Getting started

Countdown Timer Bar Samita puts urgency and reassurance on your storefront: a sale timer that ticks down to your deadline, an estimated delivery date on the product page, a low-stock bar, a cart timer that nudges shoppers to check out, sale popups that show what other people are buying, and a banner bar announcing free shipping or a discount code across every page.

Everything is configured inside the app — pick a design, set the timing, choose where it shows — and the app renders it on your storefront. You don’t need to edit theme code.

What you can build

Type	What the shopper sees	Guide
Countdown timer	A ticking timer with your own heading, subtitle, and optional button	Countdown timer
Estimated delivery date	“Order within 4h 12m for delivery between Mar 14 – Mar 16”, with an order-progress bar	Estimated delivery date
Stock countdown	“Only 7 items left in stock”, with a scarcity slider	Stock countdown
Cart countdown	A timer in the cart reserving their items for a set number of minutes	Cart countdown
Sale popups	Small notifications showing recent purchases from your store	Sale popups
Banner bar	A bar across the top or foot of every page: “Free shipping over $50”, a live timer, a button, a code to copy	Banners

Before you begin

You need three things in place before a countdown is visible to shoppers:

1. The app installed on your Shopify store.
2. The Samita Countdown Timer Bar app embed turned on for the theme you want it to appear on.
3. At least one countdown saved as Active.

Caution

A countdown saved in the app changes nothing on your storefront until the app embed is on. The app embed is a single switch that controls every countdown, sale popup, and banner at once — see Turn on the app embed.

Start here

Work through these four pages in order the first time you set the app up:

Install the appAdd it from the Shopify App Store and approve its permissions.Turn on the app embedThe one switch that lets the app run on your storefront.Create your first countdownA complete walkthrough, from template to live product page.How countdowns workThe three parts every countdown is built from.

Choose the right guide

Already set up? Jump to what you’re trying to do:

Your goal	Start with
Count down to a sale deadline	Count down to a date
Give every visitor their own short timer	Fixed minutes per visitor
Run a timer on set weekdays and hours	Daily recurring timer
Show delivery dates on product pages	Estimated delivery date
Decide which products and pages show a countdown	Display conditions
Put a countdown somewhere the app doesn’t reach automatically	Place a countdown with a shortcode
Change colors, fonts, and spacing	Design a countdown
Show different wording per storefront language	Translate countdown text
Announce free shipping or a code on every page	Banners overview
Your countdown isn’t appearing	Countdown not showing

Need help?

Start with the FAQ and the Countdown not showing checklist — they cover most issues in a couple of minutes. If you’re still stuck, contact support.