WordPress plugin comparison

Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website vs Dark Mode

Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website

by Ucheagwu Onyike

10+ installs5.0

Dark Mode

by WPPOOL

20K+ installs4.5

At a glance

Dark Mode has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website.
On a typical day, Dark Mode is downloaded about 451 times, Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website about 5.
Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 391 reviews.
Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website was updated more recently: Nov 2, 2026, against Oct 28, 2026 for Dark Mode.
Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 50% for Dark Mode.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Dark Mode has been around longer: since 2020, against 2026 for Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website.

Dark Mode leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website	Dark Mode
Popular rank	#28,594	#1,310
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	224	25.3K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.5(391)
Support threads resolved	100%	50%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.22	×1.06
Last release	8 days ago	13 days ago
Requires PHP	7.4	5.6

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