I would love to have this countdown widget in my app using the html plugin. The code has been provided in the website but when I put it into the custom html plugin it doesn’t work as expected. It just provides a widget icon and links to the website, instead of showing the countdown clock. Is there anyone out there who can anyone help me to get this to work? Thanks in advance! (I’m on BT v 2.0, not self hosted, iOS 6.0 and Xcode 4.5.) http://mycountdown.org/fullpage.php?group=Local%20Holiday&countdown=St%20Patricks%20Day&cp3_Hex=FFB200&cp2_Hex=109543&cp1_Hex=ff7300&widget_number=3015&fwdt=150&img=1&lab=1

Hi @Dervalo, Just looking at the link, there something that stands out right away. The php coding. Buzztouch is not setup to handle php, therefore, a custom link should be used. LA

Just tested in self hosting and I get the following: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37805198/countDownClock.png MDG

I haven't tried this yet, but I don't think the php should get in the way. It's really just linking to a php-generated javascript file that is hosted online. The php wouldn't be residing in the app or on the BT servers.

I am not sure but the best approach would be to use custom url to handel the page link you desire to include in your app.

The problem is that counter uses FLASH, which of course works GREAT with all Apple products.... LOL. So that will never work unless you load flash on your phone, which you can't. Not as pretty or fun as the one you are trying to use, but here's a jquery one that will work better- http://www.littlewebthings.com/projects/countdown/ put all the code in an html doc and copy the .js files to your BT_Docs location and it should work. you may need to tell xcode not to compile the .js files. Here's a video tutroail that shows a different countdown timer and how to add it to a html page- http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/complete-websites/adding-a-jquery-countdown-plugin-to-our-coming-soon-page/

Great find and thanks for sharing the links.

Thank you all for your responses…much appreciated! @Atrain, of course… Flash!! Saviour of the universe.. if it’s not Apple! I’ll give that new counter a try. I have managed to tell Xcode not to compile the.js file (that was a new one me - I found instructions on stack overflow… so much to learn!!!)… I still have a bit more to do to get it working, but first I’m going to watch the next episode of Homeland ;-)

OK, so I’ve been trying to get the countdown clock provided on the web design website to work. I have followed the tutorial, downloaded the files, referenced them in the BT panel, told Xcode not to compile. js file and all I get is a screen with a countdown clock that does not move. Any thoughts? Here’s a couple of screen shots of what I’ve done. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ykjfe8pws4yqoty/WYoksE-W5Y Thanks

I just noticed this and remembered what @LA and @Chris1 said about PHP. Does this mean this counter won’t work unless I am self hosted: "jCounter uses the dateandtime.php file that needs to be on a PHP-supported server, to retrieve an accurate current time to display exact countdowns with timezone support. By default, jCounter assumes the dateandtime.php file is on the same server in the web root directory (where the main index page is usually located), if you placed it somewhere else, just specify the location when calling jCounter with serverDateSource: “http://my-domain.com/path/to/dateandtime.php” If jCounter can’t find the dateandtime.php or if something simply goes wrong, it will use the client-side time as fallback. To avoid this, when first installing/running jCounter, use it with debugLog: true and check your Console Log for errors."

@Dervalo, Try a special link to it to see if that works and if it does, then you know its the coding. LA

@La, How would I do that? Thanks for your help!

Go to screens and new then select Custom URL under plugin type. LA

@LA Yes, I got this counter from Keith Woods to work when I use the custom url as you suggested, but when I use the HTML plugin, you can’t see the counter, only the text… http://keith-wood.name/countdown.html What next? I feel we’re getting close….

Hey folks, finally cracked the countdown widget for my app. @Otatech posted an app which had one and with some help from a techie on Odesk I had it improved. It’s not the prettiest of widgets, but hey, it works! Here’s the HTML file and a screen shot of what it looks like in case anyone wants it. I understand that a plugin is in the offing from @mysps… which is good news. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/o4quz1nmdntzxko/1x0BNdL2GP

Hi @Dervalo, the last link provided is not working