Happy New Year
This plugin will create a perfect skin in your wordpress blog. Adds a image and song in your template.
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Happy New Year shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.6 (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 Happy New Year stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| countdown | >100 |
| happy christmas | #28 |
| happy new year | >100 |
| merry christmas | #13 |
| song | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews
About Happy New Year
From the official readme · v5.0Description
This plugin will create a perfect skin in your wordpress blog.
Adds a image and song in your template.
License
This plugin it’s released under the GPLv2, you can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial website.
Installation
The Happy New Year Plugin can be installed in easy steps:
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Unzip “happy-new-year” archive and put all files into your “plugins” folder (/wp-content/plugins/) or to create a sub directory into the plugins folder (recommended), like /wp-content/plugins/happy-new-year/
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Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
Thanks for using this plugin.
For basic usage, you can also have a look at the plugin author homepage.
Changelog
For more information, see Releases.
06.12.2016 – v5.0
14.12.2015 – v4.0
23.11.2014 – v3.0
- First Release
Screenshots
For developers
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FAQ
Happy New Year: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 19, 2026
Is Happy New Year free?
Yes. Happy New Year is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Happy New Year safe to use in 2026?
Happy New Year shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Happy New Year?
Happy New Year is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 11,726 times since it launched in December 2013. It was downloaded 45 times in the last 30 days.
Does Happy New Year work with WordPress 7.1?
Happy New Year is officially tested up to WordPress 4.6.30, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Happy New Year last updated?
The latest version, 5.0, was released on December 8, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Happy New Year?
Happy New Year is developed and maintained by melihbey.
What are the best alternatives to Happy New Year?
The most popular alternatives to Happy New Year are Countdown, Coming Soon, Mai… (10K+ installs), Countdown Block (4K+ installs) and Uji Countdown (4K+ installs).
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