DarkPress
by Nicolas Notararigo · Admin & Utilities
It's a simple plugin to modify your WordPress admin interface in DarkMode
44 health vs 54 average across 3,792 Admin & Utilities plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.26, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2642 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 2022-10-05 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
29
now · peak 130
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
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
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
7.2y ago
latest release · v0.2
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,383 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
- Version
- 0.3 [BETA]
- Last updated
- 7.2y ago
- Added
- 2019-05-29 · 7 yrs old
- Requires WP
- 5.0
- Tested up to
- 5.2.26
- Requires PHP
- 5.2.4
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 1 reviews to 2019-06-02The one review here likes the concept and finds it useful for telling multiple WordPress installs apart, though the pink buttons aren't landing well.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Li-An7.3y ago
I like the concept (very nice if you manage different WP installations, you know where you are at a glimpse with admin schemes) and it’s efficient. But not perfect for the moment (I dont like the effect of pink buttons).
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-17 20+ → 10+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-06-15 10+ → 20+ up after 20 days in tier
- 2025-05-26 20+ → 10+ down after 84 days in tier
- 2025-03-03 10+ → 20+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2025-02-20 20+ → 10+ down after 26 days in tier
- 2025-01-25 10+ → 20+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-01-23 20+ → 10+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2025-01-04 10+ → 20+ up after 354 days in tier
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).
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Add Admin CSS 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Loginizer 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Redux Framework 900K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
White Label CMS 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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