# Forcing Dark Mode **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Tags:** elements\ **Created:** [August 11, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/forcing-dark-mode/57304 "2026-08-11T20:58:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mrdalliard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@mrdalliard](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrdalliard)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/forcing-dark-mode/57304/1 "2026-08-11T20:58:48Z")
Hi, Is it possible to force the site to load for everyone in dark mode only? The colours and layout I have work in Dark Mode nicely and I really don’t want a “light” mode. Also, I’m on the “Plus” tier, so I can’t edit or create my own theme. Thanks, M. ---
**Author:** ![jbyfield](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbyfield/32/82_2.png) [@jbyfield](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbyfield)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/forcing-dark-mode/57304/2 "2026-08-11T21:28:10Z")
Has been asked before. Solution is in here - [https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dark-mode-only/56222](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/dark-mode-only/56222). I think I followed that myself by chance. Have designed a dark looking site in Light mode and have Dark mode disabled. ---
**Author:** ![mrdalliard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@mrdalliard](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrdalliard)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/forcing-dark-mode/57304/3 "2026-08-12T08:48:06Z")
Hi, I’ve read that thread, but I’m not sure it solves the problem. I’m trying to use the “Terminal” theme with the “Voyager” project. Dark mode looks just fine. I just want that as the default for my project. Switching off dark mode entirely denies me the colour scheme I actually want. I can’t customise the theme as I’m not on the “Pro” tier. Trying to customise the light side of the theme to make it look dark doesn’t give the results I want - in fact, it seems completely unresponsive. For example, when I flip to the light mode, my top site navigation menu disappears. I know it’s probably set to black on a black background (where it was previously white in the dark theme), but when I look at the menu component, it says it’s white and doesn’t seem to respond to any changes I make. (There is nothing in the Global Header that’s overriding this). My site only has five pages - and this feels like an extremely painful transition from Classic. Thanks, M. ---
**Author:** ![mrdalliard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@mrdalliard](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/mrdalliard)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/forcing-dark-mode/57304/4 "2026-08-12T10:10:53Z")
An update. After playing an awful lot with themes, I’ve come to the realisation that it’s the Terminal Theme itself. Even if I define colours for page components, the fact I’ve selected the Terminal Theme seems to override everything (i.e. not respect component changes I’ve made). When I use System instead (or any other theme, it seems), I can configure individual components and they appear as I want. It seems something specific to the Terminal Theme that’s doing this. Thanks, M. ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/forcing-dark-mode/57304/5 "2026-08-12T10:55:42Z")
I’d recommend overriding the theme defaults (you can do this on any version of Elements), like this: You can also select an item on the page and change it to any colour you like, that way you can design your own look. Hope this helps.