New Year Fireworks for Blogs and Websites

Everyone is eagerly waiting for the new year (2013,2014,2015,2016,2017) 2018 and everyone is celebrating it in their own different way.
You can also celebrate this new year in a different way by putting some amazing firework effects on your blog or website. This tutorial will teach you how to do it, the code we will provide can be used on any website.

See what you will get
Preview the Effect

The Code

The complete effect is created with JavaScript and all you need to do is copy-paste a JavaScript function in the <head> of your website

The code is very long so I didn't put it into this post. The code is quite long but don't worry it 

Using the code

This JavaScript can be used just by putting it in the head of the HTML of the page and the fireworks effect.

For Websites (everyone)

There are two ways to apply the effect on your website, one is to put the script directly on your website's main index file and other is to use the script externally with a .js file.
Script in <head>
Copy the entire code below
<script type="text/javascript">
// <![CDATA[
var bits=80; // how many bits
var speed=33; // how fast - smaller is faster
var bangs=5; // how many can be launched simultaneously (note that using too many can slow the script down)
var colours=new Array("#03f", "#f03", "#0e0", "#93f", "#0cf", "#f93", "#f0c"); 
//                     blue    red     green   purple  cyan    orange  pink

/****************************
*      Fireworks Effect     *
*(c)2004-14 mf2fm web-design*
*  http://www.mf2fm.com/rv  *
* DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS BOX *
****************************/
var bangheight=new Array();
var intensity=new Array();
var colour=new Array();
var Xpos=new Array();
var Ypos=new Array();
var dX=new Array();
var dY=new Array();
var stars=new Array();
var decay=new Array();
var swide=800;
var shigh=600;
var boddie;

if (typeof('addRVLoadEvent')!='function') function addRVLoadEvent(funky) {
  var oldonload=window.onload;
  if (typeof(oldonload)!='function') window.onload=funky;
  else window.onload=function() {
    if (oldonload) oldonload();
    funky();
  }
}

addRVLoadEvent(light_blue_touchpaper);

function light_blue_touchpaper() { if (document.getElementById) {
  var i;
  boddie=document.createElement("div");
  boddie.style.position="fixed";
  boddie.style.top="0px";
  boddie.style.left="0px";
  boddie.style.overflow="visible";
  boddie.style.width="1px";
  boddie.style.height="1px";
  boddie.style.backgroundColor="transparent";
  document.body.appendChild(boddie);
  set_width();
  for (i=0; i<bangs; i++) {
    write_fire(i);
    launch(i);
    setInterval('stepthrough('+i+')', speed);
  }
}}

function write_fire(N) {
  var i, rlef, rdow;
  stars[N+'r']=createDiv('|', 12);
  boddie.appendChild(stars[N+'r']);
  for (i=bits*N; i<bits+bits*N; i++) {
    stars[i]=createDiv('*', 13);
    boddie.appendChild(stars[i]);
  }
}

function createDiv(char, size) {
  var div=document.createElement("div");
  div.style.font=size+"px monospace";
  div.style.position="absolute";
  div.style.backgroundColor="transparent";
  div.appendChild(document.createTextNode(char));
  return (div);
}

function launch(N) {
  colour[N]=Math.floor(Math.random()*colours.length);
  Xpos[N+"r"]=swide*0.5;
  Ypos[N+"r"]=shigh-5;
  bangheight[N]=Math.round((0.5+Math.random())*shigh*0.4);
  dX[N+"r"]=(Math.random()-0.5)*swide/bangheight[N];
  if (dX[N+"r"]>1.25) stars[N+"r"].firstChild.nodeValue="/";
  else if (dX[N+"r"]<-1.25) stars[N+"r"].firstChild.nodeValue="\\";
  else stars[N+"r"].firstChild.nodeValue="|";
  stars[N+"r"].style.color=colours[colour[N]];
}

function bang(N) {
  var i, Z, A=0;
  for (i=bits*N; i<bits+bits*N; i++) { 
    Z=stars[i].style;
    Z.left=Xpos[i]+"px";
    Z.top=Ypos[i]+"px";
    if (decay[i]) decay[i]--;
    else A++;
    if (decay[i]==15) Z.fontSize="7px";
    else if (decay[i]==7) Z.fontSize="2px";
    else if (decay[i]==1) Z.visibility="hidden";
	if (decay[i]>1 && Math.random()<.1) {
	   Z.visibility="hidden";
	   setTimeout('stars['+i+'].style.visibility="visible"', speed-1);
	}
    Xpos[i]+=dX[i];
    Ypos[i]+=(dY[i]+=1.25/intensity[N]);

