how to dark mode on website

[Mike Marsicano]

so in my settings on website their is no theme category to change the website to dark mode. jira can do it but not confluence and its strange.  again in my settings can see no theme area as instructions say.

[Barbara Szczesniak]

@Mike Marsicano From what I've seen, this theme is available for you as a user, not to be applied to your entire site. As such, it is available in the menu when you select your avatar. From the release notes (https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/blog/2023/08/atlassian-cloud-changes-aug-21-to-aug-28-2023#AtlassianCloudchangesAug21toAug28,2023-confluence ):

I don't see this option myself, so either it is not fully rolled out yet or not available on the free plan.

[Dan Breyen]

Hi @Mike Marsicano welcome to the community.  "Dark Mode" in Jira came first.  "Dark Mode" in Confluence is a different animal, and might not be enabled for your cloud site yet.  It's still in Alpha testing.  You can read more about it here, CONFCLOUD-69537 as well as get some instructions for seeing if the theme is available on your cloud site or not.  To quote Alton Brown, "Your patience will be rewarded. " I've been using it for a bit, and having both Jira & Confluence in Dark Mode is much easier on the eyes. 

Hope that helps.

[Mike Marsicano]

thanks for the info!