How to Add a Countdown Timer to a Sparkforge Funnel

Countdown timers drive action by visually counting down to a deadline — flash sales, limited-time offers, event registrations. In Sparkforge, you build the timer once and reuse it across funnels and websites.

What a countdown timer does

Each timer tracks the time remaining until a specific event or deadline. Sparkforge timers are reusable, brand-styled, and configurable to match different campaign goals.

Why use them

• Urgency and scarcity: real-time countdowns push immediate action.
• Multiple types: Fixed, Recurring, and Dynamic cover most campaign styles.
• Reusable: use one timer across many pages without rebuilding.
• Style control: font, size, color, and which time units to display.

Step 1: Create the timer

1. Go to Marketing > Countdown Timers and click + New.
2. Pick a Countdown Time template and click Continue with Template.
3. Under General, choose the timer type:
   • Fixed — ends at a specific date and time.
   • Recurring — resets on a regular interval.
   • Dynamic — countdown starts per contact (ideal for emails).
4. Set the timer end date, time zone, and redirect URL.
5. Under Style, toggle which time units to display and adjust font, size, and color.

Step 2: Add it to a funnel

You have two ways to drop a timer into a funnel — the dedicated element or a code block.

Option A: HTML Countdown Timer element

Best for everything built inside Sparkforge.

1. Go to Sites > Funnels and click Edit Page on the funnel step you want to update.
2. Click the + icon at the top-left to open the Add Element panel.
3. Pick Countdown Timers, select your timer, and drag it into the section where you want it to appear.

Option B: Code block

Best when you'll also reuse the timer on a third-party site.

1. Open Marketing > Countdown Timers and select your timer.
2. In the top-right, click Copy Code, then click the blue Copy button on the popup.
3. Open the funnel under Sites > Funnels.
4. Click the + icon to open the element panel and select Code.
5. Drag the code element into place, click it to open the editor, and paste the snippet.