WP-Safety

Seasonal Effects & Notice Bar (formerly Halloween Animations) Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/halloween-animations

Boost your Black Friday & Cyber Monday sales with festive animations, countdown timers, and high-converting notice bars!

40 active installs v2.3.0 PHP 7.2+ WP 5.0+ Updated Dec 8, 2025
animationsblack-fridaychristmasnotice-barseasonal
100
A · Safe
CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
Plugin page Download
Safety Verdict

Is Seasonal Effects & Notice Bar (formerly Halloween Animations) Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 100/100

Seasonal Effects & Notice Bar (formerly Halloween Animations) has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 3mo ago
Risk Assessment

The plugin "halloween-animations" v2.3.0 exhibits a strong security posture based on the provided static analysis. All identified entry points, including AJAX handlers, are protected by nonce and capability checks, indicating good development practices in preventing unauthorized access and actions. The absence of dangerous functions, file operations, and external HTTP requests further contributes to its secure design. Additionally, all SQL queries are properly prepared, and a high percentage of output is correctly escaped, mitigating common web vulnerabilities like SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS).

Vulnerabilities
None known

Seasonal Effects & Notice Bar (formerly Halloween Animations) Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Seasonal Effects & Notice Bar (formerly Halloween Animations) Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
18
198 escaped
Nonce Checks
3
Capability Checks
3
File Operations
0
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

92% escaped216 total outputs
Attack Surface

Seasonal Effects & Notice Bar (formerly Halloween Animations) Attack Surface

Entry Points3
Unprotected0

AJAX Handlers 3

authwp_ajax_dismiss_halloween_rebrand_noticehalloween-animations.php:241
authwp_ajax_ha_reset_visibilityincludes\notice-bar\admin\class-ha-notice-bar-admin-menu.php:21
authwp_ajax_apply_seasonal_templateincludes\seasonal-effects\class-halloween-animations-admin.php:23
WordPress Hooks 18
actionplugins_loadedhalloween-animations.php:82
actionadmin_noticeshalloween-animations.php:86
actionadmin_menuincludes\notice-bar\admin\class-ha-notice-bar-admin-menu.php:19
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\notice-bar\admin\class-ha-notice-bar-admin-menu.php:20
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\notice-bar\class-ha-notice-bar-assets.php:15
actionwp_footerincludes\notice-bar\class-ha-notice-bar-display.php:22
actionwp_body_openincludes\notice-bar\class-ha-notice-bar-display.php:23
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\notice-bar\class-ha-notice-bar-display.php:24
filterbody_classincludes\notice-bar\class-ha-notice-bar-display.php:25
actionadmin_initincludes\notice-bar\class-ha-notice-bar-settings.php:26
actionadmin_menuincludes\seasonal-effects\class-halloween-animations-admin.php:19
actionadmin_menuincludes\seasonal-effects\class-halloween-animations-admin.php:20
actionadmin_initincludes\seasonal-effects\class-halloween-animations-admin.php:21
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsincludes\seasonal-effects\class-halloween-animations-admin.php:22
actionadmin_noticesincludes\seasonal-effects\class-halloween-animations-admin.php:24
filtersanitize_option_halloween_animations_settingsincludes\seasonal-effects\class-halloween-animations-admin.php:1241
actionwp_enqueue_scriptsincludes\seasonal-effects\class-halloween-animations-frontend.php:26
actionwp_footerincludes\seasonal-effects\class-halloween-animations-frontend.php:27
Maintenance & Trust

Seasonal Effects & Notice Bar (formerly Halloween Animations) Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedDec 8, 2025
PHP min version7.2
Downloads965

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs40
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Developer Profile

Seasonal Effects & Notice Bar (formerly Halloween Animations) Developer Profile

Sanjay Shankar

2 plugins · 60 total installs

94
trust score
Avg Security Score
100/100
Avg Patch Time
30 days
View full developer profile
Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Seasonal Effects & Notice Bar (formerly Halloween Animations)

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/css/matrix-rain.css/wp-content/plugins/halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/css/halloween-animations-styles.css/wp-content/plugins/halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/css/glitch-effect.css/wp-content/plugins/halloween-animations/includes/notice-bar/assets/css/notice-bar.css/wp-content/plugins/halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/halloween-animations-scripts.js/wp-content/plugins/halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/matrix-rain.js/wp-content/plugins/halloween-animations/includes/notice-bar/assets/js/notice-bar.js/wp-content/plugins/halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/glitch-effect.js+13 more
Script Paths
/wp-content/plugins/halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/halloween-animations-scripts.js/wp-content/plugins/halloween-animations/includes/notice-bar/assets/js/notice-bar.js
Version Parameters
halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/css/matrix-rain.css?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/css/halloween-animations-styles.css?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/css/glitch-effect.css?ver=halloween-animations/includes/notice-bar/assets/css/notice-bar.css?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/halloween-animations-scripts.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/matrix-rain.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/notice-bar/assets/js/notice-bar.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/glitch-effect.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/snowflakes.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/fireworks.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/confetti.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/balloons.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/hearts.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/heart-confetti.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/pulsating-hearts.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/easter-eggs.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/bunny.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/sale-tags.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/shopping-icons.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/christmas-lights.js?ver=halloween-animations/includes/seasonal-effects/assets/js/ornaments.js?ver=

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
halloween-animations-notice-barha-notice-barhalloween-animations-main-containerha-overlay
HTML Comments
<!-- Added by Seasonal Effects & Notice Bar Plugin --><!-- Main plugin class -->
Data Attributes
data-plugin-modedata-plugin-id
JS Globals
halloweenAnimationsVarshaNoticeBarVarsmatrixRainSettingsglitchEffectSettingssnowflakesSettingsfireworksSettings+11 more
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Seasonal Effects & Notice Bar (formerly Halloween Animations)