DB Falling Snowflakes
by Denis Bisteinov · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Snow falling animation. Personal customization of snowflakes and their movement. The script runs only during the period of time you want.
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Health
C 58/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
600+
≈670 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Swap “snow” for “snow falling”. “snow” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “snow falling” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
58 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.1%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 8.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 664 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 664 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| snowflakes your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| snowflake | #2 | #3 | up 1 |
| snow overlay your tag | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| falling | #6 | #11 | down 1 |
| falling snow your tag | #6 | #9 | 0 |
| snow falling | #8 | #10 | 0 |
| snow effect your tag | #20 | #14 | 0 |
| snow your tag | #23 | #17 | down 2 |
| website snow | #24 | #20 | 0 |
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “snow” for “snow falling”. “snow” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “snow falling” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 15 Sep 2023 · 1,143 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.8y ago
latest release · v1.8 · 5 Jan 2025
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 70% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Sep 2023
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Snow falling animation. Personal customization of snowflakes and their movement. The script runs only durin..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 413 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "snow effect", "snow overlay" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 700+ → 600+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2026-06-30 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-29 700+ → 600+ down after 135 days in tier
- 2026-02-14 800+ → 700+ down after 20 days in tier
- 2026-01-25 900+ → 800+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2026-01-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 900+ → 1K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-12-18 800+ → 900+ up after 6 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Festival Snow Effect 60+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Snow Effect 1K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Rs Christmas Trees – Holiday Decorations, Christmas Garlands & Falling Snow Effect 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Christmas Snow 3D – Snowfalling, Snowflake Effect and Christmas mood 100+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
DevVN Snow 60+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Flurry 30+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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