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There should be no notable adverse effects on performance, also given the plugin uses the <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/2024\/03\/04\/script-modules-in-6-5\/\">WordPress Script Modules API<\/a> that was introduced in WordPress 6.5.<\/p>\n\n<p>The plugin respects user preferences for reduced motion, as a best practice for accessibility.<\/p>\n\n<p>Additional credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/snow-field-and-green-pine-trees-during-daytime-IWenq-4JHqo\">Banner image by Adam Chang<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h4>License<\/h4>\n\n<p>The Snow Fall plugin is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnu.org\/licenses\/gpl-2.0.html\">licensed under the GPLv2 (or later)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>The <code>&lt;snow-fall&gt;<\/code> and <code>&lt;is-land&gt;<\/code> web components are <a href=\"https:\/\/opensource.org\/license\/mit\">licensed under the MIT license<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>See their source code on GitHub:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/zachleat\/snow-fall\"><code>zachleat\/snow-fall<\/code><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/11ty\/is-land\"><code>11ty\/is-land<\/code><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the entire <code>snow-fall<\/code> folder to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory or download it through the WordPress backend.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id='where%20can%20i%20configure%20the%20plugin%3F'><h3>Where can I configure the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>This plugin doesn't come with a settings screen or options of any kind. 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If you have a technical issue with the plugin where you already have more insight on how to fix it, you can also <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/felixarntz\/snow-fall\/issues\">open an issue on GitHub instead<\/a>.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id='how%20can%20i%20contribute%20to%20the%20plugin%3F'><h3>How can I contribute to the plugin?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>If you have ideas to improve the plugin or to solve a bug, feel free to raise an issue or submit a pull request in the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/felixarntz\/snow-fall\">GitHub repository for the plugin<\/a>. Please stick to the <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/felixarntz\/snow-fall\/blob\/main\/CONTRIBUTING.md\">contributing guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>You can also contribute to the plugin by translating it. 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