Snow
Let it snow on your WordPress website using Snow. With awesome customizable options, Snow provides you and your visitors the best pixelated snow experience without slowing down your website. You don’t need any coding…
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Snow shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 35/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- No update in 9 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Snow stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| christmas | >100 |
| snow | #99 |
| snowing | #5 |
| winter | #83 |
| xmas | #13 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 from 13 reviews
About Snow
From the official readme · v2.0.2Description
Let it snow on your WordPress website using Snow. With awesome customizable options, Snow provides you and your visitors the best pixelated snow experience without slowing down your website. You don’t need any coding knowledge to use this plugin.
Fully customizable
Snow is fully customizable. Change the flake size, color, shadow and a lot more. Dislike the default snowflakes? We got your back. Just upload and use your own snowflake image!
Schedule and watch it happen
Snow features a special option which allows you to easily schedule the snowfall!
Realistic and professional
You don’t want unprofessional scripted snow on your site. No, you want the real deal and you’re looking at it right now.
Lightweight!
Choose from all kinds of options to speed up your website. Who needs a slow website when you have smart technology?
Installation
- Upload the ‘snow’ folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Head over to the Snow menu to get started
Changelog
2.0.2
- Bug fixed regarding uninstalling Snow
- Added a new option which allows you to only enable the snowfall on desktops
- Added custom intro notices
- Added smooth checkboxes
- Added maximum value notices
- No more restrictions: You are now free to enter whatever value you want to enter
- Updated readme and screenshots
2.0.1
- Bug fixes
2.0.0
- Clean up
- Bug fixes
- Under the hood changes
1.0.4
- Moved from the settings menu to its own menu
- The
Flake Imageoption is now a lot smoother - Added tooltips
- Added review button
- Removed intro screen which may return in a future version
- Under the hood changes
1.0.3
- Introducing a new tab: Technical
- Added an enable/disable option to disable the snow manually
- Added an option to make the snow fall on and between two specific dates
- Added information tooltips next to a few options
- Added debugging information
- Added reset all options feature
- Added intro screen
- When an option conflicts with an other option, it will now be disabled (example: when you enable
Image Flake,Shadow Flakeswill now be disabled) - Fixed a ton of bugs
- Many, many other under the hood changes
1.0.2
- Fixed a ton of bugs
- Added the
snowclass to the body tag - Removed a few advanced options because they conflicted with other options
- Added image snow flakes option
- Major changes to options; when a option is the same as default, it will now be ignored and be pulled straight from the JS file
- Functions have been optimized
- Fixed a bug regarding uninstalling the plugin
Screenshots
For developers
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FAQ
Snow: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026
Is Snow free?
Yes. Snow is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Snow safe to use in 2026?
Snow shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 4.5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 35/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Snow?
Snow is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 21,226 times since it launched in November 2016. It was downloaded 61 times in the last 30 days.
Does Snow work with WordPress 7.1?
Snow is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.37, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Snow last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.2, was released on December 21, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Snow?
Snow is developed and maintained by Mitch.
What are the best alternatives to Snow?
The most popular alternatives to Snow are Weather Effect (4K+ installs), Christmasify! (2K+ installs) and WP Snow Effect (1K+ installs).
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