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and size<\/li>\n<li>Lightweight \u2014 no jQuery dependency<\/li>\n<li>Works on any theme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Usage:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Add the \"Simple Stopwatch\" block from the block inserter, or use the shortcode:<\/p>\n\n<pre><code>[simple_stopwatch]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<p><strong>Shortcode Options:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><code>mode<\/code> \u2014 <code>stopwatch<\/code> or <code>countdown<\/code>. Default: <code>stopwatch<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>from<\/code> \u2014 countdown starting time, format <code>HH:MM:SS<\/code>. Default: <code>00:05:00<\/code>. Only used when <code>mode=\"countdown\"<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>color<\/code> \u2014 button color (hex). Default: <code>#2271b1<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>size<\/code> \u2014 display size: <code>small<\/code> or <code>large<\/code>. Default: <code>large<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>ms<\/code> \u2014 show milliseconds: <code>yes<\/code> or <code>no<\/code>. Default: <code>no<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>sound<\/code> \u2014 play a sound on start\/stop\/countdown-end: <code>yes<\/code> or <code>no<\/code>. Default: <code>no<\/code><\/li>\n<li><code>persist<\/code> \u2014 remember elapsed time after a page reload: <code>yes<\/code> or <code>no<\/code>. 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