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Light vs Dark Theme - Tactrus - 2017-02-23
Designers and users, which do you prefer?
I have always used a dark theme, but recently I've thought about switching to a light theme.
RE: Light vs Dark Theme - WallBB - 2017-02-23
I only go for color preference based on the niche, for my gaming community I use a darker theme.
But for a community regarding education, I go with a light theme.
Basically it depends on target audience what they prefer and you can guess it based on the niche :-)
Regards
WallBB
RE: Light vs Dark Theme - sarisisop - 2017-02-24
Yes it depends on your audience. But I always find dark themes difficult to read.
I think younger people prefer dark. And older people prefer light.
Why not make your theme in both dark and light. That way your members could choose.
Or run a poll with your active users, those are the ones you want to keep happy.
RE: Light vs Dark Theme - Paradigm - 2017-02-24
As WallBB said I think it entirely depends on the niche.
RE: Light vs Dark Theme - Asa - 2017-03-02
It entirely depends on the niche. But most people that run general discussion forums these days mostly head towards darker themes as it's easy on the eyes.
RE: Light vs Dark Theme - Corey H - 2017-03-02
I prefer light over dark but definitely believe in user choice so having both as an option is great.