  }
  if (A!=bits) setTimeout("bang("+N+")", speed);
}

function stepthrough(N) { 
  var i, M, Z;
  var oldx=Xpos[N+"r"];
  var oldy=Ypos[N+"r"];
  Xpos[N+"r"]+=dX[N+"r"];
  Ypos[N+"r"]-=4;
  if (Ypos[N+"r"]<bangheight[N]) {
    M=Math.floor(Math.random()*3*colours.length);
    intensity[N]=5+Math.random()*4;
    for (i=N*bits; i<bits+bits*N; i++) {
      Xpos[i]=Xpos[N+"r"];
      Ypos[i]=Ypos[N+"r"];
      dY[i]=(Math.random()-0.5)*intensity[N];
      dX[i]=(Math.random()-0.5)*(intensity[N]-Math.abs(dY[i]))*1.25;
      decay[i]=16+Math.floor(Math.random()*16);
      Z=stars[i];
      if (M<colours.length) Z.style.color=colours[i%2?colour[N]:M];
      else if (M<2*colours.length) Z.style.color=colours[colour[N]];
      else Z.style.color=colours[i%colours.length];
      Z.style.fontSize="13px";
      Z.style.visibility="visible";
    }
    bang(N);
    launch(N);
  }
  stars[N+"r"].style.left=oldx+"px";
  stars[N+"r"].style.top=oldy+"px";
} 

window.onresize=set_width;
function set_width() {
  var sw_min=999999;
  var sh_min=999999;
  if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientWidth) {
    if (document.documentElement.clientWidth>0) sw_min=document.documentElement.clientWidth;
    if (document.documentElement.clientHeight>0) sh_min=document.documentElement.clientHeight;
  }
  if (typeof(self.innerWidth)!="undefined" && self.innerWidth) {
    if (self.innerWidth>0 && self.innerWidth<sw_min) sw_min=self.innerWidth;
    if (self.innerHeight>0 && self.innerHeight<sh_min) sh_min=self.innerHeight;
  }
  if (document.body.clientWidth) {
    if (document.body.clientWidth>0 && document.body.clientWidth<sw_min) sw_min=document.body.clientWidth;
    if (document.body.clientHeight>0 && document.body.clientHeight<sh_min) sh_min=document.body.clientHeight;
  }
  if (sw_min==999999 || sh_min==999999) {
    sw_min=800;
    sh_min=600;
  }
  swide=sw_min;
  shigh=sh_min;
}
// ]]>
</script>

Now open your main file or web page and paste it above </head>.

For Blogger Users

Instructions above can also be used for Blogger. But as Blogger users are not normally tech savvy, we will write the instructions briefly.
Script in head
Copy the following code

<script type="text/javascript">
// <![CDATA[
var bits=80; // how many bits
var speed=33; // how fast - smaller is faster
var bangs=5; // how many can be launched simultaneously (note that using too many can slow the script down)
var colours=new Array("#03f", "#f03", "#0e0", "#93f", "#0cf", "#f93", "#f0c"); 
//                     blue    red     green   purple  cyan    orange  pink

/****************************
*      Fireworks Effect     *
*(c)2004-14 mf2fm web-design*
*  http://www.mf2fm.com/rv  *
* DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS BOX *
****************************/
var bangheight=new Array();
var intensity=new Array();
var colour=new Array();
var Xpos=new Array();
var Ypos=new Array();
var dX=new Array();
var dY=new Array();
var stars=new Array();
var decay=new Array();
var swide=800;
var shigh=600;
var boddie;

if (typeof('addRVLoadEvent')!='function') function addRVLoadEvent(funky) {
  var oldonload=window.onload;
  if (typeof(oldonload)!='function') window.onload=funky;
  else window.onload=function() {
    if (oldonload) oldonload();
    funky();
  }
}

addRVLoadEvent(light_blue_touchpaper);

function light_blue_touchpaper() { if (document.getElementById) {
  var i;
  boddie=document.createElement("div");
  boddie.style.position="fixed";
  boddie.style.top="0px";
  boddie.style.left="0px";
  boddie.style.overflow="visible";
  boddie.style.width="1px";
  boddie.style.height="1px";
  boddie.style.backgroundColor="transparent";
  document.body.appendChild(boddie);
  set_width();
  for (i=0; i<bangs; i++) {
    write_fire(i);
    launch(i);
    setInterval('stepthrough('+i+')', speed);
  }
}}

function write_fire(N) {
  var i, rlef, rdow;
  stars[N+'r']=createDiv('|', 12);
  boddie.appendChild(stars[N+'r']);
  for (i=bits*N; i<bits+bits*N; i++) {
    stars[i]=createDiv('*', 13);
    boddie.appendChild(stars[i]);
  }
}

function createDiv(char, size) {
  var div=document.createElement("div");
  div.style.font=size+"px monospace";
  div.style.position="absolute";
  div.style.backgroundColor="transparent";
  div.appendChild(document.createTextNode(char));
  return (div);
}

