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Events+ countdown addon change to next event after countdown reaches 0

When the countdown reaches 0 I would like to start countdown again for the next upcoming event rather than display a “closed” message. How can this be done?

Sat, 21 May 2016 18:04:47
  • Adam
    • Support Gorilla

    Hello Luke,

    I hope you’re well today and thank you for your question!

    I assume you’re referring to the “Even Countdown” add-on that generates a countdown for the current or selected event. There’s however yet another add-on “Next Event Countdown” that’s counting to the next upcoming event that hasn’t started yet.

    Have you already tried that one? Would that work for you?

    You may activate it on an “Events -> Settings -> Add-ons” page and the shortcode would be

    [next_event_countdown]

    By default it should pick up the nearest upcoming event and run the count down. Therefore, it should also automatically pick up next event after the “counted” one started (though this would happen upon page refresh/reload).

    Best regards,

    Adam

  • Aaron
    • Site Builder, Child of Zeus

    Actually, I am using the “Next Event Countdown” add-on already. When the countdown expires it shows “closed.” Is there anyway to immediately bring up the next event without page refresh, or is there a way to force the page to refresh after it expires?

  • Predrag Dubajic
    • Support

    Hi Luke,

    Unfortunately there’s no option to load new event without refresh but what you can do is set your countdown page as goto URL and it will reload the page with new counter to next event, shortcode should look like this:

    [next_event_countdown goto="http://domain.com/countdownpage"]

    Would this work? :slight_smile:

    Best regards,

    Predrag