By Andrew Armstrong 
After months of building tech guides on off-the-shelf magazine themes, we got tired of fighting them — so we built our own. NeoDark is a fast, dark-mode-by-default WordPress theme designed specifically for how-to guides, IT tutorials and product reviews. It’s the theme this very site runs on, and as of today it’s available for anyone to use — free, or with a one-time Pro upgrade.
No page builder, no bundled ad networks, no tracking scripts you didn’t ask for. Just a clean, accessible, genuinely quick theme built around the content tech blogs actually publish.
NeoDark Free — everything you need to launch
NeoDark Free is a complete, production-ready theme in its own right — not a stripped-down teaser. It’s 100% GPLv2, free forever, and includes:
- A Customizer-driven homepage — choose which six categories get their own section, no code required
- Automatic table of contents generated from your headings on long-form posts
- Related posts, shown automatically based on shared categories
- Breadcrumbs on every archive, single post and page
- A social links menu with automatic network detection — no extra plugin needed
- A built-in, mobile-friendly search overlay
- Full WooCommerce store support out of the box
- Dark mode by default, with a fast, accessible, no-page-builder codebase
NeoDark Pro — built for review sites and multi-writer teams
NeoDark Pro is a one-time £39 upgrade, single site, no subscription. It adds six things the free version deliberately leaves out:
- 3-column article layout — a sticky table of contents on one side and related articles on the other, so long guides never lose the reader
- Homepage hero slider — rotate your latest or most important posts front and centre, fully Customizer-driven
- Review-writing blocks — comparison tables, pros & cons, verdict boxes, spec sheets, deal callouts and step-by-step blocks
- Author social profiles — a richer author box with per-author social links and custom avatar uploads, no Gravatar required
- Built-in download counter for freeware and downloads pages
- Trending Posts widget and shortcode — auto-ranked by real view counts over the last 7 days
Every screenshot in this post is NeoDark Pro, running live on this site.
See it in action
Free vs Pro, at a glance
| NeoDark Free | NeoDark Pro | |
| Dark‑mode homepage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customizer‑driven category cards | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customizer‑editable hero section | ✓ | ✓ |
| Homepage hero slider | – | ✓ |
| 3‑column single‑post layout | – | ✓ |
| Sticky table of contents sidebar | – | ✓ |
| Related‑articles sidebar | – | ✓ |
| Content blocks/patterns | 5 | 8 |
| Comparison tables, pros & cons, verdict boxes | – | ✓ |
| Deal callout & step‑by‑step blocks | – | ✓ |
| Per‑author social profiles & author box | – | ✓ |
| Custom author avatar upload | – | ✓ |
| Built-in download counter (freeware/downloads pages) | – | ✓ |
| Trending Posts widget & shortcode (auto-ranked by views) | – | ✓ |
| Footer social icon links | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dynamic logo & accessibility (skip link, focus states) | ✓ | ✓ |
| WooCommerce store support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Support | Direct from TechyGeeksHome | Direct from TechyGeeksHome |
| Price | Free | £39 one‑time · single site |
See the full feature comparison on the NeoDark Pro page for the complete list.
Get NeoDark
NeoDark Free is 100% GPLv2 — download it, extend it, ship it, no strings attached. NeoDark Pro is a one-time £39 purchase covering a single site, with support direct from us.
Do I need NeoDark Free installed before I can use Pro?
No. NeoDark Pro is a standalone theme — install and activate it on its own, no NeoDark Free required.
Is NeoDark Pro a subscription?
No. It is a one-time purchase covering a single site. Pay once, keep using it, no recurring billing.
Does NeoDark support WooCommerce?
Yes, in both Free and Pro. Product pages, shop and cart layouts inherit the theme’s dark styling with no extra configuration.
Is NeoDark Free really free forever?
Yes. It is 100% GPLv2, distributed free of charge with no trial period, feature lock or expiry.
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