Christmas Lights
Add nice looking animated Christmas lights to the top of your WP site and enjoy winter. The script has very small footprint (1.6kb only).
Consider an alternative
Christmas Lights shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Christmas Lights stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| christmas | >100 |
| Christmas lights | #30 |
| snow | >100 |
| snowing | #8 |
| winter | #92 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Christmas Lights
From the official readme · v0.8.3Description
Add nice looking animated Christmas lights to the top of your WP site and enjoy winter.
The script has very small footprint (1.6kb only).
For more information take a look at the video preview
Feedback
For more information and comments please visit the Christmas Lights WP plugin home
Installation
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Drop the ‘christmas-lights’ folder into your ‘wp-content/plugins’ folder
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Go to your Administration: Plugins page and activate the “Christmas Lights” plugin
Changelog
minor compatibility changes
0.8.3
- minor compatibility changes
0.8.2
- fixed bug in javascript
0.8.1
- minor changes
0.8.0
- initial release
Screenshots
For developers
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FAQ
Christmas Lights: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 10, 2026
Is Christmas Lights free?
Yes. Christmas Lights is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Christmas Lights safe to use in 2026?
Christmas Lights shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Christmas Lights?
Christmas Lights is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 18,070 times since it launched in December 2011. It was downloaded 51 times in the last 30 days.
Does Christmas Lights work with WordPress 7.1?
Christmas Lights is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.34, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Christmas Lights need?
Christmas Lights requires PHP 5.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Christmas Lights last updated?
The latest version, 0.8.3, was released on November 9, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Christmas Lights?
Christmas Lights is developed and maintained by d3wp.
What are the best alternatives to Christmas Lights?
The most popular alternatives to Christmas Lights are Weather Effect (4K+ installs), Christmasify! (2K+ installs) and WP Snow Effect (1K+ installs).
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