Falling Things

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 41% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ miri4ever

   3.0y ago

   If I add images and click save they disappear. It worked on older versions before. Also, if I remove the left right move checkup it comes up with the following error: Warning: Undefined array key “move_lr” in /wp-content/plugins/falling-things/falling_things.php on line 103

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2. ★★★★★ ray9ray9

   4.8y ago

   Not only is it customizable, it also doesn’t cause problems that I’ve personally had with other plugins that let you add “falling” images to your site. Either I would end up with a scroll bar that kept changing size — not a big issue but it drove me crazy — or the StatCounter that I’d put in my footer would intermittently just show “StatCounter – Free Web Tracker and Counter” instead of the counter. This is the only one that doesn’t cause a problem. Thank you!

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3. ★★★★★ kuiperonline

   10.4y ago

   Fast and easy install. Adding own images did not work in Google Chrome and Firefox

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.9 Falling things <= 1.08 - Authenticated (Editor+) SQL Injection ↗
   2025-04-04 CVE-2025-32203 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects <= 1.08 Patched in 1.09

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-05-06 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-05-03 200+ → 300+ up after 14 days in tier
3. 2026-04-19 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-04-18 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
5. 2026-04-15 300+ → 200+ down after 41 days in tier
6. 2026-03-05 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-03-04 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
8. 2026-03-03 200+ → 300+ up after 2 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).

• Weather Effect 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A
• Christmasify! 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag C
• WP Snow Effect 1K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag B
• DB Falling Snowflakes 600+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag C
• Snow 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
• Christmas Snow 3D – Snowfalling, Snowflake Effect and Christmas mood 100+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag C

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Falling Things: 200+ active installs, 4.0★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/falling-things