Big Snow Flakes
v1.0.1by WPManiax · updated 9 years ago
Winter here? Is Christmas coming? Add nice looking big animated snowflakes to your Wordpress site and enjoy winter and Christmas.
- Rank
- #46,401
- Up7 vs yesterday
- Active installs (est.)
- ≈ 12
- 10+ reported · High
- Total downloads
- 6.1K
- 6,096 all-time
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- 2 reviews
- Support resolved
- –
- 0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Big Snow Flakes at a glance
Big Snow Flakes is a WordPress plugin by WPManiax with 10+ active installs, the #46,401 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 2 times, 100% more than the month before. It’s rated 3.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews. Version 1.0.1 came out on Nov 9, 2017, more than 9 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 4.9.35. Among the 2 plugins tagged “snow flakes”, it ranks #2. It was first released in 2015.
Chart time range
Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 10, 2026, 31 days.
Downloads over time
Download stats29 downloads · the last 30 days
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| Date | Big Snow Flakes |
|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1 |
Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.
Estimated installs
≈ 12 · -14.3% in the last 30 days
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| Date | Estimated installs |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 12 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 12 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 15 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 15 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 11 |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 14 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 14 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 11 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 14 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 14 |
Rank over time
#46,401 · down 6,717 in the last 30 days
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | #46,401 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | #46,408 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | #38,039 |
| Nov 5, 2026 | #36,875 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | #48,006 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | #41,489 |
| Nov 1, 2026 | #48,313 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | #39,684 |
Growth %
Average -1.53% a day in the last 30 days
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| Date | Growth |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 8, 2026 | -20.00% |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 5, 2026 | +36.36% |
| Nov 4, 2026 | -21.43% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 2, 2026 | +27.27% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | -21.43% |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
Active installs band
10+ on WordPress.org
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| Date | Daily snapshot |
|---|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 5, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 4, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 10+ |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 10+ |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 10+ |
Search rankings
Where it appears in WordPress.org search for the searches you track, checked every day.
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Change log
From our daily snapshot of WordPress.org- Tested up to 4.9.34 → 4.9.35
Versions in use
Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.
- v1.0100%
Rating trend
3.0★★★★★2 reviews · steady in the last 30 days
Requirements & info
Version history- Version
- 1.0.1
- Requires WordPress
- 3.6
- Tested up to
- 4.9.35
- Requires PHP
- 5.4
- First released
- Dec 1, 2015
- Last updated
- Nov 9, 2017
- Releases, last 12 months
- …
Questions about Big Snow Flakes
How many websites use Big Snow Flakes?
Big Snow Flakes is active on 10+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #46,401 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.
How many times has Big Snow Flakes been downloaded?
6,096 times in total since 2015. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 2 times. See download stats
When was Big Snow Flakes last updated?
Version 1.0.1 came out on Nov 9, 2017 (9 years ago).
Is Big Snow Flakes compatible with the latest WordPress?
Big Snow Flakes’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 4.9.35, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.
Is Big Snow Flakes still maintained?
Its last release was 9 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.
What rating does Big Snow Flakes have?
3.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews on WordPress.org.
What are the best alternatives to Big Snow Flakes?
The plugins most like Big Snow Flakes, by the tags they share, are Happy Snowman (10+), Snow Storm (300+) and Snow (100+). Compare all alternatives
Latest reviews
Analyze reviewsReview stats
3.0
★★★★★
2 reviews
- 5 stars: 1 reviews, 50%
- 4 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 3 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 2 stars: 0 reviews, 0%
- 1 stars: 1 reviews, 50%
- Positive
- 50%4–5★
- Mixed
- 0%3★
- Critical
- 50%1–2★
- About 1 more 5★ reviews would lift it to 3.1.
- Each new 1★ review takes 1 five-star review to balance out.
Compare with competitors
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| Metric | |
|---|---|
| Estimated installs | ≈ 12 |
| Reported installs | 10+ |
| Rating | 3.0 |
| Reviews | 2 |
| Total downloads | 6.1K |
| Author | WPManiax |
| First released | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Version | 1.0.1 |
| Requires WP | 3.6 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 |
| Last updated | Nov 9, 2017 |
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