Best black plugins for WordPress
The most popular black plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Black Ribbon leads with 400+ active installs, ahead of Grayscale Body (100+) and Black Ribbon by Attawit (10+). All 13 plugins tagged “black” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 6 black plugins
- 1.
Black RibbonThe most installed black plugin, with 400+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 2.
Grayscale Body100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 3.
Black Ribbon by Attawit10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 4.
Black Crow (CSS Flying Bird)10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 5.Black Login Screen
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 6.BlackWebsite Wp Dark Mode
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
All 13 plugins tagged “black”

Black Ribbon
Down in the last 7 days:43#9,336by jojoee6 years ago
Automatically add black ribbon into sites corner (may be used for some purpose)
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Grayscale Body
Down in the last 7 days:54#14,099by jojoee5 years ago
Automatically turn the site to grayscale (may be used for some purpose)
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Black Ribbon by Attawit
Down in the last 7 days:19#29,020by atton1610 years ago
Display mourning Black Ribbon at selected corner on every page of your website.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Black Crow (CSS Flying Bird)
Down in the last 7 days:376#33,253by White Rabbit7 years ago
Add a flying Black Crow to your WordPress website. Great for wildlife websites or those with a mystical theme.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Black Login Screen
Down in the last 7 days:7,060#47,940by silver53012 years ago
Change WordPress login screen to black color to make it more contrast.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
BlackWebsite Wp Dark Mode
Down in the last 7 days:1,873#57,855by Raihanul Islam5 years ago
All in one WordPress plugin to create a stunning dark version for your WordPress website
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day