# Add a countdown bar to your bundles

> Show how long a bundle deal has left. The bar counts down to the bundle's real end date.

A **Countdown bar** shows shoppers how long the deal has left. It counts down to the bundle's end date and hides when the deal ends. It's off by default.

This bar lives inside the bundle. It isn't the Countdown timer Conversion Block or a countdown section from the catalog.

## Before you start

The bar needs an end date. You pick it in the **Countdown bar** card, in the steps below. It's the same date as **Set end date** under **Settings** → **Active dates**, so changing one changes the other.

![Active dates with Set end date ticked and the preview showing the bar reading Deal ends in with a live countdown.](https://orka-chat.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/prod/help/6ae11b71ea5444c078d85419/import/1793138069100-kb142-active-dates-preview.webp)

## Turn it on

1. In Shopify admin, open **Apps** → **Section Store** → **Bundles**.
2. Open the bundle.
3. On the **Setup** tab, scroll to the **Countdown bar** card, below **Checkbox upsells**, and turn on the switch.
4. Pick the **End date** and **End time**.
5. Under **Place**, choose **At the end, below the add-ons** or **Above the deals**.
6. Edit **Bar text**. Keep `{{timer}}` where the time left should show. The default is "Deal ends in {{timer}}".
7. Pick the **Background** and **Text** colors.
8. Set **Text size** (10 to 40) and **Corner radius** (0 to 100).
9. Click **Save**. On a live bundle, this updates your store at once.

## How it works

- The bar counts down to the end date only. It never restarts, and it's the same for every shopper.
- To change when it ends, change **End date** and **End time** in the card, or **Active dates** under **Settings**. The card shows the time it counts down to.
- In an A/B test, every version uses the live bundle's end date. Only version **A** can change it.
- It shows mm:ss under an hour, hh:mm:ss under a day, then days, such as "2d 03:04:05".
- The bar text starts in your store's language. Translate it on the Translations page with your other bundle text.

## If it doesn't work

- "Pick when this deal ends. The bar counts down to it, and the discount stops then.": the bundle has no end date. Pick the **End date** and **End time** in the card.
- "Set the end date in version A. The bar shows only when the bundle has one.": this shows on A/B test versions B to D. Only version **A** sets the date. Click **version A** in that message, then pick the **End date** and **End time** in the card.
- "Enter a time like 23:59.": type the **End time** as hours and minutes.
- The bar is gone: the end date passed. The bundle stops showing too.
- You want a bar that restarts for each visitor: bundles can't do this. The bar only counts to a real deadline. The [Countdown timer block](https://section-store.orka.help/a/79-conversion-block-countdown-timer) restarts for each shopper, so it isn't a real deadline. To add it, open **Apps** → **Section Store** → **Conversion Blocks** and click **Edit In Theme** on its card.

## Related

- [Set start and end dates on a bundle](https://section-store.orka.help/a/set-start-and-end-dates-on-a-bundle)
- [Why did my bundle go back to draft?](https://section-store.orka.help/a/why-did-my-bundle-go-back-to-draft)

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