Miikka

pressermannen

Halcyon Admin tunes the WordPress admin for people who prefer a steady, low-distraction workspace. It doesn’t add a settings page, a dashboard widget, or a notice — it just changes a handful of things wp-admin does by default, and gets out of the way.
What it does
<ul>
<li>Resizable admin menu — drag the right edge of the left menu to resize; width is saved per user and honored by the block editor.</li>
<li>Reduced motion by default — disables CSS transitions, jQuery animations, and the WordPress 7 view transitions for users who haven’t opted in. Honors <code>prefers-reduced-motion</code>.</li>
<li>JavaScript-delivered admin bar — the admin toolbar loads via JavaScript after page render, so full-page cache plugins can serve the complete HTML without the personalized toolbar. Users can opt out in their profile to get the default server-rendered bar.</li>
<li>Floating submit button — the Publish/Update button sticks to the bottom of the viewport when scrolling long post editor pages.</li>
<li>Sensible default — sets Fresh as the default admin color scheme for new users. Users can pick a different scheme through WordPress’s standard profile color-scheme picker.</li>
</ul>
All preferences are per-user and stored as user meta. There is no global settings page, no telemetry, and no external network calls.
<h3>Why “Halcyon”?</h3>
Halcyon means calm and peaceful. The plugin’s only job is to make wp-admin feel that way.
In professional administrative environments, efficiency, focus, and predictability are the priorities. The WordPress 7.0 upgrade introduced several new admin animations and transitions. While modern design enhancements can offer visual interest, they can also make the dashboard feel busy, less professional, and more distracting during routine editing work.
Furthermore, animation is a core accessibility concern. Extra motion in menus, panels, and transitions can be uncomfortable or problematic for users sensitive to motion. Halcyon Admin believes that:
<ol>
<li>Accessibility is a baseline — Operating system preferences like <code>prefers-reduced-motion</code> must be respected comprehensively throughout the admin area.</li>
<li>User control is paramount — Existing users shouldn’t be forced into a more animated and busy interface by default. Users, particularly those managing client sites or spending hours in the dashboard, deserve a clear, clean, and distraction-free workspace.</li>
<li>Usability matches innovation — Visual improvements are welcome, but they should enhance productivity and focus, not compete with them.</li>
</ol>
Halcyon Admin provides a quiet compromise: it restores a classic, steady dashboard experience by default, but stays completely out of the way for users who prefer standard settings.
<h3>Must-use install</h3>
To load Halcyon Admin as a must-use plugin (no activation needed, no update prompts):
<ol>
<li>Copy the <code>halcyon-admin/</code> folder to <code>wp-content/mu-plugins/halcyon-admin/</code>.</li>
<li>
Create a new file at <code>wp-content/mu-plugins/halcyon-admin-loader.php</code> containing:
<?php 
/**
<ul>
<li>Plugin Name: Halcyon Admin (mu-plugin loader)</li>
<li>Description: Loads Halcyon Admin from a mu-plugins subdirectory. 
*/</li>
</ul>
defined( ‘ABSPATH’ ) || exit;
require_once DIR . ‘/halcyon-admin/halcyon-admin.php’;
</li>
</ol>
Halcyon Admin will be loaded automatically on every request and won’t appear in the Plugins screen.

Halcyon Admin — Reduced Motion & Resizable Sidebar

A calmer, accessible wp-admin dashboard: reduced motion, resizable admin menu, cache-friendly admin bar, and sensible color defaults that work out of  …

