soon & Maintenance Page creates awesome Coming Soon & Maintenance Pages.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 13 days ago.
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Ibtana
Paid version availableIbtana – WordPress Website Builder
4.3 (30) 10,000+ active installsBuild your dream WordPress website with Ibtana, a powerful website builder with customizable templates and drag-and-drop elements for customization.
About 10 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
Switching from Counter Box: common questions
What is the best alternative to Counter Box?
Countdown & Clock is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which Counter Box alternative has the most users?
HurryTimer, with 20,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Counter Box alternative is rated highest?
Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page & Under Construction, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 316 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Counter Box alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Counter Box score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Counter Box on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Countdown & Clock is the closest match to Counter Box by the data we track, and HurryTimer has the widest reach with 20,000+ active installs. Event Countdown for The Events Calendar shipped the most recent release, on September 1, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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