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Apalpador
The Apalpador is a traditional Galician Christmas figure, a charcoal maker who comes down from the mountains on the night of December 31st to check if children have eaten well during the year by touching their bellies. This plugin places the Apalpador figure on your WordPress pages with festive visu
PricingFree downloadThe WordPress.org download is free. Pro versions, add-ons or external services may cost extra.
CompatibilityRequires WordPress 5.0 and PHP 7.4.
SourceWordPress plugins · Oct 26, 2026
01 / Source details
The Apalpador is a traditional Galician Christmas figure, a charcoal maker who comes down from the mountains on the night of December 31st to check if children have eaten well during the year by touching their bellies.
This plugin places the Apalpador figure on your WordPress pages with festive visual effects including:
- Customizable Apalpador image and position
- Entry, idle, and click animations
- Snow effect with configurable density
- Shooting star effect
Features
- Easy to configure through WordPress admin
- Date range settings to show only during the holiday season
- Multiple animation options
- Performance optimized
- Respects user accessibility preferences (prefers-reduced-motion)
- Compatible with WooCommerce (disabled on cart/checkout)
See it in action
Screenshots & previews.
02 / Source details
- 01Upload the apalpador folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- 02Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- 03Go to ‘Apalpador’ in the admin menu to configure settings
03 / Source details
Frequently asked questions.
When does the Apalpador appear?
By default, the Apalpador appears from December 1st to January 6th. You can customize these dates in the plugin settings.
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