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Version 7.1
Released 9 Jan 2025 - 28.9 kBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterMinor compatibility update for BBC Sports.Source code released under MIT Licence
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Version 7.0
Released 28 Aug 2024 - 28.89 kBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterBBC Homepage:
Fixed compatibility issues with some areas not being dark.
Darkened the 'View More' buttons.
BBC News:
Restored working compatibility.
Fixed the top header bar to ensure it's not white.
Redarkened the BBC Search bar.
Improved legibility of button text.
Fixed text legibility under "Top Stories" in the right section.
Additional fixes to live coverage sections to darken both editorial and live feed.
Darkened the bottom section under 'Onwards'.
Increased legibility for buttons on live coverage.
BBC Weather:
Updated the homepage to improve dark coverage.
Fixed visibility of text and titles.
Cleaned up bottom sections for better visibility.
BBC Sport:
Improved legibility for article contents.
Darkened the live coverage sections.
Added support for the Scores section under live coverage.
Darkened the scores section.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 6.4
Released 22 Apr 2024 - 28.33 kBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterBBC News:
Fixes to the live coverage to darken border frames that were appearing white.
Darkened the "Search" button to be themed correctly instead of being white, including the button.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 6.3
Released 6 Apr 2024 - 28.28 kBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterV6.3 - 2024 BBC Weather Update
BBC Weather:
Fixes to article sections to correct side promotional articles not being correctly dark.
Fixes to subheading on articles being unreadable.
Corrections to URL articles being unreadable.
Bug fixes to the "Forecast for the UK" section to be correctly dark.
Theming of the "More Weather" section.
General tidyups where necessary.
Fixes to the settings section located underneath the Warnings page to be dark.
Introduction of theming for the Weather slider subsection, buttons and forecast menu.
Theming of the "Weather key" section on BBC Weather.
BBC News:
Minor fixes to article headings being dark rather than gray.
Fixes to some article sub-links being dark rather than gray.
Minor corrections to some video titles being dark aswell.
Improvements to timestamp dates above articles being slightly too dark for better clarity.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 6.2
Released 27 Mar 2024 - 28.01 kBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later, android 120.0 and later**V6.2** - 2024 Update #2
BBC News:
Fixes to the top navigation bar to restore them to being dark.
Minor fixes to URL's appearing black and not gray on articles.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 6.1
Released 15 Mar 2024 - 27.98 kBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterBBC News:
Bug fix related to category titles not appearing dark.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 6.0
Released 5 Mar 2024 - 27.96 kBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterV6.0 - 2024 Restoration Support
BBC Homepage:
Restoration of compatibility with the new theme code.
Restructuring of titles to be more readable, especially the highlighted ones.
Reorganisation of some URL links to be more readable than before.
BBC News:
Restoration of compatiblity with the new theme code to correctly darken articles and the BBC News homepage.
Fixes for some text not being readable on articles.
General improvements to the submenu selection bar appearing white.
Minor fixes to some button text being unreadable.
BBC Sports:
Fixes to URL text being unreadable on articles.
Fixes to the side panel article list being unreadable.
Fixes to some buttons not being dark on articles.
BBC Sounds: Restoration of compatibility, similar to before.
Minor fixes to heading titles.
Miscelleanous:
Introduced support to the "For You" BBC page to be dark.
Various other fixes to restore broad compatibility across the site where necessary.
Some global fixes for code conflicts.
Themed the "Take the survey" button which sometimes appears on pages.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 5.7
Released 28 Dec 2023 - 27.39 kBWorks with firefox 109.0 and later, android 120.0 and laterV5.7 - 2023 New Year Update
BBC Homepage:
Fixes to the dark search bar appearing white.
Fixes to sections not being darkened correctly.
Improvements to the "Play" icon appearing white.
Corrections to the National Lottery results button appearing white.
Darkened the BBC search button to be consistent with the rest of the theme.
Corrections to the "Home" section button appearing too dark.
BBC News:
Fixes to dynamic articles on the BBC News page being white.
Fixes to the secondary navigation bar outlines being white in articles.
Removal of white borders from the "Read more" button on article lists.
Fixes to the "Follow" button text being dark.
Fixes to subarticle section backgrounds being white. Minor fixes to URL link colours not being gray.
