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Dark Mode by Traslatability
Dark Mode by Traslatability is a WordPress plugin by Traslatability that gives visitors a dark mode without requiring a theme redesign.
Product facts
- Version
- 1.8.0
- Released
- 23 October 2026
- Type
- Plugin
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $3.19 / year on its own
Overview
A bright site can be uncomfortable to browse in low light, and redesigning a theme to offer a darker appearance takes extra work. This plugin adapts the site's existing styles for dark mode, helping content retain a consistent look. Visitors can switch between light and dark appearances with a toggle, while site owners can choose from ready-made palettes or customize colors.
The dark mode engine loads only when needed, and the plugin prevents a white flash during page changes. Its responsive design supports dark mode across desktop and mobile screens. Site scripts can respond to dark mode changes through an event or check the current mode, allowing elements such as maps, charts, and chat windows to follow the page's appearance.
Features
- Automatic style adaptation: The plugin adapts existing site styles for dark mode, so site owners can offer a darker appearance without redesigning their theme.
- Ready-made color palettes: Choose from multiple dark color palettes or customize colors to suit the visual style of the site.
- On-demand loading: The dark mode engine loads only when needed, rather than running for visitors who are using the light appearance.
- White flash prevention: The plugin prevents a bright white flash when visitors switch between pages while using dark mode.
- Responsive dark mode: Dark mode is designed to adapt across desktop and mobile screens, so visitors can use it on different devices.
- Script change events: Site scripts can listen for a dark mode change event or check the current mode, allowing maps, charts, and chat windows to respond.
Best for
- WordPress sites with visitors browsing in low light
- Site owners who want dark mode without a theme redesign
- Sites with scripts for maps, charts, or chat windows
Changelog
Version 1.8.0
- New The browser's own bar goes dark with the page. On Android, Chrome and Samsung Internet colour the bar above the page, and so does a site installed as an app on a computer. While a page is dark that bar now takes the page's own dark background, from the first paint for a reader who chose dark, under every method, and your theme's colour comes back when the page goes light. A reader who leaves the page light gets nothing extra.
- New Your own scripts can follow dark mode. A map, a chart or a chat window can listen for the trasl-dark-mode:change event, fired once when the page loads and each time dark mode comes on or goes off, or ask window.trdm.isDark(). The documentation has an example under For developers.
- Fixed Colour buttons say their colour on every screen. On the Colours and Toggle Button screens, reached from another screen of the plugin or brought back by a save, every colour button said "Select Color". Each now says the colour it holds, and the new one as soon as you pick it.
- Fixed The Colours preview follows the colour picker. Picking a colour left the preview as it was when the screen was opened directly, and showed the colour picked one click before when it was reached from another screen. It now shows the colour as soon as it is picked.
- Fixed No more boxes round the icon and words of share buttons in dark mode. Under the Automatic method, a part kept in its own colours (Excluded Elements, and the brand-coloured buttons of our Social Share Buttons) had a border colour written on everything inside it, and WordPress's own block styles draw a border wherever one is written, so each button's icon and words sat in a box. A border colour is now kept only where there is a border, and a field keeps its own inset edge.
Earlier versions
- 1.6.2: 2 fixed
- 1.6.0: 2 new, 1 improved
- 1.3.18: 1 improved, 3 fixed
FAQ
Is Dark Mode by Traslatability free?
The code of Dark Mode by Traslatability is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. GPL 247 is a paid service: a plan or a purchase of Dark Mode by Traslatability gives you the download and its updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of Dark Mode by Traslatability is this?
Version 1.8.0, released 23 October 2026. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them.
How do I update Dark Mode by Traslatability?
Install GPL 247 Updater on your site and paste your key from My Account. It installs new versions of Dark Mode by Traslatability for you.






