[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #41928: Dark mode option to enable within wp-admin

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#41928: Dark mode option to enable within wp-admin
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 Reporter:  danieltj           |      Owner:
     Type:  feature request    |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration     |    Version:
 Severity:  normal             |   Keywords:
  Focuses:  ui, accessibility  |
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 I'd like to propose a new feature within the wp-admin area of a 'Dark
 Mode'. Much like Twitter where the entire UI uses bright colours such as
 white but also lets you turn on a dark mode which will switch the UI
 colour scheme to a much darker colours.

 I'd like to propose this as a feature for use within wp-admin only. This
 shouldn't affect the front-end in anyway, shape or form as that is handled
 by themes. However the ap-admin area cannot be customised in the same way
 and can sometimes be a bit too strong on the eyes. I think a dark option
 would make it easier for people to use the admin area, especially late at
 night.

 My idea for this is that it would be an option within the user profile
 section along with other user related sections. A checkbox to enable dark
 mode would then include an extra stylesheet in the back-end for that
 logged in user. This would be a great thing to include in 4.9 but I
 appreciate that that's incredibly optimistic. I think the wider WordPress
 community would benefit from this very simple feature and help improve the
 accessibility for everyone using Core at night time.

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