Posted: Thursday, December 1st, 2011 at 10:49 pm. Filed in Uncategorized.
Tags: holiday cheer, texas boys
It’s getting cold in here
Oh the weather outside is frightful,
but this blog is sooo delightful
Until the internet gets slow,
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
That’s right, it’s that special time of year where you can show off your holiday cheer with a little special blog flair — falling snow. To get it started:
- Go to your dashboard.
- Navigate to Settings » General.
- Check the box next to “Show falling snow on this blog.”
- Roast some chestnuts.
Even Texas boys like me who only saw snow a handful of times growing up can enjoy it all month long, until we turn it off on January 4th.
If you are a terrible Grinch or if the snow just slows down your computer or confuses your cat, you can go to your personal settings page and hide the snow everywhere you go.
Like this:
611 bloggers like this post.
December 1st, 2011 at 10:52 pm
Love it! #winteriscoming
December 1st, 2011 at 10:54 pm
I just activated mine! It’s so cute, it’s such a warm start for the month. Too bad I can’t feel the same about the actual snow when it falls outside, haha.
Thanks for the cute script and happy holidays!
December 1st, 2011 at 11:04 pm
Thanks for the heads-up on the falling snow feature – I have turned mine on. Personally, I prefer the Dean Martin version!
December 1st, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Thank you! I love the snow!
December 1st, 2011 at 11:26 pm
Cool! I just looked for it today
December 1st, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Oh yeah! I have just seen it and of course it is already enabled!
I really like this add on
Happy Christmas holidays to all
December 1st, 2011 at 11:28 pm
I always look forward to the falling snow. Thanks for bringing it back for another year!
December 1st, 2011 at 11:32 pm
Nice pun on the lyrics! That definitely made me smile this morning. I also used the Let it snow plugin for a site I set up.
December 1st, 2011 at 11:39 pm
I changed my header recently and was waiting for the snowfall to be available. I love this every year.
December 1st, 2011 at 11:42 pm
Mans you be crayzee!
I shall be turning this on at some point nearer to Christmas
December 1st, 2011 at 11:43 pm
Can you arrange home delivery of spiked egg nog and elves to put up my tree, too? Because then I would feel the season is complete…
Fun option — you guys always come up with creative touches. I’m a fan!
December 1st, 2011 at 11:50 pm
Let it snow! ♥ it!
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:00 am
Thank you for the option of turning it off. Naked ladies should not be left out in the snow.
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:02 am
As a resident of the balmy West Coast of Canada, where we rarely if every see the real live white stuff outside, I love this cyber snow!!!
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:06 am
i just googled this today to try and find out when the snow was arriving on wordpress
i always look forward to it! thanks so much!
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:09 am
Love it!! Thank you WP!! I have black and white branches on my site and the snow looks so cool!
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:10 am
Yeah, it’s snowing! I love this WordPress annual celebration of winter!
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:21 am
I wait for this every year – LOVE IT – but I don’t see the “show falling snow on this blog” when I navigate to Settings – General. HELP!!!! I’m like Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye and what’s her name – I NEED SNOW!!!!!!.
OH. Guess I have to go to a forum for help.
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:22 am
WordPress, you did it again! Used this on my blog, and it looks really nice.
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:28 am
Love it! Thank you!
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:29 am
Well, isn’t this cool! Even with my slightly-out-of-date Mac OS (10.4) it works just fine. Thanks for the nice Christmas present!
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:30 am
Looks good on my blog – thanks!
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:33 am
Just put it on my page , thanks a lot and it goes with the fact that my page is all about weather!! … https://northeasternnjwx.wordpress.com/
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:35 am
Thanks, I’ll check it out.
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:37 am
Hmmmm…..heard of Australia?!? It’s SUMMER n the Southern Hemisphere folks!!
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:48 am
This was just the cutest way to announce the snow feature. “Cool” post! Of course, now the kids won’t leave me alone because I told them Santa made it snow on mom’s blog.
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:49 am
If only it were that possible to hide the snow everywhere! lol Unfortunately, I fear I’ll see much snow this winter, regardless of my settings on my dashboard.
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:52 am
I must be missing something. I can’t see where to turn on the snow.
