Snow Fall
Active Installs
60+
Last Updated
August 15, 2026
First Released
December 18, 2024
Download History (Last one month)
Contributors
This plugin adds a subtle snow fall effect to your website, using the lightweight <snow-fall> JavaScript web component by Zach Leatherman.
The plugin takes a no-frills, zero-config approach – you simply activate the plugin, and it just works – thanks to the excellent underlying web component implementation. There should be no notable adverse effects on performance, also given the plugin uses the WordPress Script Modules API that was introduced in WordPress 6.5.
The plugin respects user preferences for reduced motion, as a best practice for accessibility.
Additional credit: Banner image by Adam Chang
License
The Snow Fall plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 (or later).
The <snow-fall> and <is-land> web components are licensed under the MIT license.
See their source code on GitHub:
- Upload the entire
snow-fallfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory or download it through the WordPress backend. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
This plugin doesn’t come with a settings screen or options of any kind. You install it, and it just works.
Yes! For better accessibility, for clients that are configured to reduce motion the snow fall effect will not show.
The prefers-reduced-motion media query is used to detect such a preference.
For regular support requests, please use the wordpress.org support forums. If you have a technical issue with the plugin where you already have more insight on how to fix it, you can also open an issue on GitHub instead.
If you have ideas to improve the plugin or to solve a bug, feel free to raise an issue or submit a pull request in the GitHub repository for the plugin. Please stick to the contributing guidelines.
You can also contribute to the plugin by translating it. Simply visit translate.wordpress.org to get started.
Changelog
1.0.2
- Update dependencies to latest versions, modernize repository setup, use PNPM for JS management.
- Add E2E test coverage.
1.0.1
- Fix reduced motion preference not working due to loading order.
- Update
snow-fallweb component to 1.0.3.
1.0.0
- Initial stable release on wordpress.org.
1.0.0-RC
- Initial release candidate.
