Title: Distraction Free Writing mode Themes
Author: Stanislav Khromov
Published: <strong>February 13, 2013</strong>
Last modified: July 26, 2015

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# Distraction Free Writing mode Themes

 By [Stanislav Khromov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/khromov/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/distraction-free-writing-mode-themes.3.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/distraction-free-writing-mode-themes/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/distraction-free-writing-mode-themes/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/distraction-free-writing-mode-themes/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/distraction-free-writing-mode-themes/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/distraction-free-writing-mode-themes/)

## Description

**This plugin is only compatible up to WordPress 3.8. Later versions revamped the
distraction free writing mode and are not compatible with this plugin.**

Dark and light themes for WordPress Distraction Free Writing mode editor. Use one
of the built-in themes based on classics such as Monokai or Q10, or write your own
using CSS.

**New in 3.0**

 * Option to auto-start distraction free writing mode when editing posts
 * Per-user distraction free theme settings
 * Internationalization support
 * Auto-start distraction free mode based on user roles

Translations:

 * Turkish

Thanks to [m_uysl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/m_uysl) for these additions.

**New in 2.1**
 Introducing Autolycus and ZenHub themes – check out the screenshots
in the Screenshots tab!

[Read the full announcement!](http://khromov.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/new-themes-for-wordpress-distraction-free-writing-mode)

**Usage**

Enter the Distraction Free writing Mode in WordPress by clicking the DFWM button
in the editor. (Shortcut Alt+Shift+W)

[Read mode about the Distraction Free writing Mode](http://en.support.wordpress.com/distraction-free-writing/)

### Requirements

 * PHP 5.3 or higher strongly recommended

### Translations

None at the moment. Translations welcome.

### TODO

 * More themes! (If you’ve made a theme, make sure to submit it through the WordPress
   Support forum!)
 * Better instructions for making custom themes.
 * Theming the top bar. (Not done due to complexity in current themes, but future
   themes can technically do this.)

## Screenshots

[⌊Monokai⌉⌊Monokai⌉[

Monokai

[⌊Nightsky⌉⌊Nightsky⌉[

Nightsky

[⌊Q10⌉⌊Q10⌉[

Q10

[⌊Matrix⌉⌊Matrix⌉[

Matrix

[⌊Paper⌉⌊Paper⌉[

Paper

[⌊Pearl⌉⌊Pearl⌉[

Pearl

[⌊Button to enter Distraction Free Writing mode⌉⌊Button to enter Distraction Free
Writing mode⌉[

Button to enter Distraction Free Writing mode

[⌊DFWM Themes settings⌉⌊DFWM Themes settings⌉[

DFWM Themes settings

[⌊Autolycus⌉⌊Autolycus⌉[

Autolycus

[⌊ZenHub⌉⌊ZenHub⌉[

ZenHub

## Installation

 1. Upload the `distraction-free-writing-mode-themes` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`
 2. Activate the plugin (Distraction Free Writing mode Themes) through the ‘Plugins’
    menu in WordPress
 3. Your DFWM theme will automatically be set to Monokai. Go to Settings -> DFWM Themes
    to change this or revert to the original theme.

## FAQ

  The styles do not display as in the theme preview

Your current WordPress Theme can affect this plugin. Please submit a bug report 
to the Support forums containing both your WordPress theme as well as the theme 
your are using with DFWM Themes.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Distraction Free Writing mode Themes” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Stanislav Khromov ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/khromov/)
 *   [ Mustafa Uysal ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/m_uysl/)

[Translate “Distraction Free Writing mode Themes” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/distraction-free-writing-mode-themes)

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 3.1.0

 * Improved themes to fix some issues with WordPress themes overriding the Distraction
   Free styles.
 * Improved loading of Custom CSS
 * New Spanish translation, thanks Andrew Kurtis at WebHostingHub

#### 3.0.1

 * Bug fix for titles in Distraction Free Writing Mode when force option was enabled

#### 3.0

 * Option to auto-start distraction free writing mode when editing posts
 * Per-user distraction free theme settings
 * Internationalization support
 * Auto-start distraction free mode based on user roles

Translations:
 * Turkish

#### 2.1

 * Introducing Autolycus and ZenHub themes – check out the screenshots in the Screenshots
   tab!
 * Compatibility with other plugins is improved by applying some !important overrides.

#### 1.5

 * Fixed a bug where the plugin did not get activated when short_open_tag was set
   to Off.

#### 1.4

 * Fixed a bug that prevented Custom CSS from working correctly

#### 1.3

 * Typo fixes in readme

#### 1.2

 * More screenshots
 * Screenshot descriptions added
 * Readme improved

#### 1.1

 * Fixed missing theme previews

#### 1.0

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Version **3.1.0**
 *  Last updated **11 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.5 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.7.41**
 * Tags
 * [dark theme](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dark-theme/)[editor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editor/)
   [themes](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/themes/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/distraction-free-writing-mode-themes/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.8 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  3 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/distraction-free-writing-mode-themes/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  1 4-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/distraction-free-writing-mode-themes/reviews/?filter=4)
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## Contributors

 *   [ Stanislav Khromov ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/khromov/)
 *   [ Mustafa Uysal ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/m_uysl/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/distraction-free-writing-mode-themes/)