Title: [Plugin: Countdown Timer] Time displays, but doesn’t countdown
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: Countdown Timer] Time displays, but doesn’t countdown

 *  Resolved [dakotareese](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dakotareese/)
 * (@dakotareese)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-countdown-timer-time-displays-but-doesnt-countdown/)
 * I have everything set up, and the plugin kind of works. The countdown displays
   where I have placed it, but doesn’t dynamically countdown after I’ve enabled 
   the javascript countdown. It just calculates the time once at load.
 * The odd thing is at the bottom of the admin page, the countdown does dynamically
   countdown under the Example Display header….
 * Thoughts?

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 *  [fergbrain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fergbrain/)
 * (@fergbrain)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-countdown-timer-time-displays-but-doesnt-countdown/#post-997304)
 * Your theme probably does not call wp_head and/or wp_footer, which is needed in
   order to properly hook into WordPress. This is an issue with your theme. However,
   it’s generally pretty easy to add the necessary code to your theme files.
 * The reason that the countdown works in the admin page is that different hooks
   are used (which are specific to the admin pages).
 * You can learn more about the hooks at:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development#Plugin_API_Hooks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development#Plugin_API_Hooks)
 *  Thread Starter [dakotareese](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dakotareese/)
 * (@dakotareese)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-countdown-timer-time-displays-but-doesnt-countdown/#post-997360)
 * Ah, thank you. Works great now.
 *  [isisjade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/isisjade/)
 * (@isisjade)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-countdown-timer-time-displays-but-doesnt-countdown/#post-997560)
 * I’m having a similar problem, only its not even displaying as an example on the
   admin page.
 * Its not counting down unless you refresh. I have the header and footer hooks 
   in the theme.
 * Please advise.
 * thank you
 *  [fergbrain](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fergbrain/)
 * (@fergbrain)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-countdown-timer-time-displays-but-doesnt-countdown/#post-997561)
 * isisjade,
 * Do you have “Enable JavaScript countdown” set to “Yes”?
 *  [tmuelle1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tmuelle1/)
 * (@tmuelle1)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-countdown-timer-time-displays-but-doesnt-countdown/#post-997563)
 * Hi,
    I cannot seem to change the countdown time display on the admin page and
   I cannot seem to update events. Anyone else have this problem? Any tips would
   be GREATLY appreciated. I am trying to add an hour, minute, second countdown 
   to my posts. This plugin is awesome otherwise! Thanks in advance!

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