SVisciano – Light-Dark Theme Mode
by Simone Visciano · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
Create a secondary color variant of your site and let users switch between the default theme and a custom light or dark override.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈21 estimated
Momentum
-6%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “theme” and “light” for “light mode” and “wordpress dark mode”. “theme” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “light mode” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “light” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “wordpress dark mode” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,766 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.3%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 888 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 58 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dark theme your tag | #10 | #18 | up 1 |
| dark your tag | #19 | #21 | 0 |
| dark mode your tag | #20 | #21 | up 1 |
| light your tag | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| light mode | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| light dark toggle | #10 | #18 | 0 |
| dark ui | #11 | #20 | 0 |
| dark mode switcher | #11 | #22 | 0 |
| wordpress dark mode | #22 | #20 | 0 |
| dark mode toggle | #16 | #19 | up 1 |
| go dark | #17 | #19 | up 1 |
| dark mode plugin | #20 | #19 | down 4 |
| dark site | #23 | #20 | up 1 |
| theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “theme” and “light” for “light mode” and “wordpress dark mode”. “theme” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “light mode” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “light” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “wordpress dark mode” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 10 Mar 2026 · 237 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 225 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 25 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create a secondary color variant of your site and let users switch between the default theme and a custom l..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 1,946 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-08 10+ → 20+ up
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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Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Dark Mode Toggle 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
Darkify – Dark Mode & Night Mode for Website & Admin (Dark Theme Included) 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
DarkMySite – Advanced Dark Mode Plugin for WordPress 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
DarkLooks – Dark Mode Switcher For WordPress 800+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
Dark Reader – Beautiful Dark Mode for any Website 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
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