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:55 am
Southern hemisphere has a decent slice of the world population. It is summer here. http://www.google.com.au/search?gcx=c&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=weather+in+sydney
December 2nd, 2011 at 12:58 am
I am loving the snow!! Even here in Norway we are still snowless so at least I can let it snow on my blog
Thanks!
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:01 am
(from Taipei) Man, this kicks .. love that merry xmas Matt and all wordpress bloggers !!! ..
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:05 am
This is sooo cool
Loving the snow and hoping for a white Christmas in England!
Thank you!
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:09 am
Thanks, Matt. This is really neat!
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:12 am
Ha… Very cool indeed!
Thank you!
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:13 am
Thank you for snow:) We don’t get it in the Southern Hemisphere because it’s summer. How lovely for a virtual white christmas:)
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:19 am
Great! Awesome!
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:25 am
Lively feelings. lively thoughts foster them well and loudly tell
Positively do something, make sure they don’t die down the well
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:34 am
Thanks! It’s delightful to use. Goes great with the Christmas theme.
Do you have a theme for Thanksgiving? Or maybe get one?
December 5th, 2011 at 6:16 pm
There isn’t a Thanksgiving one, but maybe using the feature filter button in the theme showcase will help you find one. For example, here’s a search by color for brown. Or maybe you could add a Thanksgiving custom header image.
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:34 am
Thank you for the snow! I love it!
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:46 am
I changed my header photo to a winter scene. The snow is fitting! Thanks for the cool option!
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:46 am
Love it! Great feature for the season.
Thanks!
December 2nd, 2011 at 1:51 am
Yay! I love the snow. It doesn’t snow much where I live either. So happy it’s back!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:02 am
Well, I don’t know yet whether I’ll welcome snow to my blog, especially because it’s on it’s way outside, for real, but I do know this. I’m definitely going to follow YOUR blog, snow or no snow. You, sir, are FUNNY!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:05 am
Poetry is great for all humankind
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:05 am
thx men Merry Christmas all
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:12 am
So beautiful, thanks Matt…its beginning to look alot like Christmas…
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:13 am
Thank you so much! This “function” really makes our blog more lively!! I loveeeeeeee it so much! Thanks thanks and thanks
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:16 am
Magical! Snow looks great on my blog.
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:18 am
I’m with Pete. It’s summer in Brisbane, 30 deg centigrade, and I imagine quite a few WordPress bloggers get a bit weary of the automatic assumption that we all live in the same part of the world.
December 5th, 2011 at 8:37 pm
You can always turn off the snow and think about Brisbane sunshine instead.
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:18 am
snow is back!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:19 am
Love the snow!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:19 am
It will be warm more and more with love and care when the Christmas come!!!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:20 am
Amazing…love how it looks!!!! thanks
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:20 am
Thanks so much Matt. I love the snow. I changed my background to green, which I just discovered I could do, and it looks extremely festive.
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:23 am
Love it! Thank you!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:23 am
We had some snow here.
More is coming.
A bit colder
A merry christmas.
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:27 am
Good function!!!!!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:30 am
It would be cool if it worked in Mobile.
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:31 am
Very cool
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:36 am
Just added the snow…i love it!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:37 am
Thanks for the heads up! I love making things festive!!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:39 am
yeah it’s cold out there.
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:39 am
And in Australia, where it’s just gone summer, we’re left out in the cold!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:40 am
Haven’t tried out the snow thing, but I love the idea. (I’ll try it in the morning) Thank you!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:41 am
I’ll admit that I’m easily amused, but I LOVE this! Thank you!!!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:45 am
Ha. Scratch that, I just activated it; super cute!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:45 am
I LOVE this!
LLS
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:46 am
Thank you thank you thank you! This is the only snow a Louisiana girl can get!!!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:54 am
Very nice!! I liked poems like that!!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:54 am
Love it! Thanks for the nice article and the snow feature!
December 2nd, 2011 at 3:10 am
Um… it’s summer here. Our Christmas is beach, bbq and sun.
December 5th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Lucky! Although, I must admit that I love snow adventures and Summer BBQs equally.
