Official Changelog

v4.0.0 [April 2026]

New: Accessibility Panel

  1. Added: New “Accessibility Switch” option in Switch Styles — replaces the standard dark mode toggle with a dedicated accessibility panel button.

  2. Added: Floating accessibility panel with 12 built-in modules:

    • Dark Contrast — Enables a high contrast dark colour scheme for better readability.

    • Light Contrast — Forces a bright white background and dark text for maximum legibility in light environments.

    • High Contrast — Forces maximum contrast between text and backgrounds.

    • Monochrome — Removes all colour from the page for a greyscale view.

    • Bigger Text — Increases the base font size for improved legibility.

    • Readable Font — Switches to a clean, easy-to-read font on the frontend.

    • Font Weight — Makes body text bolder for easier reading.

    • Align Text — Cycles text alignment between left, centre, and right.

    • Highlight Links — Highlights all links on the page for easier navigation.

    • Reading Mask — Shows a focus strip that follows the cursor for easier reading.

    • Hide Images — Hides all images on the page to reduce visual distractions.

    • Stop Animations — Pauses all CSS animations and transitions on the page.

  3. Added: Accessibility trigger button size control — choose from S, M, L, XL, XXL or Custom for both Desktop and Mobile separately.

  4. Added: Switch Background Color picker for the accessibility trigger — controls the trigger button, panel header, active module cards, and reset button colour in one click.

  5. Added: Icon/Text Color picker — controls icon and text colour on the trigger button and panel header.

  6. Added: “Display On” option — individually control visibility on Desktop, Mobile, and Tablet.

  7. Added: Menu Switch support — accessibility switch can now be displayed inside navigation menus.

  8. Improved: Switch Styles admin page reorganised into two focused tabs — Floating Switch and Menu Switch — for a cleaner settings experience.

v3.2.14 [March 2026]

  1. Improved: Performance optimizations for faster page load.
  2. Improved: Compatibility with the latest WordPress themes and page builders.
  3. Fixed: Image swapping issue fixed for optimized and lazy-loaded images.
  4. Fixed: Dark mode flicker on initial page load reduced.
  5. Fixed: Minor CSS conflicts with third-party plugins.

v3.2.13 [January 2026]

  1. Fixed: Minor issues.

v3.2.12 [November 2025]

  1. Added: Option to exclude from server-side caching.
  2. Improved: Performance Improved.
  3. Fixed: Minor issues.

v3.2.11 [July 2025]

  1. Improved: Performance Improved.
  2. Fixed: Minor issues.

v3.2.9 [February 20, 2025 ]

  1. Fixed the issue where the background image was not dark.
  2. Fixed PHP error

v3.2.1 [September 23, 2024]

  1. Added: Dark Mode Support for Login/Registration page.
  2. Added: Dark Mode Support for Gutenberg/Site editor.
  3. Improved: Enhanced UI/UX on settings page.
  4. Updated: AJAX implementation for seamless settings changes without page reload.

v3.2.0

  1. Added: Customization for Dynamic Dark Mode.
  2. Improved: The UI/UX of the settings page has been improved.
  3. Fixed: OS Aware Dark Mode issue
  4. Improved: The performance of the plugin has been upgraded.

v3.1.0

  1. Revised: Several minor issues have been resolved.
  2. Enhanced: The plugin’s performance has been optimized.
  3. Added: Dynamic dark mode
  4. Added: Functionality for exclude a specific background overlay from any background images
  5. Added: Functionality to add background overlay to all background images
  6. Revised: Several minor issues have been resolved.
  7. Enhanced: The plugin’s performance has been optimized.

v3.0

  1. IMPORTANT: This is a major release, and we strongly recommend testing it in your staging environment before implementing it on your live site.
  2. Improved: The backend UI has been enhanced to provide a better user experience.
  3. Improved: The core functionality of Darklup has been improved to work seamlessly with complex designs.
  4. New: The free version now includes a new feature called ‘Time Based Dark Mode.’
  5. New: Another new feature called ‘Display Switch in Menu’ has also been added to the free version.
  6. New: Users can now customize different switches for mobile devices and the switch in the menu.
  7. New: The free version now includes several image effects, such as Sepia, Opacity, Contrast, Brightness, and Grayscale.
  8. New: Users can also set ‘Dark Mode as Default’ in the free version.
  9. New: The plugin offers customization options for individual colors in color presets.
  10. Tweak: General settings options have been moved to the advanced settings section for better organization.
  11. Tweak: Style related settings have been reorganized and moved to different sections, such as Desktop, Mobile, Menu, and Advance Settings.
  12. Refactor: Removed jQuery dependency from darklup functionality
  13. Fixed: Time based dark mode issue has been fixed.

v2.1.0

  1. Fixed: dark mode floating button overlay issues.
  2. Added: Dark mode switch visibility option on desktop & mobile screen.

v2.0.4

1. New 3 floating switch added
2.Floating Switch Preview on Plugin Back-end
3. Floating Switch can be scaled to increase or decrease size maintaining the aspect ratio
4.Exclude Element feature is way more developed with better Class & ID detection
5. Floating Switch position can be customized using window Percent along with existing Pixel Custom CSS Code will be saved on multi-line rather than a single line.

v2.0.3

1. Default Dark Mode
2. Floating Switch Customization
3. Fully Customizable Icon, background, and pallet Color for Switches
4. Text Color match to any theme
5. Switch Tooltip Settings

v2.0.2

1. New Color Presets for Both Frontend and Backend
2. New Accessibility Switch Added
3. WooCommerce Compatibility Added
4. Triggering Dark Mode between Pages, Posts, and Categories
5. Exclude WooCommerce products & categories (Exclude specific categories or products)

v2.0.1

  1. Improved: The performance of the plugin has been improved
  2. Improved: WordPress 5.8 Compatible

v2.0.0

  1. Improved: Dark mode switch updated with better quality
  2. Improved: Plugin size reduced for faster load time

v1.1.1

1. Fixed conflict on Plugins Page natural design
2. Removed slow transition on dark/light mode
3. Fixed image change issue on Dark Mode

v1.1.0

  1. Fixed Custom CSS Issue
  2. Fixed Issue of OS Enabled Dark mode

v1.0.9

  1. Fixed: Issue of OS Enabled Dark mode

v1.0.8

  1. Fixed Blank screen On Front End Dark Mode Off
  2. Compatible with Premium Plugin Installation
  3. Hidden if Premium Plugin Activated

v1.0.7

1. Add Re-positioning floating switch option

2. Add selector Exclude option

3. Fixed OS Dark Mode settings not work issue

4. Fixed floating switch broken issue

5. Fixed some CSS issue

v1.0.6

  1. Fixed CSS Issues

v1.0.5

  1. Add Re-positioning floating switch option
  2. Fixed OS Dark Mode settings not work issue
  3. Fixed some CSS issue

v1.0.4

  1. Fixed some CSS issue
  2. Fixed DarklupLite Settings page design issue

v1.0.3

Fixed Switch CSS issue

v1.0.2

  1. Fixed WooCommere add product field hide issue

v1.0.1

  1. Fixed Elementor edit page darkmode css issue
  2. Fixed Gutenberg darkmode switch issue
  3. Fixed some other issue

v1.0.0

Initial Release