How to add an announcement with a countdown timer

In this article:

• Turn on the announcement
• Write the announcement text
• Set up the countdown timer
• What customers see

The announcement is a colored bar at the top of the cart drawer. Use it for a promotion, a shipping note or a countdown that tells customers their cart is reserved for a limited time.

Turn on the announcement

1. Open ShopCart and click Edit in the Cart Drawer card.
2. Turn on the Announcements toggle on the left and click Announcements.

Write the announcement text

1. Open the Announcement section.
2. Enter your text in Text, up to 200 characters. You can make words strikethrough or underlined and add a link.
3. To show the countdown inside the text, add {{timer}} where it should appear, for example "Just a heads up: your cart expires in {{timer}}". You can also insert it with the {} button.
4. Click Save at the top of the editor.

To change the background color, text color, size and alignment, open the Styles tab.

Set up the countdown timer

1. Open the Timer section and make sure its toggle is on.
2. Set the length of the countdown in Hour and Minutes.
3. In Once it ends, choose what happens when the time runs out:
4. • Hide the announcement: the bar disappears.
   • Repeat the countdown: the timer starts again.
4. Click Save.

To show the text without a countdown, turn off the Timer toggle and remove {{timer}} from the text.

What customers see

The announcement is shown at the top of the cart, under the cart title. The timer keeps counting when the customer reloads the page or opens another page of your store.

✔️ Next step

Check our articles to learn more about the app's functionality:

• How to set up tiered rewards in the cart
• How to customize the cart drawer design
• How to translate the cart

Updated on: 20/10/2026