Dark Mode Toggle Block
by Rich Tabor · Blocks
A WordPress block for toggling between between light and dark appearance on your site.
59 health vs 68 average across 1,139 Blocks plugins
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 603 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2024-08-16 · 700 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
52
now · peak 294
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2024-08-27 · 689 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-16 100+ → 200+ up after 65 days in tier
- 2025-02-10 90+ → 100+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-02-02 80+ → 90+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-01-29 70+ → 80+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2025-01-13 60+ → 70+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-01-03 50+ → 60+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2024-12-27 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-26 50+ → 60+ up after 27 days in tier
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