Freemius

Abu Hayat

bPlugins

Charles Cormier

You can embed any LottieFiles animations, .json or .dotlottie files to your WordPress Posts, Pages, Widgets, and more. This plugin is packed with many useful features. You can show your Lottie files exactly the way you want.
This plugin has a huge number of options that you can use to achieve your desired goal.
This WordPress plugin empowers you to easily integrate Lottie animations into your website with customizable features to enhance user interaction and design.
You can easily configure controls, autoplay, looping, links, and player alignment to seamlessly integrate animations into your website pages.
With the pro version, unlock advanced functionalities including the ability to upload both .json and .lottie file formats directly to the Lottie Player. Enable hover interactions, choose playback modes, set animation direction and counts, and adjust playback speed and interval for precise control over animation behavior.
Increase user experience by opening links in new tabs, and adding interactivity options like scroll synchronization, cursor movement effects, and click-triggered animations.
Additionally, you can display captions below the player and customize their appearance with various styling options including text alignment, typography, colors, padding, and margins.
With its features, this plugin offers a comprehensive solution for integrating and customizing Lottie animations to elevate the visual appeal and interactivity of your WordPress website.
<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/lottie-player" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Demo</a> | <a href="https://bplugins.com/docs/lottie-player" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a> | <a href="https://bplugins.com/products/lottie-player/pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">Get Pro Version</a>
<h3>Lottie Player Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>
File: Enter both the .json and .lottie file url.
</li>
<li>
Controls: You can show controls to allow users to interact with the player.
</li>
<li>
Autoplay: You have the option to enable autoplay, allowing the animation to start automatically.
</li>
<li>
Loop: You can enable looping, making the animation repeat seamlessly.
</li>
<li>
Link: You can add a link to the player, allowing users to navigate to a specific URL.
</li>
<li>
Width and Align the player: You can set the width for the player to match your desired design. Also, can align the player to the left, center, or right within its container.
</li>
<li>
Customize the player controls: Adjust the Height, Background Color, Icons Color, Icons Hover Color, Icon Active Color, Tracker Color, and Thumb Color to fit your website’s style.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Lottie Player Pro Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>
Upload File: Upload both the .json and .lottie file formats to use with Lottie Player.
</li>
<li>
Hover: The hover feature lets you enable interaction when the mouse hovers over the player.
</li>
<li>
Mode: You can choose from different playback modes to control how the animation behaves.
</li>
<li>
Direction: You can set the animation’s direction, such as forward or backward.
</li>
<li>
Count: This feature allows you to specify the number of times the animation should play.
</li>
<li>
Speed: You can adjust the playback speed of the animation.
</li>
<li>
Interval: This option enables you to set an interval between animation loops.
</li>
<li>
Open link in a new tab: Enable to open the link in the new tab.
</li>
<li>
Interactivity: Set different Interactions such as Sync with scroll, Scroll relative to the container, Scroll with offset, Sync animation with cursor position, Sync animation with cursor horizontal movement, Play animation on click, Play animation when visible.
</li>
<li>
Caption: Show caption below the player.
</li>
<li>
Caption Styles: Customize the caption’s appearance, including Text alignment, Typography, Colors(text and background), Padding, and Margin.
</li>
</ul>
<h3>How to use Lottie Player</h3>
<ul>
<li>First, install the Lottie Player block plugin.</li>
<li>Add the Lottie Player block from the block category called “Widgets” in the Gutenberg editor.</li>
<li>You can change block settings from the right-side settings sidebar.</li>
<li>
Enjoy!
</li>
<li>
For installation help click on Installation Tab
</li>
</ul>
<h3>User Feedback</h3>
<h4>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfecto-403/" rel="ugc">Perfecto</a></h4>
❛❛Genial para meter animaciones lottie❜❜
–<a href="https://wordpress.org/support/users/juandemingo/" rel="ugc">juandemingo</a>
<h4>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-plugin-2188/" rel="ugc">Amazing Plugin!</a></h4>
❛❛This is a fantastic plugin to configure Lottie Animations. Simple and easy to use but still very customizable. The support team helped me a lot while i built my site. Thank you very much guys❜❜
–<a href="https://wordpress.org/support/users/bueroblanko/" rel="ugc">bueroblanko</a>
