ZenTheme Nightfall A free Zendesk Help Center theme in the Graphite look, with dark mode that follows your visitor's system. Templating API v4.
The demo is Tarepoint, a fictional company.
What it is.
Graphite look The same clean, quiet layout as ZenTheme Pro's Graphite look.
Dark mode that follows the system Visitors get light or dark from their device setting. There is no toggle in the free theme.
Midnight blue, your colour carried in Dark mode is a calm midnight blue, not flat black. Your brand colour is lifted automatically so buttons and links stay readable.
⌘K search Open search from anywhere in the Help Center with ⌘K or Ctrl K.
Article table of contents Long articles get a contents list built from their headings.
Axe-checked Checked with axe-core for accessibility issues. It is not a guarantee for your own content. Install. Nightfall is coming to the Zendesk Marketplace, free.
Open the Nightfall listing on the Zendesk Marketplace and choose Get. Pick the Help Center to install it on. In Guide, open Customize design and find Nightfall in your themes. Set your brand colour and logo, then Publish. Want it before the listing is live? Email hello@zenthemelab.com and we send you the theme zip to import under Customize design, Add theme, Import.
All 47 settings. Version 1.1.1. Everything below is in Guide, under Customize design.
Colors Setting What it does Type Default Brand color Brand color for major navigational elements color #17494D Brand text color Brand color for hover and active states color #FFFFFF
Brand Setting What it does Type Default Logo Company logo file Empty Use a separate logo in dark mode Show the dark mode logo below when dark mode is active checkbox Off Dark mode logo Logo shown in the header in dark mode. Use a light-colored version of your logo file Empty Logo height Height of the logo in the header, in pixels range 37 (20 to 80) Logo height (mobile) Height of the logo in the header on mobile screens, in pixels range 28 (16 to 60) Show Help Center name Display the Help Center name next to the logo checkbox On Favicon Icon displayed in the address bar of your browser file Empty
Announcement bar Setting What it does Type Default Announcement text Shown in a slim bar above the header. Leave blank to hide the bar text Empty Announcement link Optional URL the announcement links to text Empty
Footer Setting What it does Type Default Footer text Short line or tagline shown in the footer text Empty Footer link 1 label Text of the link. Leave blank to hide it text Empty Footer link 1 URL Where the link goes, e.g. https://example.com/status text Empty Footer link 2 label Text of the link. Leave blank to hide it text Empty Footer link 2 URL Where the link goes, e.g. https://example.com/status text Empty Footer link 3 label Text of the link. Leave blank to hide it text Empty Footer link 3 URL Where the link goes, e.g. https://example.com/status text Empty Footer link 4 label Text of the link. Leave blank to hide it text Empty Footer link 4 URL Where the link goes, e.g. https://example.com/status text Empty
Images Setting What it does Type Default Service catalog hero image Hero image on the service catalog page file Empty
Search settings Setting What it does Type Default Instant search Show suggested articles on search checkbox On Scoped search in help center Search results are confined to the category the user is in checkbox On Scoped search in Community Search results are confined to the topic the user is in checkbox On
Home page hero Setting What it does Type Default Hero title Main heading shown above the search box text How can we help? Hero subtitle Short text below the heading. Leave empty to hide it text Search our help center or browse topics below. Show help center name above the title Display the help center name as a small label above the hero title checkbox On
Community block Setting What it does Type Default Community block title Heading of the home page community block text Community Community block text One line under the community title text Swap tips, ask questions and share what you've built. Community hero title Heading of the community pages hero. Empty uses Community text Empty Community hero text One line under the community hero title text Ask questions, share ideas and learn from other customers.
Home page elements Setting What it does Type Default Recent activity Show recent activity on home page checkbox On
Article page elements Setting What it does Type Default Articles in section Show sidebar of articles in section checkbox On Author Show author image and name checkbox On Comments Show comments on articles checkbox On Follow Users can follow a specific article checkbox On Recently viewed Show recently viewed articles checkbox On Related articles Show related articles checkbox On Social sharing Show social media sharing on article checkbox On Table of contents Show an On this page list built from h2 and h3 headings (needs 3 or more) checkbox On Reading time Show an estimated N min read next to the article date checkbox On Back to top button Show a floating button after scrolling down checkbox On
Section page elements Setting What it does Type Default Follow Users can follow a specific section checkbox On
Community post elements Setting What it does Type Default Follow Users can follow a specific post checkbox On Social sharing Show social media sharing on post checkbox On
Community topic elements Setting What it does Type Default Follow Users can follow a specific topic checkbox On
Show suggested articles Setting What it does Type Default Show suggested articles Show suggested articles on new request form checkbox On
What Pro adds. A visitor toggle for light and dark Hand-set palettes for each mode Three looks Community layouts The full style system Header layouts Custom fonts See ZenTheme Pro Guides for Help Center owners Zendesk is removing Templating API v1 to v3 on July 31, 2027. The full timeline, how to check your Help Center theme version, what breaks, and a short migration checklist.
Zendesk's built-in dark mode covers the agent workspace, not your public Help Center. What a good Help Center dark mode needs, and how to get it with a theme.
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