Template:Event countdown
Description[edit]
This template displays an uncached countdown timer for use on event description pages. This template creates the placeholder elements and sets the times. It has to be used with {{Event countdown widget}} (this second template should only be used once, and should be placed after the last timer on the page) to produce a valid result.
Parameters[edit]
- unnamed parameter 1
- Optional. Displayed text what starts (default: The event)
- color
- Optional. Background color (default: #F0F0FF)
- displayutc
- The time (UTC) to start displaying the event timer.
- startutc
- The event start time (UTC).
- endutc
- The event end time (UTC).
- interval
- The number of minutes between repetitions
- duration
- Optional. The duration of each repetitions in minutes (default: 30 minutes)
- rightalign
- Optional. The object's px from the right of the page (default: 13px)
- margin-top
- Optional. The object's div style margin-top parameter (default: -2.8em)
- border-bottom
- Optional. The object's bottom border (default: none)
Examples[edit]
The following will automate the event timer for the finale of Halloween 2011. The timer will first display on midnight of October 1, 2011 (UTC), counting down to the first event that starts on 07:01. At 07:31 the timer will start the countdown to the second event, which is on 10:01. The timer will continue with the third event, fourth event, etc. until endutc time is reached.
{{Event countdown
| [[#Mad King appearances|Mad King appearance]]
| displayutc = Oct 1 2011 0:00
| startutc = Oct 1 2011 07:01
| endutc = Nov 1 2011 07:01
| interval = 180
| duration = 30
}}
{{Event countdown widget}}
The following template was used for Wintersday 2011 to countdown for Lion's Arch and Kamadan finales
{{Event countdown
| Wintersday finale in Lion's Arch
| displayutc = Dec 31 2011 08:01
| startutc = Jan 1 2012 08:01
| endutc = Jan 2 2012 08:01
| interval = 180
| duration = 15
| margin-top = -3.65em
| border-bottom = 1px solid #AAA
}}
{{Event countdown
| Wintersday finale in Kamadan
| displayutc = Dec 17 2011 08:16
| startutc = Jan 1 2012 08:16
| endutc = Jan 2 2012 08:16
| interval = 180
| duration = 15
| margin-top = -1.95em
| border-bottom = 1px solid #AAA
}}
{{Event countdown widget}}
