Seasonal Effects & Notice Bar (formerly Halloween Animations)

Seasonal Effects is the ultimate toolkit for holiday marketing and seasonal decorations.

🚀 Boost Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sales
Create urgency with countdown timers, flash sale banners, and exclusive “Sale Mode” animations like falling price tags and shopping bags.

🎃 Spooky Halloween Effects – Crawling spiders, floating ghosts, flying bats, fog effects
🎄 Festive Christmas Vibes – Winter themes with falling snow, lights, and ornaments
🎆 Celebration Ready – New Year fireworks, confetti, and balloons

🛍️ Black Friday & Cyber Monday Features

Maximize your Q4 revenue with dedicated tools:
* Countdown Timers: Create FOMO with urgent timers in your notice bar.
* Sale Animations: Falling “Sale” tags, shopping bags, and discount icons.
* Cyber Effects: Matrix rain and glitch effects perfect for Cyber Monday tech deals.
* Pre-built Templates: One-click setup for Black Friday (Dark/Red) and Cyber Monday (Neon/Tech).
* Scheduled Campaigns: Set start/end dates for your sales banners automatically.

✨ Key Features

6 Beautiful Animations:
* 🦇 Flying Bats – Smooth flight patterns
* 👻 Floating Ghosts – Mysterious floating
* 🎃 Running Pumpkin – Rolling across screen
* 🍂 Falling Leaves – Autumn atmosphere
* 🕷️ Crawling Spiders – Realistic crawling motion
* 🌫️ Fog Effect – Multi-layer fog drift

Smart Controls:
* Individual on/off toggles
* Count controls (1-20 elements)
* Speed variations (slow/medium/fast)
* Mobile device support
* Display location targeting

Notice Bar System:
* 🎨 Advanced Design: Gradients, background images, and custom colors
* ⏱️ Countdown Timer: 5 styles (Simple, Rounded, Square, Filled, Circle)
* 👁️ Visibility Rules: Show on specific pages (Home, Blog, Posts, CPTs)
* 🍪 Smart Closing: Session-based, time-based (1h/1d/7d), or permanent dismissal
* 📱 Responsive: Top/Bottom positioning with mobile support
* 📝 Rich Content: Full WYSIWYG editor with color and font size controls

5 Sales Templates:
* ⚫ Black Friday: High-converting dark theme with red accents
* 💻 Cyber Monday: Modern neon/tech aesthetic
* 🎄 Christmas Sale: Festive holiday colors
* ⭐ Special Offer: High contrast attention grabber
* ⚡ Flash Sale: Urgent gradient design

🎯 Perfect For

• Black Friday / Cyber Monday Sales
• Holiday themed websites
• Seasonal sales and promotions
• Event announcements
• Blog posts and articles
• E-commerce stores
• Portfolio sites

⚡ Performance

• CSS-only animations (no JavaScript overhead)
• GPU-accelerated transformations
• Mobile-optimized
• <50ms page load impact
• 60fps smooth animations

🔒 Privacy & Security

• No external API calls
• No data collection
• No tracking cookies
• All settings stored locally
• Fully GDPR compliant

👨‍💻 Developer

Created with 🎃 by Sanjay Shankar

Connect:
* WordPress Profile
* GitHub
* LinkedIn
* Website

Support Development:
* Buy Me a Coffee ☕

Automatic Installation

1. Log in to WordPress admin
2. Go to Plugins → Add New
3. Search for “Seasonal Effects”
4. Click Install Now
5. Click Activate
6. Go to Site Animations → Seasonal Effects

Manual Installation

1. Download the plugin ZIP file
2. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
3. Choose the ZIP file
4. Click Install Now
5. Click Activate

Quick Start

1. Go to Site Animations → Seasonal Effects
2. Click Templates tab
3. Choose a seasonal preset
4. Click Apply Template
5. Save settings
6. Visit your website!

1. 

   Templates tab with 5+ seasonal presets

2. 

   Animations tab with individual controls

3. 

   Sound settings with 4 playback modes

4. 

   Display controls for targeting

5. 

   Simple and cute animations.

6. 

   Notice bar with countdown timer

7. 

   Style countdown timer by yourself

2.3.0 – 2025-11-23

• New Feature: Advanced Notice Bar Templates (Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas, etc.)
• New Feature: Visibility & Targeting Rules (Show on Home, Blog, Specific Post Types)
• New Feature: Smart Closing Behavior (Session, 1 Hour, 1 Day, Forever)
• New Feature: Countdown Timer Styles (Simple, Rounded, Square, Filled, Circle)
• New Feature: Background Image support for Notice Bar
• Improved: Rich Text Editor for Notice Content with color/size controls
• Improved: Admin UI with Visual Selectors and Template Grid
• Improved: “Reset Visibility” tool for admins

2.2.0 – 2025-11-20

• Major Update – Rebranded to Seasonal Effects
• Added Templates tab with 8 quick presets
• Improved spider crawling animation (removed web threads)
• Fixed fog effect visibility and drift
• Enhanced mobile performance
• Better admin UI with clearer organization
• One-time welcome notice for existing users
• 100% backward compatible
• Full details in CHANGELOG.md

2.0.0 – 2024-10-01

• Initial public release
• 6 Halloween animations
• Sound effect system
• Notice bar functionality
• Mobile device support

1.0.0 – 2024-09-01

• Beta release