Improvements to the weather section for theming.
Restoration to dark for the "More" subsection.
BBC Weather:
Fixes to the forecast subsection appearing white.
Fixes to the "Settings" section to be dark.
Improvements to the "More Weather" subsection text not being readable.
Improvements to the Information section not being dark.
Darkening to the "Best of the BBC" title section.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 5.6
Released 4 Oct 2023 - 26.98 kBWorks with firefox 109.0 and laterBBC News:
Fixes to the global navigation bar appearing white.
Fixes to the global navigation text appearing black.
Updates to the promotion banners on articles to return them to a dark state.
Text clarity improvements between dark and gray.
Fixes to topic article buttons not being dark.
BBC homepage:
Improvements to the BBC homepage promotion articles not appearing dark.
BBC Sports:
Minor fix for body text being too dark.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 5.5
Released 26 Jul 2023 - 26.73 kBWorks with firefox 109.0 and laterFixes to promotional badges on the main page appearing white.
Fixes to article buttons appearing white.
Improvements to live coverage elements appearing white.
Darkened the "Around the UK" and "Sports coverage" sections on the homepage.
Fixed the submenu bar on articles not appearing dark.
Fixes to the right sidebar of the top stories not being darkened.
Fixes to the "Related Topics" buttons not appearing dark.
Inclusion of the "Using the BBC" page for theming.
Cleanup of minor article elements appearing black.
Darkened the share button submenu.
Fixes to some secondary navigation bars nto appearing dark.
Fixes for the BBC Sports navigation bar appearing slightly out of line.
Added support for the Boxing section underneath BBC Sports.
Sweeps to fix some drawers appearing unreadable for their text.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 5.3
Released 28 Mar 2023 - 26.21 kBWorks with firefox 109.0 and laterRedesigned iconSource code released under MIT Licence
Version 5.2
Released 11 Jan 2023 - 41.83 kBWorks with firefox 109.0 and laterFixes to the top 10 articles not appearing dark on the sidebar.
Improvements to buttons to ensure they are readable.
Fixes to the top menu bar to ensure they are consistent across pages.
Improvements to black headers to make them readable.
Changes to the top header to make them gray consistently between pages.
Darkened the orbit area which is expandable on the BBC News page.
Fixes to BBC Weather with the expandable menu appearing transparent.
Removal of conflicting code to fix appearances on the front page.
Cleanup of artifact code for minor optimisations between colour elements.
Reformatting of structured CSS files to improve readability.
Theming to metadata code to improve the legibility of article contents.
Upgrade Firefox to Manifest V3.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 5.1
Released 10 Jan 2023 - 42.09 kBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterV5.1 - 2023 Update
Fixes to the navigation column to theme it dark correctly.
Updated the menu selector to correctly be dark.
Fixes to the top header appearing white.
Changes to icon colours to make them gray.
Text fix inconsistencies on the menu selector appearing dark instead of white.
Lightened the BBC header links on the top menu bar to appear gray to improve readability.
Fixes to the "Search the BBC" main background and search box appearing not dark.
Promo links on articles have now been fixed to correctly be dark.
Darkened the notification area.
Hyperlink fixes being dark in articles.
Removal of depreciated BBC subdomains.
Fixes to bright white flashes when transitioning between pages.Source code released under MIT Licence
Version 5.0
Released 20 Apr 2022 - 41.59 kBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence
Version 4.1
Released 3 Feb 2022 - 40.67 kBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence
Version 4.0
Released 14 Sep 2021 - 40.43 kBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence
Version 3.5
Released 26 Dec 2020 - 39.69 kBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence
Version 3.4
Released 9 Apr 2020 - 39.6 kBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence
Version 3.3
Released 8 Feb 2020 - 39.55 kBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence
Version 3.2
Released 23 Nov 2019 - 39.45 kBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence
Version 3.1
Released 22 Oct 2019 - 39.34 kBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence
Version 3.0
Released 21 Oct 2019 - 39.27 kBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence
Version 2.9
Released 21 Oct 2019 - 39.24 kBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence
Version 2.8
Released 18 Oct 2019 - 39.25 kBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence
Version 2.7
Released 16 Sep 2019 - 39.2 kBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under MIT Licence