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Dark Mode Toggle

by ScriptsTown · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 23 Sep 2026, 33 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

90/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Dark Mode Toggle
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation60

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Dark Mode Toggle still maintained?
Yes. Last release 23 Sep 2026, 33 releases in the last 24 months. 23 Sep 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Dark Mode Toggle, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer scriptstown since Feb 2022. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Dark Mode Toggle removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Dark Mode Toggle safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Dark Mode Toggle update safe to install?
No ownership change before 1.7.6. No one-star spike after it. 23 Sep 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.4 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master21 Feb 2022 to 21 Feb 2022, 1 commits
scriptstown22 Feb 2022 to 23 Sep 2026, 77 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2022.

Maintenance

Last release
42 days ago
Releases, 24 months
33
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Dark Mode Toggle
Q1 202410
Q2 20246
Q3 20242
Q4 20244
Q1 20254
Q2 20252
Q3 20254
Q4 20252
Q1 20267
Q2 20267
Q3 20264
Q4 20260

Last release 23 Sep 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.6.

Rating distribution
5 star16
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star1

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Dark Mode Toggle
4 May 20261,466
11 May 2026551
18 May 2026375
25 May 20261,691
1 Jun 2026342
8 Jun 2026442
15 Jun 2026275
22 Jun 20261,525
29 Jun 2026473
6 Jul 2026345
13 Jul 2026428
20 Jul 2026251
27 Jul 2026261
3 Aug 20261,767
10 Aug 2026672
17 Aug 2026521
24 Aug 2026388
31 Aug 2026629
7 Sep 2026326
14 Sep 2026295
21 Sep 20262,055
28 Sep 2026412
5 Oct 2026370
12 Oct 2026261
19 Oct 2026314
26 Oct 2026282
2 Nov 202645

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 64% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.7.6
AuthorScriptsTown
Added22 Feb 2022
Last updated23 Sep 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress5.3
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.0
CategoryDesign & Themes > Themes & Templates
Tagsdark, toggle, dark mode, dark theme, Night Mode

Other plugins by this author: Login Security Captcha, Contact Form Query, Social Icons Sticky, Event Timeline Feed

Questions

Is Dark Mode Toggle still maintained?

Yes. Last release 23 Sep 2026, 33 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Dark Mode Toggle, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer scriptstown since Feb 2022.

Was Dark Mode Toggle removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is Dark Mode Toggle safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest Dark Mode Toggle update safe to install?

No ownership change before 1.7.6. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue