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WP Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme v5.3.10

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  • Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
  • On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
  • Last audited Sep 13, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 5.6+
  • Requires WordPress 5.2+
  • Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 68% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 98 Passed
  • 22 Warnings
  • 5 Failed
Security 81/100
Good

30 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 82/100
Good

50 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 75/100
Needs Improvement

9 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 100/100
Excellent

3 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 50/100
Needs Improvement

3 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

6.8 MB

20.4 MB unzipped

Total files

571

across all file types

Lines of PHP

13,143

in 81 files Medium

File types

  • JS
  • VUE
  • PHP
  • SCSS
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 6 High
  • 44 Medium
  • 48 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 30 audited versions of WP Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme, Accessibility improved the most (+33). The largest regression was in Compatibility (-17). Codebase size held steady.

Audited 5.2.3 → 5.3.11 · 30 versions

0 50 100 5.2.3 5.2.13 5.3.2 5.3.11

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 50 100 5.2.3 5.2.13 5.3.2 5.3.11

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

40

downloads

Today

6

downloads

Week over week

−26%

vs previous week

Month over month

−99%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.

Version intelligence

32% of installs run an older version

≈ 6.5K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v5.2
  • v5.3

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

1 mo ago

Aug 11, 2026

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 12 days

average between releases

Total releases

148

since Aug 2020 · 6 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running WP Dark Mode in Your Site?

Our latest audit of WP Dark Mode v5.3.10 flagged 98 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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