Snow Fall
by Felix Arntz · Uncategorized
Also makes 11 other plugins · 17.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a subtle snow fall effect to your website, using a lightweight web component.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈60 estimated
Momentum
-9%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “christmas” for “web component”. “christmas” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “web component” sits at #18 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 →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 4.3K 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 77 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
24%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| snow fall | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| fall | #2 | #11 | 0 |
| falling snow your tag | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| snow | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| website snow | #2 | #5 | 0 |
| snow effect | #4 | #8 | up 1 |
| holiday snow | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| christmas snow | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| winter your tag | #9 | #11 | up 1 |
| snow falling | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| web component | #18 | #22 | 0 |
| falling | #13 | #16 | up 1 |
| christmas your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| holiday your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lightweight your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “christmas” for “web component”. “christmas” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “web component” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 19 Dec 2024 · 682 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 995 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,100 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
3mo ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 15 Aug 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 · 100% 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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 60.
Install history since 18 Dec 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ peopleinside11mo ago
I love how simple this plugin is and i really love the snow effect. Not too fast. work on desktop and mobile.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ anastas10s1.6y ago
Landed on this fine plugin on a rainy Spring day, while in Andalusia, Spain, after reading about it on ma.tt – thank you for spoiling us, Felix! ✨
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lana Miro1.9y ago
Liked the simplicity 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 10 languages, 10 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
3 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 "Adds a subtle snow fall effect to your website, using a lightweight web component."
- ✓ 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 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 913 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("christmas", "falling snow", "holiday", "winter" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 50+ → 60+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 50+ → 60+ up after 100 days in tier
- 2026-07-01 60+ → 50+ down after 45 days in tier
- 2026-05-17 70+ → 60+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 80+ → 70+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2026-04-05 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-02 80+ → 90+ up after 3 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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Rs Christmas Trees – Holiday Decorations, Christmas Garlands & Falling Snow Effect 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - C Christmas Snow Fall 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
- H Hello Christmas 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags D
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Christmas Snow – Festive Snowfall Effect — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
WP Snow Effect 1K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Disable Sales for WooCommerce 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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