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I appreciate the questions, because if one person has the question, probably LOTS of others do, too, and that’s what sharing is all about!
So, I was asked “how do you add snow?”
Many blogs at this time of the year are sporting snow, so lots of folks have gotten the job done, but if you would like to add some snow, and would like to know how to do it, here you go:
Go to your WordPress Dashboard.
Go to Settings > General.
Look down at the very bottom of the page.
You will see a box to check for snow. Check it, and save it.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! 
I wondered where those flakes were coming from–I must have checked the box last year. Yay!
It looks pretty on blogs with a little color. Since my text area is all white, it kind of gets washed away. I like it, any-who. 🙂
Cool!! I’ve seen it several places today and thought WP was just doing it!! 😀 Thanks again for your great blog!!
It’s fun, I think! Not to many years ago you had to download stuff and do too-complicated-for-me maneuvers. I like the simpleness of a check-box!
SC, you ROCK! I thought it was a screensaver on my computer malfunctioning, as I have one that looks very much like that. And I didn’t want it to do it, because it makes my taskbar misbehave. It never occurred to me to look for it in the dashboard. I’ll bet I hit it accidentally or something. I’m heading over there right now to make the snow STOP, at least for now.
Thank you so much!!
You don’t need snow to complicate your tree removal. What a mess that would be! 🙂
It would be complicated, but I love snow. (And yes, I’ve lived in it before, several times, in Pennsylvania, and even a winter in Alaska.) I hate it in the city, though…it gets all dirty and sludgy, and it’s no fun to drive on. It HAS snowed here in central Florida once or twice in my lifetime. THAT’S seriously bad, since no one has chains or snow tires, and no experience in driving on icy roads. Disasters all around.
As for the snow on the websites, it looks cool, but it screws up my computer. It flickers and the task bar bounces up and down, and it gets distracting. I’m not sure why. It’s a new computer. But it doesn’t like this effect much. Oh, well. It’s not for long, and I’ll just try to think of it as chilly weather, which I love.
Where in Pennsylvania did you fight the snow?
Around the Pittsburgh area: Millvale (where my ex was from), Fox Chapel, Cheswick. Are you from around there?
I’m in the Christmas City …. Bethlehem
I never got there, I’m afraid. Hope your whole city is festive. For the first time in my adult life, my house isn’t decorated yet, in any room, and me, the Ultimate Christmas fanatic. By now I usually have my 300+ Santa collection set up, two full-sized trees, and 3 smaller ones, and pretty much every square inch of space done, inside and out. The trees set us behind, but I’m starting today, anyway. At least get something up for my granddaughter to enjoy.
Thanks for the info. And may this be the only snow I see! Hugs, Barbara
I like snow only IF it comes when we have no-where to go. It can be very disrupting for a commuter! The computer screen is much safer than real life!
I kept seeing snow on different WP pages. Thanks for posting this. I just previewed it on my blog, and I think I may wait until the weekend to activate. For one, the post I have up right now is the Weekly Travel Theme of HOT featuring a big blob of sunshine rays. Though humorous, it was weird to see snow flakes falling on the sunshine. I won’t be seeing any snow in person, so this novelty is interesting to me.
Ha! That’s funny… snow on sun. I do like the effect. I’m easy to please.
Thanks. I don’t know where I was but I didn’t even know about the snow last year.
I’m just happy it’s so very easy. It used to be complicated. I like easy!
Easy is good. 😀
I don’t remember checking anything, but I have snow. Now I’ll have to go look. I do love it!! Thanks for solving the mystery. Marsha 🙂
That’s interesting. You started to snow with no effort on your part….. hmmmm ….. what could this mean…. Maybe it has something to do with aliens? 🙂
Aliens are everywhere! Pretty soon aliens will be my number one search word leading people to my site!!!! hahaha
I found my alien. I mostly look at my WordPress page when I write notifications, etc. It was snowing there, but I rarely look at my site as it looks to others – no snow! So I checked it! Thanks, my aliens are all in my head!
🙂
I was so aware of the snow for the first couple of sites that I saw it on but, I must admit, I now barely notice it. It’s amazing how quickly one becomes used to new things.
That’s so true, isn’t it? But I like it. It’s so simple, but yet dramatic. You do get used to it, though. Now what if they made one that was “raining cats and dogs” ? 🙂
Oh, PS – I think tips on WordPress stuff you figure out is a great idea. There are a lot of us confuddled muffins out here, you know 😀
Great idea! If I learn something cool, I’ll be sure to pass it on. 🙂
I second the idea. Tips from anywhere work for me. You can be the Heloise of Everything New or Techie or WordPressie. We will all be waiting to be made smarter by you. Seriously.
I learn from you all, too.
When I first saw the snow,I thought there was something wrong with my eyes–then some fellow from WordPress provided an email which explained how to do it–so then I (and I am very proud of myself) started the snow. I did it for two reasons: 1.I love snow. 2. I want someone else to think they are seeing spots like I did cause that is just how I roll (lol).
hee hee …. you have an evil streak …. love it! 🙂
just a little one 😉
Going to reblog this ~ this just puts me in the Christmas Spirit! Thank you!! You Snow! (ok, a little elf humor meaning you rock!) hee hee hee
I love the elf humor!! You Snow, too!!!
❤ ❤ ❤
I wish I had found you before I searched forever for snow, but i’m following you now for more info in the future! Found you from Mifusa!
Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here. 🙂 Mifusa is a dear!
Yes she is, she promised me the universe is going to bring me a white Chanel. (joke). Ask her about it!
I’ll be sure to do that 🙂
So that’s how that is done..!!! At first I thought some of the blogs had dandruff…or my computer had random blinking pixels or something….Now I understand that it is all intentional. Gosh what a relief.!! I thought for a minute Santa was going to have to bring me a new computer this year——and I haven’t really been THAT good!!!
You are so funny! I think Santa should bring you whatever you want. 🙂
Reblogged this on Time To Be Inspired and commented:
Thought I’d put this up for anyone who is interested, since I can’t remember how I did this a year ago. It comes back automatically each year unless you change your settings.
Thank you, Terri!
My pleasure.
Thanks for the tech tip. Yes, the snow is falling on 4writersandreaders.wordpress.com! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOURS… I’m following you. Bette A. Stevens
Welcome! So glad you’re here! 🙂
This is soooo cool!!! Thanks for the tip… Happy holidays!! 🙂
Cheers,
Sumithra.
So glad it was helpful for you! 🙂 Happy Holidays to you, as well. 🙂
Well, how easy was that?!!!! Thanks so much, I never even noticed it was there. I love this. so cool, thanks so much, following you now too! neat blog.
Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here! 🙂
Seems like I’m not the only one who didn’t know the where or why of the snow.
Took me forever! Didn’t want to download anything, so happy I found this
Thank you! I was wondering how everyone was implementing the snow 🙂
So glad my blog was helpful for you! 🙂 That’s always my hope.
THANK YOU!! Have been fiddling with all sorts of faffy codes and stuff to try to make it snow on my festive blog posts. The simplicity of genius!! Yours deeply gratefully, Homesick and Heatstruck. p.s. Merry Christmas!
I was delighted to find out how simple it was, too. 🙂 Welcome to my blog! and Merry Christmas to you, too!