<h4>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/topic/recommended-371/" rel="ugc">Recommended</a></h4>
❛❛Currently, we have little choice when we need to embed a Lottie animation into a WordPress website built with the block editor. Luckily, this plugin is far above average and offers many options to finetune your animation.
(Tip: You can even use it to embed a Lottie animation with the Divi builder – simply create a sidebar, insert the animation there, and then bring it into your page using Divi’s sidebar module.)❜❜
–<a href="https://wordpress.org/support/users/martinsauter/" rel="ugc">Martin Sauter</a>
<h4>– Did you like this plugin? Dislike it? Have a feature request? <a href="mailto:support@bplugins.com" title="Send feedback" rel="nofollow ugc">Please share your feedback with us</a></h4>
<h3>Check out the Parent Plugin of this plugin-</h3>
<a href="https://bblockswp.com" rel="nofollow ugc">B Blocks</a> – A blocks collection and page building tool for Gutenberg.
<h3>Check out our other WordPress Plugins-</h3>
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<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/html5-audio-player/" rel="nofollow ugc">Html5 Audio Player</a> – Listen audios with awesome visuals.
<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/streamcast-radio-player/" rel="nofollow ugc">StreamCast</a> – Customizable radio player with different skins.
<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/3d-viewer/" rel="nofollow ugc">3D Viewer</a> – Embed 3D models and 3D products with interaction.
<a href="https://bplugins.com/products/advanced-post-block/" rel="nofollow ugc">Advanced Post Block</a> – Show posts and custom posts in different layouts.
<h3>Blocks</h3>
This plugin provides 1 block.
     Lottie Player – Lottie player for display lottie files.
<h3>Source Code</h3>
You can find the source code, report bugs, and contribute to the development of this plugin on our GitHub repository: 
<a href="https://github.com/bPlugins/lottie-player" rel="nofollow ugc">Embed Lottie Player on GitHub</a>
<h3>Third-Party Libraries</h3>
This plugin bundles the following third-party JavaScript/PHP libraries.
<h4>@dotlottie/player-component</h4>
<ul>
<li>Source: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dotlottie/player-component</li>
<li>GitHub: https://github.com/dotlottie/player-component</li>
<li>License: MIT – <a href="https://github.com/dotlottie/player-component/blob/master/LICENSE" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/dotlottie/player-component/blob/master/LICENSE</a></li>
<li>Purpose: Web component used to render and play dotLottie animations in the editor and front end.</li>
</ul>
<h4>@lottiefiles/lottie-interactivity</h4>
<ul>
<li>Source: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@lottiefiles/lottie-interactivity</li>
<li>GitHub: https://github.com/LottieFiles/lottie-interactivity</li>
<li>License: MIT – <a href="https://github.com/LottieFiles/lottie-interactivity/blob/master/LICENSE" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/LottieFiles/lottie-interactivity/blob/master/LICENSE</a></li>
<li>Purpose: Adds scroll and cursor interactivity to Lottie animations.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Freemius Lite SDK</h4>
<ul>
<li>Source: <a href="https://bplugins.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://bplugins.com/</a></li>
<li>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/bPlugins/freemius-lite-sdk" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/bPlugins/freemius-lite-sdk</a></li>
<li>License: GPL-2.0-or-later – <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html</a></li>
<li>Purpose: Provides an opt-in consent form for usage tracking and analytics to help improve the plugin. No data is sent before explicit user consent.</li>
<li>External Services: Communicates with <code>api.bplugins.com</code> (activation events) and <code>wp.freemius.com</code> (opt-in processing) only after user opt-in. See <a href="https://bplugins.com/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">bPlugins Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://freemius.com/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Freemius Privacy Policy</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h4>bpl-tools</h4>
<ul>
<li>Source / GitHub: https://github.com/bPlugins/bpl-tools</li>
<li>License: GPL-2.0-or-later – https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html</li>
<li>Purpose: Shared utility library providing admin dashboard components and common Gutenberg editor controls.</li>
<li>External Services: The library may connect to bPlugins, WordPress.org, and Freemius services for product data and checkout functionality. See full details: https://github.com/bPlugins/bpl-tools#external-requests–why-they-are-made</li>
</ul>

Embed Lottie Player – Add Interactive Lottie Animations with Block Support

Lottie Player lets you embed any type of LottieFiles animations into WordPress Gutenberg blocks. Enhances your website with dynamic motion graphics.

Halcyon Admin — Reduced Motion & Resizable Sidebar vs Embed Lottie Player – Add Interactive Lottie Animations with Block Support