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Dark Mode for WP Dashboard

by Naiche

4.8
(33 ratings)

No settings page, no bloat — just activate and go. Dark mode for every corner of your WordPress admin.

  • Instant toggle in the admin bar — no page reload
  • Per-user preference: Dark / Light / Auto (follows system)
  • Full block editor and Site Editor support
  • 13 popular plugins supported out of the box
  • Developer-friendly: filters for default preference, custom CSS, and editor canvas control

Supported plugins:

  • Advanced Custom Fields
  • AIOSEO
  • Better Search Replace
  • Code Snippets
  • Jetpack
  • Kadence Blocks
  • Nested Pages
  • SmartCrawl SEO
  • Smush
  • The SEO Framework
  • WooCommerce
  • Yoast SEO (including Premium, Local, News, WooCommerce)
  • Zamok

The plugin adds a dark-mode class to the admin body when active, and provides three filters for customization:

  • add_filter( 'dark_mode_dashboard_css', 'your_custom_stylesheet' ) — load a custom stylesheet
  • add_filter( 'dark_mode_dashboard_default_preference', function() { return 'disabled'; } ) — change the default mode for new users
  • add_filter( 'dark_mode_dashboard_editor_canvas', '__return_false' ) — disable dark mode for the editor content area

Screenshots

Dashboard

Dashboard

Plugins

Plugins

Pages

Pages

Plugin Details

Active Installs
3K+
Total Downloads
61,626
Version
1.3.9
Requires WP
6.0
Requires PHP
7.4
Tested Up To
7.1
Added
2020-10-22
Last Updated
2026-09-15 1:24pm GMT

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