Best dark mode plugins for WordPress
The most popular dark mode plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Darklup leads with 1K+ active installs, ahead of Nocturne Dark Mode (200+) and Darken (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “Dark mode plugin” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 dark mode plugins
- 1.
DarklupThe most installed dark mode plugin, with 1K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 44 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Nocturne Dark Mode200+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 7 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
Darken10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
All 3 plugins tagged “Dark mode plugin”
Darklup
Down in the last 7 days:8#6,529by Darklup2 months ago
Experience Darklup — Your WordPress ally for dark mode, dark themes, night mode and accessibility. Switch to an eye-friendly more inclusive web experi …
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.5(44)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Nocturne Dark Mode
Down in the last 7 days:82#12,726by DeoThemes1 year ago
Nocturne Dark Mode is a powerful plugin that allows you to easily enable dark mode on your website built with Elementor with just a few clicks.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 4.1(7)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Darken
Up in the last 7 days:995#46,609by Pixar Labs3 years ago
WordPress Dark Mode Plugin
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day