Falling Things
by manu225 · Uncategorized
Also makes 18 other plugins · 25K+ installs across the portfolio →
Falling leafs, snowflakes, flowers or wathever you want :)
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “snow” for “winter”. “snow” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “winter” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.0%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 19.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 77 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| things your tag | #1 | #17 | 0 |
| falling your tag | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| leaf your tag | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| flowers | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| falling snow | #2 | #10 | 0 |
| flower your tag | #5 | #15 | down 1 |
| snow falling | #2 | #8 | 0 |
| snowflakes | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| winter | #4 | #13 | 0 |
| snowflake | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| snow your tag | #17 | #21 | 0 |
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “snow” for “winter”. “snow” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “winter” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 541 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.10 · 18 May 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 51% of the way through.
Install history since 3 Dec 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ miri4ever3.2y 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
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ray9ray94.9y 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!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kuiperonline10.6y ago
Fast and easy install. Adding own images did not work in Google Chrome and Firefox
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.10). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-04-04 CVE-2025-32203 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.08 Patched in 1.09
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 579 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-06 300+ → 200+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-03 200+ → 300+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-04-19 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-18 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-15 300+ → 200+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-04 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 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).
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Falling Shapes 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Snow Flakes 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
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
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