History: PluginCountdown

            ! Plugin Countdown
This ((wiki plugin)) displays a countdown to a future date from a date in the past, together with default or custom text if desired.

See also: ((PluginCountup))

!! Parameters
{pluginmanager plugin="countdown"}
!! Examples
{SPLIT(colsize=>200|50|350)}

''1. This code,''
{CODE(colors="tiki")}{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2020")} __the project is done!__ {COUNTDOWN}{CODE}
---
{ATTACH(page=>Module and Plugin Includes,file=>arrow-right.png, image=>1)}{ATTACH}
---
''Would produce:''
{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2020")} __the project is done!__ {COUNTDOWN}
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''2. This code,''
{CODE(colors="tiki")}{COUNTDOWN(enddate="2020-03-05T22:00" show="m")} __the project is done!__  {COUNTDOWN}{CODE}
---
{ATTACH(page=>Module and Plugin Includes,file=>arrow-right.png, image=>1)}{ATTACH}
---
''Would produce:''
{COUNTDOWN(enddate="2020-03-05T22:00" show="yodhms")} __the project is done!__  {COUNTDOWN}
@@@
''3. This code,''
{CODE(colors="tiki")}{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2020" caldays="y" show="yod")} __the project is done!__ {COUNTDOWN}{CODE}
---
{ATTACH(page=>Module and Plugin Includes,file=>arrow-right.png, image=>1)}{ATTACH}
---
''Would produce:''
{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2020" caldays="y" show="yod")} __the project is done!__ {COUNTDOWN}
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{REMARKSBOX(type="tip" title="Note for above example")}''Uses -+caldays+- to count calendar days even if less than 24 hours away''{REMARKSBOX}
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''4. This code,''
{CODE(colors="tiki")}{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2010" since="n" text="before|is happening in less than a month|after|happened way less than a month ago|has passed")} __the project start date__ {COUNTDOWN}{CODE}
---
{ATTACH(page=>Module and Plugin Includes,file=>arrow-right.png, image=>1)}{ATTACH}
---
''Would produce:''
{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2010" since="n" text="before|is happening in less than a month|after|happened way less than a month ago|has passed")} __the project start date__ {COUNTDOWN}
@@@
{REMARKSBOX(type="tip" title="Note for above example")}''Show custom text instead of time elapsed for a date in the past.''{REMARKSBOX}
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''5. This code,''
{CODE(colors="tiki")}{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2010" since="y" show="yodhms")} __the project start date__ {COUNTDOWN}{CODE}
---
{ATTACH(page=>Module and Plugin Includes,file=>arrow-right.png, image=>1)}{ATTACH}
---
''Would produce:''
{COUNTDOWN(enddate="01-Apr-2010" since="y" show="yodhms")} __the project start date__ {COUNTDOWN}
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{REMARKSBOX(type="tip" title="Note for above example")}''Show time elapsed since a date in the past down to the second''{REMARKSBOX}
{SPLIT} 

If you want to automatically refresh the page every 60 seconds you could either use this code:

{CODE(colors="tiki")}{HTML()}<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="60">{HTML}{CODE}

or get a JavaScript or jQuery plugin to get this done, maybe an Ajax call for the plugin .... if you find a better method than above, please feel free to document here.