Title: Axismundi Theme Switcher
Author: Jiwoon Kim
Published: <strong>July 8, 2026</strong>
Last modified: September 6, 2026

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# Axismundi Theme Switcher

 By [Jiwoon Kim](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kimjiwoon/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/axismundi-theme-switcher.0.1.9.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/axismundi-theme-switcher/#installation)
 * [Development](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/axismundi-theme-switcher/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/axismundi-theme-switcher/)

## Description

The `axismundi/theme-switcher` block puts an Auto / Light / Dark control on the

page, as a connected button group or a single cycling button, and writes the choice
to `html[data-theme]`. The choice is kept in a first-party cookie and reapplied 
before the next page paints, so returning to the site does not flash the wrong scheme.

The block reads its colors, corner sizes and motion from the Material Design
 system
custom properties, so it looks as intended under any theme that publishes them, 
and falls back to Material’s own baseline where a theme publishes none. The Axismundi
theme supports the `html[data-theme]` contract natively.

## Blocks

This plugin provides 1 block.

 *   Theme Switcher Switches between Auto, Light, and Dark theme modes.

## Installation

 1. Install and activate the plugin.
 2. Insert the Theme Switcher block wherever a light / dark / auto control is
     needed—
    a header template part, a footer, or a page.
 3. For the switch to repaint the whole site, use a theme or stylesheet that
     responds
    to `html[data-theme]`. The Axismundi theme does so natively.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin require an external service?

No. The switcher runs locally in WordPress and stores the selected mode in a
 first-
party cookie named `axismundi_theme`.

### Can this plugin be used without the Axismundi theme?

Yes. The block reads its colors, corner sizes and motion from the Material
 Design
system custom properties — `--md-sys-color-*` and the shape and motion scales beside
it — so it looks as intended under any theme that publishes them. Under a theme 
that publishes none it falls back to Material’s own baseline colors, and it still
renders and still toggles the `data-theme` attribute; the site around it changes
only if something consumes `html[data-theme]`.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Axismundi Theme Switcher” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Jiwoon Kim ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kimjiwoon/)

[Translate “Axismundi Theme Switcher” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/axismundi-theme-switcher)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/axismundi-theme-switcher/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/axismundi-theme-switcher/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/axismundi-theme-switcher/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/axismundi-theme-switcher/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.1.9

 * Stop the browser painting its own highlight over a button when a finger lands
   
   on it. The control answers a touch with its pressed state and nothing else.
 * Show the focus state layer only for keyboard focus. A tap focuses a button
    too,
   so the layer used to stay on the cycling button after the finger lifted, until
   something else was touched.

Earlier releases are listed in changelog.txt.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.1.9**
 *  Last updated **4 weeks ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 7.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.2**
 *  PHP version ** 8.1 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/axismundi-theme-switcher/)
 * Tags
 * [appearance](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/appearance/)[block](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block/)
   [color scheme](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/color-scheme/)[dark mode](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dark-mode/)
   [editor](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editor/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://sa.wordpress.org/plugins/axismundi-theme-switcher/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Jiwoon Kim ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kimjiwoon/)

## Support

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