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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Christmas

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Christmas

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for christmas comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Weather Effect Best overall 82/100
  2. 2. Gratisfaction- Loyalty, Rewards , Referral, Birthday and Giv... 81/100
  3. 3. Super Advent Calendar 78/100
  4. 4. Social Boost: Giveaways, Instant win and Contests. Grow foll... 78/100
  5. 5. WP Snow Effect 76/100
  6. 6. Gratisfaction- Contests Giveaways Referral Loyalty Rewards a... 76/100
  7. 7. Christmas Panda 67/100
  8. 8. Snow Storm 66/100
  9. 9. Christmas Countdown Widget 66/100
  10. 10. Christmasify! 65/100
  11. 11. Plugin Navidad IndianWebs 63/100
  12. 12. Christmas Snow 3D 60/100
  13. 13. Rocket Fireworks 52/100
  14. 14. Xmas Decoration 48/100
  15. 15. Snow 46/100
1 Weather Effect
Best overall Free by A WP Life

Weather Effect

Add animated falling effects like snow, rain, autumn leaves, and seasonal decorations to your website.

4.5★
from 30 ratings
4k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
82

WPScore

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3 Super Advent Calendar
Free by Verdant Studio

Super Advent Calendar

Add a super flexible advent calendar to your website for festive giveaways or counting down to the holidays.

5★
from 5 ratings
300+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
78

WPScore

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5 WP Snow Effect
Free by d3wp

WP Snow Effect

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

4.9★
from 388 ratings
1k+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2025
Tested to
WP 6.9.7
76

WPScore

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7 Christmas Panda
Free by pixolette

Christmas Panda

Christmas decorations plugin for WordPress. Decorate your WordPress website with Christmas trees, Santa, snowfall or just display a pop-up to remember …

4.9★
from 15 ratings
400+
active installs
Updated
Mar 2025
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
67

WPScore

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8 Snow Storm
Free by Tribulant Software

Snow Storm

Display falling snow flakes on the front of your WordPress website for a festive presentation.

4.6★
from 49 ratings
300+
active installs
Updated
Mar 2025
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
66

WPScore

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9 Christmas Countdown Widget
Free by Monica Haught

Christmas Countdown Widget

Displays a cute Santa Claus Christmas Countdown in your sidebar. Use the shortcode [countdown] to display the countdown on any post or page.

5★
from 10 ratings
300+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2025
Tested to
WP 6.8.8
66

WPScore

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10 Christmasify!
Free by Cyber Fox

Christmasify!

Christmasify is an easy-to-use Christmas plugin that can add snow, santa, decorations, music and a lovely Christmas font to your WordPress website.

4.8★
from 29 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Nov 2024
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
65

WPScore

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12 Christmas Snow 3D
Free by Ilya Zolotov

Christmas Snow 3D

The plugin adds Christmas mood and falling snowflakes with unique and smooth experience and realistic animation.

5★
from 9 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2024
Tested to
WP 6.7.7
60

WPScore

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15 Snow
Free by Mitch

Snow

Professional snow plugin with highly customizable options, no coding knowledge required.

4.5★
from 13 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Dec 2016
Tested to
WP 4.7.35
46

WPScore

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