Snow?
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Last year, there was an extra that added animated snowflakes on our sites. I loved it. Any chance that we will have that option again this year?
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I can’t wait to see it. My blog is just 6 months old, so this will be my first Christmas at WordPress.
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
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https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/falling-snow?replies=7
Here’s The Dates where it’s been enabled:
2008 – December 6th
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I think one thing to be careful of is that snow can slow down ppl’s computers, especially if your blog front page contains a dozen posts or so. Last year I stopped visiting blogs regularly that had snow on them.
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And last year, wp made the snow “feature” optional. The first year, people were not able to turn it off.
People either really love it or really hate it. I am definitely in the latter camp. -
I have to say I’m not fond of it either and avoid blogs that use it. The first year it was a heavy CPU load, but the second year it was better, but it is a cumulative thing and the longer you are on a site with snow, the more CPU power it takes.
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Anti-Snowites. ;)
I like the snow. I like looking at it. And, if no one shows up at my site to watch the snow with me, then fine ;)
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I’m into having a clean site that loads quickly, so that puts me in the “no snow” camp. Page loading time matters and is expected to become a page ranking factor in 2010. Thank goodness this is now an optional feature.
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As far as I know, staff has not said yes or no about the snow.
Past performance is not (always) a prediction of future events—especially those which we have no control over.
If it is offered, I hope that year 3 will mean that it’s an “opt-in” choice rather than us having to do something to turn it off.
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Hopefully this will help those who prefer a snowless environment.
https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/odd?replies=15#post-286102
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Thanks for the heads up on the probability of the snow slowing down loading of pages. I’m still excited to try the virtual snow for at least for a day. I’m thinking that predicting a snowy day on my blog and letting my friends know via Facebook will bring in some visitors!
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@electricia1-The snow script they used two years ago was a killer and there was no way to opt out. Last year’s script was “lighter” on CPU resources, but we also had a way to opt out (if you knew about it). Who knows what/if will happen this year.
Don’t forget that if your blog is mostly white or light colored, the snow effect is somewhat lost.
@tt-welcome!
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