function launch(N) {
  colour[N]=Math.floor(Math.random()*colours.length);
  Xpos[N+"r"]=swide*0.5;
  Ypos[N+"r"]=shigh-5;
  bangheight[N]=Math.round((0.5+Math.random())*shigh*0.4);
  dX[N+"r"]=(Math.random()-0.5)*swide/bangheight[N];
  if (dX[N+"r"]>1.25) stars[N+"r"].firstChild.nodeValue="/";
  else if (dX[N+"r"]<-1.25) stars[N+"r"].firstChild.nodeValue="\\";
  else stars[N+"r"].firstChild.nodeValue="|";
  stars[N+"r"].style.color=colours[colour[N]];
}

function bang(N) {
  var i, Z, A=0;
  for (i=bits*N; i<bits+bits*N; i++) { 
    Z=stars[i].style;
    Z.left=Xpos[i]+"px";
    Z.top=Ypos[i]+"px";
    if (decay[i]) decay[i]--;
    else A++;
    if (decay[i]==15) Z.fontSize="7px";
    else if (decay[i]==7) Z.fontSize="2px";
    else if (decay[i]==1) Z.visibility="hidden";
	if (decay[i]>1 && Math.random()<.1) {
	   Z.visibility="hidden";
	   setTimeout('stars['+i+'].style.visibility="visible"', speed-1);
	}
    Xpos[i]+=dX[i];
    Ypos[i]+=(dY[i]+=1.25/intensity[N]);

  }
  if (A!=bits) setTimeout("bang("+N+")", speed);
}

function stepthrough(N) { 
  var i, M, Z;
  var oldx=Xpos[N+"r"];
  var oldy=Ypos[N+"r"];
  Xpos[N+"r"]+=dX[N+"r"];
  Ypos[N+"r"]-=4;
  if (Ypos[N+"r"]<bangheight[N]) {
    M=Math.floor(Math.random()*3*colours.length);
    intensity[N]=5+Math.random()*4;
    for (i=N*bits; i<bits+bits*N; i++) {
      Xpos[i]=Xpos[N+"r"];
      Ypos[i]=Ypos[N+"r"];
      dY[i]=(Math.random()-0.5)*intensity[N];
      dX[i]=(Math.random()-0.5)*(intensity[N]-Math.abs(dY[i]))*1.25;
      decay[i]=16+Math.floor(Math.random()*16);
      Z=stars[i];
      if (M<colours.length) Z.style.color=colours[i%2?colour[N]:M];
      else if (M<2*colours.length) Z.style.color=colours[colour[N]];
      else Z.style.color=colours[i%colours.length];
      Z.style.fontSize="13px";
      Z.style.visibility="visible";
    }
    bang(N);
    launch(N);
  }
  stars[N+"r"].style.left=oldx+"px";
  stars[N+"r"].style.top=oldy+"px";
} 

window.onresize=set_width;
function set_width() {
  var sw_min=999999;
  var sh_min=999999;
  if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientWidth) {
    if (document.documentElement.clientWidth>0) sw_min=document.documentElement.clientWidth;
    if (document.documentElement.clientHeight>0) sh_min=document.documentElement.clientHeight;
  }
  if (typeof(self.innerWidth)!="undefined" && self.innerWidth) {
    if (self.innerWidth>0 && self.innerWidth<sw_min) sw_min=self.innerWidth;
    if (self.innerHeight>0 && self.innerHeight<sh_min) sh_min=self.innerHeight;
  }
  if (document.body.clientWidth) {
    if (document.body.clientWidth>0 && document.body.clientWidth<sw_min) sw_min=document.body.clientWidth;
    if (document.body.clientHeight>0 && document.body.clientHeight<sh_min) sh_min=document.body.clientHeight;
  }
  if (sw_min==999999 || sh_min==999999) {
    sw_min=800;
    sh_min=600;
  }
  swide=sw_min;
  shigh=sh_min;
}
// ]]>
</script>

Go to your Blogger Dashboard -> Template -> Edit HTML -> Use CTRL+F to find </head> in your template. When you find it, just paste the code (with <script> tag) above </head> and save the template.

Hide the effect on Post Pages

The fireworks are okay on pages other than post. Some people might get disturbed by the fireworks while reading. So if you don't want the fireworks on your post pages then just put your complete code (along with <script> tag) between this Blogger Conditional tag :
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != "item"'> 
//Paste your final code here with <script>
</b:if>
Now just put it above </head> in your template and work done !

Any Suggestion ?

If you have any suggestion regarding this post, you can post it in comment. And also comment if you liked this fireworks effect. 

Thanks for reading and a very very Happy New Year !