- Compatible XF 2.x versions
- 2.3
- Visible branding
- No
Seasonal Effects Hub – Animated Holiday Themes for Your XenForo Community
Bring your forum to life with beautiful seasonal animations!
Looking to add some holiday flair to your XenForo forum?
Seasonal Effects Hub is a lightweight, customizable add-on that adds animated effects for multiple holidays throughout the year — all selectable from the Admin Control Panel.
Perfect for creating atmosphere, running events, or adding a festive touch during special times of the year.
Choose from three different snow styles:
- Light gentle snow
- Heavy drifting snow
- Magical sparkly winter overlay
Celebrate the fall season with drifting autumn leaves using real leaf images.
Spookify your forum with animated flying bats and a subtle Halloween glow overlay.
More holidays coming soon!
Choose the current holiday effect via:
ACP → Setup → Options → Seasonal Effects Hub
Available choices:
- None (Disabled)
- Winter / Christmas
- Valentine’s Day
- Thanksgiving
- Halloween
Some holidays have multiple variations (like the 3 winter modes).
You can choose the effect style under the same option group.
The add-on overlays effects without modifying any templates.
- Pure CSS/JS
- No dependencies
- Performs well on modern devices
- Non-intrusive overlay design
- Upload the contents of the ZIP to your XenForo root.
- Go to ACP → Add-ons → Install from archive
- Choose the ZIP and click Install
- Go to Setup → Options → Seasonal Effects Hub
- Select your holiday effect and enjoy!
You can easily swap out the default images:
- Winter snowflakes (optional)
- Valentine’s hearts (heart1.png, heart2.png, etc.)
- Thanksgiving leaves (leaf1.png, leaf2.png, etc.)
- Halloween bats (bat1.png, bat2.png, etc.)
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The add-on will automatically rotate through them.
- Complete holiday effects system
- Admin option group + effect selectors
- Seasonal overlays
- Image-based animations
- Modular code designed for easy expansion
- New holidays (Easter, St. Patrick’s Day, 4th of July, New Year’s)
- Date-based auto switching
- Per-user toggles (allow users to disable effects)
- ACP preview system
- Intensity / performance controls
Developed by Mitch McLean
Created with love for the XenForo community.