Can the Countdown timer block end on a set date?

No. The Countdown timer block has no end date, no time of day and no time zone. It's a per-shopper timer of up to 24:59:59, and it restarts on the next page load after it ends. For a real end date, use the countdown bar on a bundle.

How the timer behaves

• Length: you set Hours (0 to 24), Minutes (0 to 59) and Seconds (0 to 59). There's no days field, so the longest timer is 24:59:59.
• Start: the first time a shopper sees the block, their browser saves an end time. That's now plus your length.
• While it runs: reloads, other pages and return visits all count down to that saved time. It keeps running while the shopper is away.
• One timer per block, per browser: every product on the template shares it, so moving between products doesn't restart it. Another device, another browser, a private window or cleared browser data starts a new timer. Two shoppers see two different times.
• At zero, with the page open: Action on complete decides.
  • Do nothing: the timer stays at 00:00.
  • Reset countdown: a new full-length timer starts at once.
  • Hide countdown: the block leaves the page.
• After it ends: the next page load starts a new full-length timer. This happens with all three choices, and when the shopper was away at zero. So Hide countdown hides the block only until the next page load.

The note in the theme editor says the timer resets at the start of each browser session. It doesn't. The saved end time lasts across visits until the timer ends.

So the block can't count down to Black Friday or stop at midnight.

What to do for a real end date

Use the Countdown bar on a bundle. It counts down to the bundle's own end date, the same moment for every shopper, and hides when the deal ends.

1. In Shopify admin, open Apps → Section Store → Bundles.
2. Open or create a bundle.
3. In the bundle's Settings card, under Active dates, tick Set end date.
4. Pick the End date and End time.
5. In the Countdown bar card, turn on the switch.
6. Click Save. If the bundle is a draft, click Publish.

The bar needs a bundle on that product. The Bundles guide has the full steps.

This is not a countdown section

Our catalog also has countdown sections, like Countdown timer #1, Countdown timer #2, Countdown timer bar and Product countdown timer. Those are separate from this block.

If you read about year, month, day and hour fields, UTC time or an evergreen option, that's about a catalog section. None of those settings exist on the Countdown timer block.

Related

• Add the Countdown timer block to your product page
• Countdown timer block restarts or shows the wrong time
• Bundles guide

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