# How to Add Countdown Minimal to the Refresh Theme

> Source: https://section-shop.com/theme-guides/refresh/add-countdown-minimal/ — Section Shop, 56 free native Shopify sections. Install: https://apps.shopify.com/section-shop

Minimal inline countdown timer with text alongside. Clean horizontal layout perfect for subtle urgency messaging without overwhelming the page design. This guide shows how to add the Countdown Minimal section to the Refresh theme with Section Shop — as a native Online Store 2.0 section, customized in the theme editor, without touching Refresh's code. Refresh is a free theme by Shopify, known for editorial layouts and generous whitespace — and countdown timers like this one are exactly the kind of section it doesn't ship out of the box.

## Why Countdown Minimal fits Refresh

Deadline-driven sections for launches, drops and sales — hero countdowns, boxed timers and product-launch layouts. On Refresh, Countdown Minimal slots in like any built-in section: it inherits the theme's fonts by default, picks up your color choices in the editor, and lives alongside Refresh's own sections in the picker — prefixed "SShop:" so it's easy to spot.

## Steps

1. **Install Section Shop (free)** — Add the app from the Shopify App Store. It's free, carries the Built for Shopify badge, and changes nothing in your Refresh setup until you add a section.
2. **Find “Countdown Minimal” in the library** — Open the app and browse to it — it's in the Countdown Timers category — or use search.
3. **Click “Add to theme”** — Section Shop writes the section into your Refresh theme through Shopify's official theme API, the same mechanism Refresh uses for its own sections.
4. **Open the Refresh theme editor** — In Online Store → Themes → Customize, click “Add section”: you'll find it as “SShop:Countdown Minimal” in the picker.
5. **Customize and save** — Adjust text, images, colors and layout. Typography follows your Refresh font settings by default — or switch the section to any Shopify font. Hit Save and it's live.

## FAQ

### Does Countdown Minimal work with the Refresh theme?

Yes. Refresh is an Online Store 2.0 theme, and Countdown Minimal installs as a native OS 2.0 section through Shopify's official theme API. It appears in Refresh's theme editor as “SShop:Countdown Minimal”, alongside the theme's own sections.

### Will Countdown Minimal match Refresh's design?

By default the section inherits your theme's fonts, so it picks up Refresh's typography automatically. Colors, spacing, images and content are all editable in the theme editor — no CSS required.

### Is Countdown Minimal free, and what if I uninstall Section Shop?

Countdown Minimal is free, like every section in the 56-section library. Once added it's a standard theme file: if you uninstall the app, the section stays in your Refresh theme and keeps working.