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WP Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme
Smooth dark mode transitions that hit a paywall for custom styling.
HealthyDeclining
74/100
The plugin provides easy dark mode setup but locks essential CSS customization behind a subscription.
Active installs
~36,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 20k+
Rating
4.5★
389 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-12%
Declining
261 → 229 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Declining · -12% in the last year
261/day a year ago→229/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayWP Dark Mode is well-regarded as an easy-to-use, effective dark mode solution for WordPress, but its free tier is notably limited, with key customization features like custom CSS locked behind a paid subscription.
What people like
- +Easy to set up and works reliably out of the box×7
- +Responsive and helpful support team×3
- +Decent range of options available on the free version×2
- +Can apply dark mode to the WordPress admin dashboard as well
Common complaints
- −Key customization features, including custom CSS, are locked behind the paid version×2
- −Default color options are not ideal and meaningful customization requires upgrading
- −No true lifetime plan — paid subscription is required to keep receiving updates and priority support
- −Enabling dark mode on the admin dashboard can trigger 404 errors, potentially causing IP blocks with security plugins
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.10★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.50★
- 12%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 389 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-06-01★★★★★Amazing plugin and customer support!ninomx11-shot
- 2026-04-08★★★★★Great plugin!jjackson2018
- 2026-03-30★★★★★Excellent Plugin, Great Support!killerpcs
- 2026-03-16★★★★★Awesome plugin and supportdiederickvandeenote1-shot
- 2026-01-14★★★★★Pretty capable plugin.chrisproau
- 2026-01-10★★★★★Works flawlessly, but possibly a slight issuerocky555
- 2026-01-03★★★★★Great Plugingrandpolar
- 2025-11-12★★★★★Outstanding support and a fair, refreshing pricing modelAlberto Alegre Quiroga
- 2025-10-30★★★★★Custom CSS only in the paid version!freeworker
- 2025-09-15★★★★★Very GoodRakib Hossain
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
191
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
225
Prior 7-day baseline
398
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
3,728
Mean release-day peak (30d)
2,673
Latest day · 2026-06-03(spike)
-15.1%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
10%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.87
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
68%
5★ share in analyzed sample
12%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
+133%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.14 → 4.10★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered