WP Snow Effect

70 Quality Score

Active Installs

14/30

With only 1,000 active installs it is a niche plugin, though that figure is reasonable for a purely seasonal decoration tool.

Update Freshness

20/25

The plugin was updated on 2025-12-05 and is tested with WordPress 6.9.4, which is an unusually strong maintenance signal for a plugin this small.

User Rating

15/15

A 98 out of 100 score across 388 ratings is exceptionally high and indicates users are very happy with the result they get.

Support Health

8/15

Support health sits at 50 out of 100 because there are zero support threads opened, which sounds ideal but actually means no community is troubleshooting issues through the official forum.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Requiring WordPress 3.6 and PHP 5.6, with testing against 6.9.4, gives it a perfect compatibility score and means it will run on essentially any host.

Scores higher than 24% of indexed plugins

About

Add nice looking animation effect of falling snow to your Wordpress site and enjoy winter and Christmas.

Active Installs 1k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.9/5

Last Updated 2025-12-05 7:25am GMT

Requires WordPress 3.6+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Requires PHP 5.6+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: November 3, 2025

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What It Does

WP Snow Effect adds a falling snow animation overlay to your WordPress site, simulating the look of snowflakes drifting across the screen. It is a purely decorative plugin intended for seasonal use during winter or Christmas. The animation runs on the front end via JavaScript and does not affect page content or functionality.

Who It's For

This plugin suits small businesses, bloggers, and retailers who want a quick seasonal decoration for roughly six weeks a year, particularly Christmas-themed storefronts, holiday greeting pages, ski lodges, or winter event sites. It is best for owners who are comfortable adding a shortcode or enabling a site-wide effect and do not need analytics, targeting, or merchandising tools behind the animation.

Who Should Skip It

If you run a professional e-commerce store where every second of page load time affects revenue, skip it, because a screen-wide particle animation adds CPU and rendering cost on visitor devices. Sites that need year-round reliability, accessibility compliance, or a polished modern look outside of December also have no reason to install it.

The Bottom Line

WP Snow Effect does exactly what it promises and users clearly love it, earning a 98 percent rating and a strong 73.74 overall score. The only real concerns are zero support threads and the inherent performance and accessibility cost of an always-on particle animation. Install it for the holiday season, then deactivate it in January.

Pick this instead if you run a WooCommerce store that actually needs to pause orders or display vacation notices rather than just decorate the site.

Weather Effect 77/100

Choose Weather Effect if you want a broader range of weather animations beyond snow that you can use year-round.

Christmasify! 50/100

Choose Christmasify! if you want more than just snow, such as festive cursors, music, and other holiday flair, and are willing to accept lower overall quality.