get_current_theme() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

get_current_theme(): string

This function has been deprecated. Use wp_get_theme() instead.

Retrieve current theme name.

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function get_current_theme() {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.4.0', 'wp_get_theme()' );

	if ( $theme = get_option( 'current_theme' ) )
		return $theme;

	return wp_get_theme()->get('Name');
}

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Uses	Description
wp_get_theme()`wp-includes/theme.php`	Gets a WP_Theme object for a theme.
WP_Theme::get()`wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php`	Gets a raw, unformatted theme header.
_deprecated_function()`wp-includes/functions.php`	Marks a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.
get_option()`wp-includes/option.php`	Retrieves an option value based on an option name.

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Changelog

Version	Description
3.4.0	Use wp_get_theme()
1.5.0	Introduced.

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Current theme name
Get the name of the current theme.
```
$theme_name = get_current_theme();
echo esc_html( $theme_name );
```
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