Weather Effect
by A WP Life · Uncategorized
Also makes 31 other plugins · 78.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add animated falling effects like snow, rain, autumn leaves, and seasonal decorations to your website.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
4K+
≈4.6K estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 85/100. Lift the average: resolve the issues driving the low reviews.
88 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 264.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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 3 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 28 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 30 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
12%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| halloween your tag | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| autumn | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| rain | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| decoration | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| winter | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| effect | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| snowflake | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| snowflakes | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| weather your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| snowfall your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| decorations | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| seasonal effects | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| christmas effects | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| halloween decorations | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| halloween effects | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| snow effect | #2 | #2 | up 2 |
| celebration | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| festive | #2 | #3 | up 3 |
| falling | #3 | #1 | down 1 |
| santa | #2 | #1 | 0 |
106 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 54 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “moon”, “seasonal” and “heart” (#4, #4 and #7 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 12.3K · 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
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.6.1 · 8 Jul 2026
89
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 49% 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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 59% of the way through.
Install history since 23 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ icecreamjelly11mo ago
Excellent little novelty plugin to add some fun effects to your website, has lots of settings and customisations like speed, type of images, and how many you want on the page.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zepolo11mo ago
Very good plugin, the best for events.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vermima1.0y ago
Had an issue with the plugin working. They pinpointed the problem and then took care of it right away.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ artman01.8y ago
Well, plugin actually work on multisite frontend, but whether you go to wp-admin/network/plugins.php or wp-admin/network/update-core.php – it gives you fatal error.So, until this plugin is activated I cant add/remove/update any of sites plugins. This topic was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by artman0. Reason: issue fixed
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eliterust1.9y ago
Thankyou just what I was looking for. This is a good plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dot21.9y ago
Love it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ icreation2.0y ago
I use this little plugin every year for some of my clients to make their website Christmassy. Works a treat!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kaptaninyeri3.0y ago
İnce düşünce ile oluşturulmuş bir eklenti-plugin 🙂 Teşekkürler üretene.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.6.1 Enhancement: Added dynamic Live Preview auto-update on dashboard settings modification. Enhancement: Added live background color picker to the Live Preview card header. Enhancement: Displayed the plugin version dynamical 1.6.1
- — Version 1.6.0 Security: Hardened administrative settings with capability checks and nonces. Security: Implemented robust output escaping and sanitization across all frontend effects. Standards: Migrated asset loading to standard WordP 1.6.0
- — Version 1.5.9 Tested: WordPress 6.8.3 compatibility 1.5.9
- — Version 1.5.8 Tested: WordPress 6.8.1 compatibility 1.5.8
- — Version 1.5.7 Tested: WordPress 6.7.2 compatibility 1.5.7
- — Version 1.5.6 Tested: WordPress 6.7.1 compatibility Fixed: Fatal error on multisite installations 1.5.6
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.6.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.8 Weather Effect – Christmas Santa Snow Falling <= 1.3.5 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2021-09-07 CVE-2021-24709 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.5 Patched in 1.3.6
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 0 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
6 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 "Add animated falling effects like snow, rain, autumn leaves, and seasonal decorations to your website."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 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 5 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,256 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-06-04 5K+ → 4K+ down after 112 days in tier
- 2026-02-12 6K+ → 5K+ down after 35 days in tier
- 2026-01-08 7K+ → 6K+ down after 22 days in tier
- 2025-12-17 6K+ → 7K+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 5K+ → 6K+ up after 50 days in tier
- 2025-10-15 4K+ → 5K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-10-11 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-10 4K+ → 5K+ 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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Boom Fest 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
BeforeSunrise Realistic Snowfall — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Christmasify! 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP Snow Effect 1K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Snow 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Rs Christmas Trees – Holiday Decorations, Christmas Garlands & Falling Snow Effect 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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