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Countdown Timer

📅 Updated: June 8, 2026 ⏱ 2 min read 📂 Core Features
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The countdown timer is the heart of WP Safelink monetization: it forces visitors to wait on your ad-filled page before the download button unlocks, guaranteeing that your AdSense and display ads are actually seen.

WP Safelink ships two timer styles — a simple text countdown and an animated countdown circle — both fully styleable from the Templates tab.

How to set up the timer

  1. Open WP Safelink → Settings → Templates.
  2. Under Behavior, choose your Timer Display Style: Text Timer or Countdown Circle.
  3. Set the Time Delay (in seconds) — how long the visitor waits before the link generates.
  4. Edit the Time Delay Message; use the {time} token where the live countdown number should appear.
  5. If you picked the circle, tune its colors, stroke width, and size, then save.

Configuration

SettingDefaultWhat it does
Timer Display StyleTextChoose Text Timer or animated Countdown Circle.
Time Delay5Number of seconds the countdown runs before the download link generates.
Time Delay MessageThank you for your visit. Your links will be created in {time} seconds.The caption shown during the countdown. Supports HTML and the {time} token.
Countdown Start Color#41b883Ring color while there is plenty of time left.
Countdown Warning Color#ffa500Ring color during the final 10 seconds.
Countdown Alert Color#ff0000Ring color during the final 5 seconds.
Circle Stroke Width2Ring thickness: 2 Ultra Thin / 4 Thin / 7 Normal / 10 Bold / 15 Extra Bold.
Countdown Circle Size250Diameter: 150 Small / 200 Medium / 250 Large / 300 Extra Large.
Show Timer Text with CircleYesShow the numeric countdown in the middle of the circle.

The countdown circle

An animated circular countdown timer mid-flight on a WP Safelink page
The circle timer shifts from green to orange to red as the final seconds tick down.
The Templates settings tab in WP Safelink showing timer style, delay and countdown color fields
The Behavior section of the Templates tab, where the timer style, delay, and colors live.

💡 Note: A longer Time Delay means more ad impressions per click, but too long frustrates visitors and hurts your return rate. Most download sites land between 5 and 15 seconds. Pair the timer with Anti-Adblock so ad-blocker users can’t skip the wait.

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