Dark Mode Block
by Erik · Blocks
Also makes 6 other plugins · 11.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Dark Mode Block is a simple yet powerful WordPress block plugin that allows you to enable dark mode for your website, enhancing readability and reduci …
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Health
D 51/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
—
not reported yet
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “block”, “css” and “dark mode” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
51 health vs 71 average across 2,522 Blocks plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 4 reviews to 2024-04-25Reviewers call it simple and easy to drop into FSE themes, and they say the developer answers quickly in the support forum, though one notes the CSS-only customization looks intimidating at first.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 969 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.4.14; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 969 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| css your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dark mode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “block”, “css” and “dark mode” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 20 Jan 2024 · 1,015 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 162 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #49,700 to #68,000, alongside the other plugins with fewer than 10 installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.7y ago
latest release · v0.1.1 · 6 Mar 2024
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
wp.org publishes an install count once a plugin has enough of them. This one has none yet.
wp.org reports no install count for this plugin yet.
Install history since 19 Jan 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ newslicer2.5y ago
This is a great plugin – something i really looked after for a long time. Unlike most of the other plugins this is simple, small and very easy to integrate into FSE themes as you only have to add a block. Also it’s possible to make customisations to the dark mode to fit the need of the own site. This plugin needs more attention while it meets a very important feature with easy. Great work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mrbehemo2.6y ago
Elegantly simple and versatile dark mode plugin, and the dev is incredibly helpful too.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ soundflix2.7y ago
This little plugin is really great. Installing was easy. The customization is done completely in CSS code, which may seem a bit intimidating at first. But heading over to the plugin support forum, the developers at codekraft were super-helpful and all my issues were answered and fixed shortly. And I learned a few things I can and did use in other places of my WordPress-Site. I am very happy that this is not one of those bloated, brainwashed premium-nagwares, as unfortunately many WP-plugins are.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ snoop232.7y ago
So cool. Been waiting for something like this. Thanks for making it. You just made my day.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Dark Mode Block is a simple yet powerful WordPress block plugin that allows you to enable dark mode for you..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,432 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "theme" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- T TJ Custom CSS 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
- C Custom CSS Manager 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Child Theme Configurator 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag C
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