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Native Dark Mode for Twenty Twenty-Five and modern WordPress Block Themes.

by Fabio Huwyler · github.com/fabiohuwyler/dark-palette · website

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1.1.0latest · 3mo ago

Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/fabiohuwyler/dark-palette/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

Readme github.com/fabiohuwyler/dark-palette ↗

Native dark mode for modern WordPress block themes.

Dark Palette lets you create a custom dark version of your theme's colour palette.

Instead of replacing stylesheets or inverting colours, it works with your theme's existing theme.json colour presets. Define the dark counterpart for each colour, and Dark Palette remaps those WordPress variables whenever dark mode is active.

Features

Create a custom dark palette for the active theme
See original colours beside their dark counterparts
Native Appearance Toggle block
Light, Dark and Auto modes
Respects visitors' system preference
Remembers the selected mode
Applies the correct mode before the page paints
Accessible and keyboard-friendly
No jQuery or stylesheet swapping

Fine-grained control

Dark mode can be disabled for:

Individual posts and pages
Selected block templates
Archive pages
Search results
404 pages
Password-protected content
WooCommerce checkout
WordPress login pages

When dark mode is unavailable, Dark Palette can hide the toggle, show an information message, or display a disabled toggle with an explanation. The message can be configured globally or overridden for an individual post or page.

Languages

Dark Palette follows the WordPress installation language automatically. The plugin includes English, German, French, Italian and Spanish translations for the WordPress admin, block editor and default frontend message.

Live preview

The settings screen includes a lightweight preview that updates as dark counterparts are changed. It is intended as a quick palette check; the actual site remains the final reference because block styles and layouts vary by theme.

Installation

Download the release ZIP.
In WordPress, open Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
Upload and activate Dark Palette.
Open Appearance → Dark Palette and configure the palette.
Add the Appearance Toggle block in the Site Editor.

Compatibility

Dark Palette was designed with Twenty Twenty-Five in mind and is intended for modern block themes that use theme.json colour presets.

Requires WordPress 6.7 or newer and PHP 7.4 or newer.

Author

Made by Fabio Huwyler.

License

GPL-2.0-or-later.

Releases

2 releases.

Tag

Published

1.1.0 latest

Jul 14, 2026 3mo ago

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