Overview
The Divi Timer Pro plugin comes with three types of countdown timers, Auto-Restart, Evergreen, and Standard. In this document, we will explore the Auto-Restart countdown timer features and settings.
What Is The Auto-Restart Timer?
The Auto-Restart timer is a countdown timer which automatically counts down again and again and again for a specified duration and a specified number of times. Another word for this is “recurring” and this is in contrast to most other timers that simply end when they finish counting down. There are some great use casees for this mentioned below, and our custom number of Recurrences and Pause Interval features make this timer truly awesome and helpful!
Features
The Divi Timer Pro modules includes many features, but some of them only apply when certain timer types are used. Below are the settings that apply specifically when the Auto-Restart timer type is used.
Recurrences
The Auto-Restart timer type includes an option to choose the number of recurrences. This feature allows you to set the number of times the countdown timer restarts again after the original countdown cycle. You to choose whether the countdown timer should continue to restart forever, or only keep restarting a specific number of times.
If you choose the Forever option, it is self-explanatory, this will continue to repeat indefinitely. If you choose the Custom option, it will then allow you to enter a custom number to determine how many times the timer will restart.
Keep in mind that recurrences are calculated in addition to the first countdown. For example, if the recurrences are set to a custom number such as 2, it would count down a total of 3 times (1 + 2 = 3).
Pause Interval
The Auto-Restart timer type includes an option to use a pause interval. This feature allows you to specify a period of time when the countdown timer should be paused between the time the it ends until it starts counting down again. You can specify how long the timer is paused by setting the duration of days, hours, and minutes. During this pause, the expiry actions take effect.
Expiry Actions
Each of our three timer types include the option to choose what happens when the countdown timer ends. These also apply during the Pause Interval, so keep that in mind. The available options include hiding the timer, redirecting to another URL, showing a message, showing a button, hiding other content, and showing other content. You can learn more about each of these options in our full separate guide about the expiry actions.
Use Cases
The Auto-Restart feature presents many exciting use cases. We will discuss a few of those briefly here and let the rest up to you! Remember to combine the features with the Expiry Actions as well to create some incredible sequences!
Daily Shipping Deadline
You could restart the countdown timer every day at a certain cutoff time which could determine if a customer is eligible for next day shipping.
Weekly Event
Set the timer count down to a certain time or event each week. Some popular use cases for this is a sermon, livestream, or meeting.
Demos
Our demo site includes live examples of the three types of timers available in the plugin. Be sure to take a look at the Auto-Restart timer demos in action!