get_theme_file_uri( string $file = '' ): string

Retrieves the URL of a file in the theme.

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Description

Searches in the stylesheet directory before the template directory so themes which inherit from a parent theme can just override one file.

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Parameters

$file string Optional
File to search for in the stylesheet directory.

Default: ''

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Return

string The URL of the file.

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Source

File: wp-includes/link-template.php. View all references 

function get_theme_file_uri( $file = '' ) {
	$file = ltrim( $file, '/' );

	if ( empty( $file ) ) {
		$url = get_stylesheet_directory_uri();
	} elseif ( file_exists( get_stylesheet_directory() . '/' . $file ) ) {
		$url = get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/' . $file;
	} else {
		$url = get_template_directory_uri() . '/' . $file;
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the URL to a file in the theme.
	 *
	 * @since 4.7.0
	 *
	 * @param string $url  The file URL.
	 * @param string $file The requested file to search for.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'theme_file_uri', $url, $file );
}

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Hooks

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Used By

Used By
Used By Description
_wp_theme_json_webfonts_handler() wp-includes/script-loader.php

Runs the theme.json webfonts handler.
get_block_editor_theme_styles() wp-includes/block-editor.php

Creates an array of theme styles to load into the block editor.
register_block_script_handle() wp-includes/blocks.php

Finds a script handle for the selected block metadata field. It detects when a path to file was provided and finds a corresponding asset file with details necessary to register the script under automatically generated handle name. It returns unprocessed script handle otherwise.
register_block_style_handle() wp-includes/blocks.php

Finds a style handle for the block metadata field. It detects when a path to file was provided and registers the style under automatically generated handle name. It returns unprocessed style handle otherwise.

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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
4.7.0 Introduced.

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User Contributed Notes

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    Contributed by Márcio Duarte —

    You can use this function to include local theme assets (like images) in your block patterns:

    <!-- wp:image {"id":12,"width":640,"height":400,"sizeSlug":"full","linkDestination":"none"} -->
<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="<?php
echo esc_url( get_theme_file_uri( 'assets/img/my-asset.png' ) ); ?>" alt="<?php _e( 'Asset description' ) ?>" width="640" height="400"/></figure>
<!-- /wp:image -->

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