Error: year, month, and day must be specified
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Notes
[edit]Please note the following important points before using this template.
The time on this countdown clock is GMT (UTC+0)
- if the event is held in more than a year, the number of years and everything below will be shown
- if the event is held in more than a week, the number of weeks and everything below will be shown
- if the event is held in more than 24 hours, the number of days and everything below will be shown
- if the event is held within 24 hours, the number of hours left and everything below will be shown
- if the event is held within 1 hour, the number of minutes left and the number of seconds left will be shown
- if the event is held within 1 minute, the number of seconds left will be shown
Duration is in seconds, so duration=3600 for a one-hour event. Alternatively, duration and duration unit=//unit// can be used in unison (e.g., duration=1|duration unit=year).
This template should not be used in articles per MOS:TIME and MOS:DATED.
Usage
[edit]Editors can use this template as a countdown clock for a lot of different events. The following can show you how to use this template.
Simple Countdown Clock
[edit]This type of countdown clock is suitable for events with no duration.
{{countdown
|year = 2024
|month = 04
|day = 15
|event = Branch Network Awards Night
}}
If you type in the above, something like the following will appear.
Branch Network Awards Night has started. (refresh)
Advanced Countdown Clock
[edit]This type of countdown clock is suitable for events with a duration.
{{countdown
|year = 2027
|month = 4
|day = 15
|hour = 19
|minute = 40
|second = 0
|event =
|duration = 21
|eventstart = unknown has started
|eventend = unknown has ended
}}
If you type in the above, something like the following will appear.
There are 2 years, 149 days, 11 hours, 10 minutes and 12 seconds until the event begins. (refresh)
No description.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | year | no description | Unknown | optional |
| month | month | no description | Unknown | optional |
| day | day | no description | Unknown | optional |
| hour | hour | no description | Unknown | optional |
| minute | minute | no description | Unknown | optional |
| second | second | no description | Unknown | optional |
| event | event | no description | Unknown | optional |
| duration | duration | no description | Unknown | optional |
| eventstart | eventstart | no description | Unknown | optional |
| eventend | eventend | no description | Unknown | optional |