December 2nd, 2011 at 3:14 am
I’m in Australia too, but I still think it’s Grinchy to complain. With the joys of the world wide interwebs, we get to enjoy blogging on a site that is hosted in a hemisphere where it’s winter. That’s okay with me if they want to add novelty to the process!
December 2nd, 2011 at 3:21 am
Holiday is coming! Can’t wait
December 2nd, 2011 at 3:22 am
Welcome to the world ,
December 2nd, 2011 at 3:32 am
It’s way too cool in my office right now…..what are those white things falling across my screen??? Thanks, Matt! Myra Smith
December 2nd, 2011 at 3:35 am
I’m Vietnamese, I haven’t seen snow before but I like it……
December 2nd, 2011 at 3:39 am
Yes! WordPress you are my hero.
December 2nd, 2011 at 3:50 am
Thanks for posting the Frank Sinatra version. His version is by far the best of this song.
December 2nd, 2011 at 3:56 am
Really nice touch to our posts!
Thank you.
December 2nd, 2011 at 4:16 am
Well I have never experienced a snow.. In my country snow is not a common.. but fog is.. I must be missing a very interesting moment.. I hope someday I will get chance to experience snow.
December 2nd, 2011 at 4:26 am
Living in Houston, Texas, means this may be the only snow fall I see this winter.
December 2nd, 2011 at 4:29 am
It’s cool
December 2nd, 2011 at 4:53 am
Yeah, the snow effect is coming again, cool!!!
December 2nd, 2011 at 5:14 am
You made me smile! Thanks for the snow!
December 2nd, 2011 at 5:36 am
Nice idea..
December 2nd, 2011 at 5:38 am
It is freezing here in Jordan
December 2nd, 2011 at 5:44 am
Even Texas ‘Men’ like me?
December 2nd, 2011 at 5:47 am
Oh, yeah, that! I so love this feature.
December 2nd, 2011 at 5:48 am
So is this only for sites hosted by WordPress.com or is it also for self hosted sites that use WordPress.org? The last couple messages I’ve got about updates that were supposed to happen automatically actually never happened and it’s getting a bit disappointing.
December 5th, 2011 at 7:06 pm
This is the WordPress.com news blog and so the announcements are primarily about WordPress.com features. You can stay updated with the main WordPress.org project at the WordPress.org news blog.
December 2nd, 2011 at 6:00 am
Reblogged this on xynahamante.
December 2nd, 2011 at 6:12 am
Hi, I live in South Africa where snow falls in certain regions more regularly than where we live. We are about 65km east of Johannesburg. We occasionally see snow or sleet. Being winter in the northern Hemisphere, I will add snow to my blog for the people up north.
Personally, I like the summer and autumn seasons best for their beauty and colours.
Thanks
December 2nd, 2011 at 6:18 am
Thanks Matt for that falling snow–fun for the holiday season!
Happy holidays!
December 2nd, 2011 at 6:18 am
Fabulous! Again, I am so not regretting leaving FB for this site. Thanks and Merry Christmas!
December 2nd, 2011 at 6:20 am
I like it. Does look like snow. But, also, because of my header for TimeVoyager1, it also looks like traveling through space – stars passing by at warp drive speed – instead of snowflakes. So there you have it, Matt… design a star field in motion for a space header and/or background. Beam me up when ready – hopefully before the snow gets too deep! I’m in Oklahoma.
December 2nd, 2011 at 6:24 am
It’s so cute! I think it kind of works with our blog, given its black-and-gray scheme and austere look.
Happy Christmas!
December 2nd, 2011 at 6:37 am
Thank you for making the default “no snow,” and allowing users to choose to display it or not. At least with this snow, we don’t have to shovel the sidewalk or driveway or spend an hour brushing it off the car, wherever it might be.
December 2nd, 2011 at 6:51 am
I love the snow application on our website! Its just in time for the seasons.
December 2nd, 2011 at 7:10 am
It would be cool if you add option to change speed of snow falling and number of dots per screen.
December 2nd, 2011 at 7:19 am
ooh i love this! i may just have to check it out ~ thanks so much for the christmas cheer!!
xx ~ kristina
December 2nd, 2011 at 7:29 am
Uuuuuh, I’ve been waiting for this – love it! Many thanks!