What It Is
Signal Dark is a dark editorial template designed for publishers, developers, and anyone building a serious Joomla site. Violet and cyan accents on a true dark background. Space Grotesk typography. Reading progress bar. 36 module positions. Every core component view styled — articles, categories, contacts, tags, search, news feeds.
It was built entirely by AI — every line of CSS written through conversation in VS Code with Claude Code. No manual coding.
Features
- Dark mode from the ground up — not a filter on a light theme
- 36 module positions with responsive visibility controls
- Every Joomla component view styled (articles, blog, list, contacts, tags, search, archive, feeds)
- Reading progress bar
- Sticky dual-tier navigation
- Bootstrap 5 overrides for dark mode
- Custom field rendering
- Akeeba Engage comment styling
- No build tools — edit the CSS directly
- Joomla 5 and 6 compatible
Browse the Demo
See every view, every module position, every component styled in dark mode:
Download
Signal Dark is free. Download the template and install it on your Joomla site:
Built with AI
Signal Dark was the first project built with the workflow that became The AI Director Starter Kit. Every CSS rule, every template override, every module position — written through conversation with Claude Code in VS Code.
Read the full story: How Signal Dark Was Built with Claude Code
Use It with the Starter Kit
Signal Dark comes pre-installed in the AI Director Starter Kit. Open the folder in VS Code, tell Claude Code to get the site running — working Joomla site with Signal Dark in under 10 minutes.