Create and Publish a Countdown
Use the Countdown plugin to create and publish a schedule of upcoming sessions and event milestones in ONE TIMING.
For an explanation of the Countdown interface, display options, and general behavior, see Countdown Overview.
Countdown Access
⚠️ To publish a countdown, you need an admin license with the ONE TIMING management plugins enabled. Users without an admin license can view a published countdown but cannot publish a schedule.
Create a Countdown File
Countdown schedules are provided as a text file. Each line represents one upcoming event and contains the date, time, timezone, and event name.
Use the following format:
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+UTC_OFFSET,EVENT NAME
Example:
2026-08-14T11:30:00+02:00,DTM - FP1 START
File structure
|
Part |
Format |
Description |
|
Date |
YYYY-MM-DD |
The date of the event. |
|
Time |
THH:MM:SS |
The event start time. |
|
Timezone |
+HH:MM |
The UTC offset for the event location. |
|
Event name |
Text |
The name displayed in the Countdown plugin. |
⚠︎ The values are separated by a comma.
Use the Countdown template to create your schedule.
Check every date, time, UTC offset, and event name before publishing. Do not add headings, explanations, or table formatting to the file; each line should contain one timestamp, one comma, and one event name.
⚠️Important: The first event in the file must be within the next 24 hours. Countdown schedules cannot be used more than 24 hours in advance of the first event.
Publish a Countdown
- Open ONE TIMING with an account that has an admin license
- Go to Plugins > Coordination > Countdown
- Drag and drop your Countdown file into the plugin
- The plugin loads the schedule and displays the upcoming sessions to connected ONE TIMING users
- Verify that the displayed sessions and times are correct
The Countdown updates automatically as sessions pass and new sessions become the next upcoming events.