Dark mode?

justauser

How to enable 'dark mode' on Jomsocial? Right now we have the socialise template but jomsocial itself isn't dark. When doing research we saw the there was a template for Dark, but we are now unable to find where to download it, or is there a switch somewhere in there?

justauser

So I just found this...
https://documentation.jomsocial.com/wiki/Template_Parameters

However the page on our site is blank and there are no options?
All we get is:
Configuration > Templates
Name Default
Description Default template for JomSocial

saguaros

justauser Hi

That option is from very old version of JomSocial, with dark/light theme, it will now depend on the style of Joomla template you're using.

For Socialize template, you can go to Backend >> System >> Site Template Styles >> open style of Socialize template >> and change to theme you wish under 'Theme' tab:

There are also other templates supporting dark theme, pls check out the collection here: https://www.jomsocial.com/joomla-social-templates

justauser

Thank you. We have socialize in dark mode but jomsocial is still white... 🙁

saguaros

justauser This is quite old template which doesn't support fully dark mode as we have now and that's why I share the link of other templates supporting JomSocial, you can take a look.

justauser

Ahh thank you, which one would you recommend in that case?

saguaros

You can check demo sites of them and select one that suits your needs.

justauser

I did take a look but am not seeing any that are 'dark' and I dont see a way to access the admin panel to explore the options etc 🙁

saguaros

You can try JA Conf template: https://www.joomlart.com/joomla/templates/ja-conf

justauser

That would have been good if it didn't ask me to subscribe again lol
Any that are free with jomsocial? This is all been a bit of a headache for me and I assume you just trying to get this to look right :/

saguaros

You're right, with your 'JS Pro' membership, you can have access to templates + themes listed here: https://www.joomlart.com/member/downloads/jomsocial

JA Conf template will require JA Pro membership or upgrade to Ultimate Developer membership.

justauser

And none of the ones that are free with jomsocial have a darkmode? .oO

saguaros

justauser The dark mode is actually additional style of template and it's supported by some template specific. Unfortunately, these templates in JomSocial directory don't have this mode. You will need to customize style a bit to achieve that.

justauser

Aww that is unfortunate - this could be added maybe? Darkmode is an option that most websites have these days 🙁
I have no idea how to code this. I am sure it could be simple enough for someone experienced, so would it be a problem to be added? 🙂

mikeymike

There are a couple of plugins on the JED that might help you. I personally haven't tried this and don't know if it's fully compatible with Jomsocial but it's worth a try considering it's free.
https://demo.extnbakers.com/extensions/eb-dark-mode

estacey2013

Good Topic,
I use a product called, 'Dark Reader' (for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge) on my browser. It properly darkens the view..
[https://darkreader.org/](https://)

saguaros

A new Jomsocial theme released in May supports the Dark style: https://js-game.demo.jomsocial.com/ you can check it out.

In case you want to customize to have dark style for JomSocial, I can refer you to one of our versatile developers who can assist with the customization. Let me know if you're interested.

estacey2013

saguaros Yes, thats a neat 'new' theme - but it's just DARK - is there a switch to turn it on and off? that's what Jomsocial needs..

saguaros

estacey2013 Unfortunately, that dark/light modes are not available at this moment, it will require customization to achieve that 🙂

estacey2013

saguaros - thank you for the response - extnbakers produces a dark mode mod - that when installed produces a switch that actually does, try to turn Jomsocial into dark mode.. However, it only has three colors, the screen looks, 'ok' but not as good as using Dark Reader on the browser. I'll survive...