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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 5.6.21 #2 in brightness

Night Mode for WordPress

This plugin help to activate night mode and increase or decrease brightness of your website.You can easily add night mode filter to whole website and adjust it to improve the readability of text, images and other…

Active installs70+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d140▲ +22.8% vs prev. 30d
Rating5/52 reviews
Health score32/100At risk
All-time downloads8.7KSince Feb 2019
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP —PHP any
Downloads · 7d27▼ -18.2% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

Night Mode for WordPress shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 70+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.

  • Small user base (70+ active installs)
  • Very few reviews so far
  • No update in 5 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 5.6 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

51117Jul 2Aug 15Sep 29
Yesterday2
Daily average (1y)3
Peak day23Sep 10, 2026
Last 12 months1.2K

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Night Mode for WordPress stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
brightness #67 87 Best brightness plugins →
dark mode >100 1,617 Best dark mode plugins →
Night Mode >100 188 Best Night Mode plugins →
wpdark #1 1 Best wpdark plugins →
wpnightmode #1 1 Best wpnightmode plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 2.4100.0%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews

  • 5★100.0%
  • 4★0.00%
  • 3★0.00%
  • 2★0.00%
  • 1★0.00%

About Night Mode for WordPress

From the official readme · v2.4

Description

This plugin help to activate night mode and increase or decrease brightness of your website.You can easily add night mode filter to whole website and adjust it to improve the readability of text, images and other elements, Protect eyes from hurting when the screen is too bright by dimming the light.

Features of Night Mode for WordPress

  • Custom Menu Select Option
  • Elegent Night Mode Kit
  • Custom CSS option
  • Easy To Customize all Settings
  • Import/Export Settings
  • Night Mode Options
  • Text Color
  • Background Color
  • Link Color
  • Link Hover Color
  • Border Color
  • Image filter (Opacity)

Font Size kit options

  • Control website font sizes for Large
  • Control website font sizes for Extra Large
  • Medium is your default font size

NIGHT MODE FOR WORDPRESS IS COMPATIBLE WITH ALL MAJOR MODERN BROWSERS:

  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera
  • Edge

Need Support?

If you need any technical support, please send us a message at addonmasterwp@gmail.com and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Why Night Mode for WordPress?

  • Help Visitor Reduce Eye Strain
  • Reduce Dry Eye of your Visitors
  • Prevent Retinal Damage
  • Reduce Risk of Depression, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Issues while reading your blog
  • Improve Battery Life of your Visitors
  • Boost Their Mood and Spand More Time To your website
  • Increase/Decrease Font Size
  • Zero Delay activation

Installation

Please follow the below steps to install and activate the plugin:

STEP 01:
Please download the installable file or install it from wordpress.org

STEP 02:
Go to your wordpress Dashboard > Plugins > Add New then click Upload Plugin

After that upload the installable plugin file and click Install Now

STEP 03:
Activate The Plugin

Frequently asked questions

How to install?

Please follow the below steps to install and activate the plugin: STEP 01: Please download the installable file or extract installable file you will find instable file inside the full package STEP 02: Go to your wordpress Dashboard > Plugins > Add New then click Upload Plugin After that upload the installable plugin file and click Install Now STEP 03: Activate The Plugin

How to configure the plugin?

To configure this plugin, click on the Night Mode and Font Size on left side of your wordpress dashboard. You will see the below options: All the options are self-explanatory. If you still have confusions in understanding any of the option, you can get in touch through support forum

How to show setting on specific menu?

Please go to optional Panel of Night Mode and Font Size You will see all of your menu area. just select a menu where you want to show the kit. That’s it. Screenshoot: http://prntscr.com/lznojq

How to custom night mode colors?

Please go to optional Panel of Night Mode and Font Size You will see all of the options of colors. Change the color from specific option Screenshoot: http://prntscr.com/lznqwp

Changelog

2.4.0

( Feb 3, 2021 )
– Code Improvement
– Fixed: Font size kit
– Performance upgrade

2.3.0

( Jan 31, 2021 )
– Code Improvement
– Fixed: Incorrect behaviour

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

Night Mode Activated demo
Night Mode Activated demo
Normal Mode Demo
Normal Mode Demo
Dark Mode & Font size Activation panel
Dark Mode & Font size Activation panel
Night Mode Settings Panel
Night Mode Settings Panel
Font size kit Settings Panel
Font size kit Settings Panel
Custom CSS Settings Panel
Custom CSS Settings Panel
Import/Export Settings Panel
Import/Export Settings Panel

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FAQ

Night Mode for WordPress: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026

Is Night Mode for WordPress free?

Yes. Night Mode for WordPress is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Night Mode for WordPress safe to use in 2026?

Night Mode for WordPress shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 70+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Night Mode for WordPress?

Night Mode for WordPress is active on 70+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 8,728 times since it launched in February 2019. It was downloaded 140 times in the last 30 days.

Does Night Mode for WordPress work with WordPress 7.1?

Night Mode for WordPress is officially tested up to WordPress 5.6.21, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was Night Mode for WordPress last updated?

The latest version, 2.4, was released on February 3, 2021 (6 years ago).

Who makes Night Mode for WordPress?

Night Mode for WordPress is developed and maintained by Akhtarujjaman Shuvo.

What are the best alternatives to Night Mode for WordPress?

The most popular alternatives to Night Mode for WordPress are WP Night Mode (700+ installs).

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