wp_get_theme( string $stylesheet = '', string $theme_root = '' ): WP_Theme

Gets a WP_Theme object for a theme.

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Parameters

$stylesheet string Optional: Directory name for the theme. Defaults to active theme.

Default: ''
$theme_root string Optional: Absolute path of the theme root to look in.
If not specified, get_raw_theme_root() is used to calculate the theme root for the $stylesheet provided (or active theme).

Default: ''

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Return

WP_Theme Theme object. Be sure to check the object's exists() method if you need to confirm the theme's existence.

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Source

File: wp-includes/theme.php. View all references

function wp_get_theme( $stylesheet = '', $theme_root = '' ) {
	global $wp_theme_directories;

	if ( empty( $stylesheet ) ) {
		$stylesheet = get_stylesheet();
	}

	if ( empty( $theme_root ) ) {
		$theme_root = get_raw_theme_root( $stylesheet );
		if ( false === $theme_root ) {
			$theme_root = WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/themes';
		} elseif ( ! in_array( $theme_root, (array) $wp_theme_directories, true ) ) {
			$theme_root = WP_CONTENT_DIR . $theme_root;
		}
	}

	return new WP_Theme( $stylesheet, $theme_root );
}

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Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
get_raw_theme_root() wp-includes/theme.php	Gets the raw theme root relative to the content directory with no filters applied.
get_stylesheet() wp-includes/theme.php	Retrieves name of the current stylesheet.
WP_Theme::__construct() wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php	Constructor for WP_Theme.

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Used By	Description
_register_theme_block_patterns() wp-includes/block-patterns.php	Register any patterns that the active theme may provide under its `./patterns/` directory. Each pattern is defined as a PHP file and defines its metadata using plugin-style headers. The minimum required definition is:
WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver::get_style_variations() wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php	Returns the style variations defined by the theme.
WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver::get_user_data_from_wp_global_styles() wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php	Returns the custom post type that contains the user’s origin config for the active theme or a void array if none are found.
WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver::get_user_data() wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php	Returns the user’s origin config.
WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver::get_user_global_styles_post_id() wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php	Returns the ID of the custom post type that stores user data.
wp_is_block_theme() wp-includes/theme.php	Returns whether the active theme is a block-based theme or not.
WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver::get_theme_data() wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json-resolver.php	Returns the theme’s data.
WP_REST_Server::add_active_theme_link_to_index() wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php	Adds a link to the active theme for users who have proper permissions.
WP_REST_Themes_Controller::get_item_permissions_check() wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-themes-controller.php	Checks if a given request has access to read the theme.
WP_REST_Themes_Controller::get_item() wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-themes-controller.php	Retrieves a single theme.
WP_REST_Themes_Controller::prepare_links() wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-themes-controller.php	Prepares links for the request.
validate_theme_requirements() wp-includes/theme.php	Validates the theme requirements for WordPress version and PHP version.
WP_Recovery_Mode_Email_Service::get_debug() wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php	Return debug information in an easy to manipulate format.
WP_Recovery_Mode_Email_Service::get_cause() wp-includes/class-wp-recovery-mode-email-service.php	Gets the description indicating the possible cause for the error.
WP_Debug_Data::debug_data() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-debug-data.php	Static function for generating site debug data when required.
WP_Site_Health::get_test_theme_version() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php	Tests if themes are outdated, or unnecessary.
populate_network_meta() wp-admin/includes/schema.php	Creates WordPress network meta and sets the default values.
WP_REST_Themes_Controller::get_items() wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-themes-controller.php	Retrieves a collection of themes.
WP_REST_Themes_Controller::prepare_item_for_response() wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-themes-controller.php	Prepares a single theme output for response.
WP_REST_Posts_Controller::check_template() wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php	Checks whether the template is valid for the given post.
wp_edit_theme_plugin_file() wp-admin/includes/file.php	Attempts to edit a file for a theme or plugin.
WP_REST_Posts_Controller::handle_template() wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php	Sets the template for a post.
wp_ajax_install_theme() wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php	Ajax handler for installing a theme.
wp_ajax_update_theme() wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php	Ajax handler for updating a theme.
wp_ajax_delete_theme() wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php	Ajax handler for deleting a theme.
WP_Theme::get_core_default_theme() wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php	Determines the latest WordPress default theme that is installed.
WP_Automatic_Updater::update() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-automatic-updater.php	Updates an item, if appropriate.
Language_Pack_Upgrader::get_name_for_update() wp-admin/includes/class-language-pack-upgrader.php	Get the name of an item being updated.
Theme_Upgrader::theme_info() wp-admin/includes/class-theme-upgrader.php	Get the WP_Theme object for a theme.
wp_prepare_themes_for_js() wp-admin/includes/theme.php	Prepares themes for JavaScript.
get_page_templates() wp-admin/includes/theme.php	Gets the page templates available in this theme.
current_theme_info() wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php	Retrieves information on the current active theme.
WP_Theme_Install_List_Table::_get_theme_status() wp-admin/includes/class-wp-theme-install-list-table.php	Check to see if the theme is already installed.
populate_options() wp-admin/includes/schema.php	Create WordPress options and set the default values.
update_right_now_message() wp-admin/includes/update.php	Displays WordPress version and active theme in the ‘At a Glance’ dashboard widget.
get_theme_updates() wp-admin/includes/update.php	Retrieves themes with updates available.
wp_ajax_query_themes() wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php	Ajax handler for getting themes from themes_api() .
WP_Customize_Manager::theme() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php	Gets the theme being customized.
WP_Customize_Manager::__construct() wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php	Constructor.
check_theme_switched() wp-includes/theme.php	Checks if a theme has been changed and runs ‘after_switch_theme’ hook on the next WP load.
remove_theme_mods() wp-includes/theme.php	Removes theme modifications option for the active theme.
switch_theme() wp-includes/theme.php	Switches the theme.
validate_current_theme() wp-includes/theme.php	Checks that the active theme has the required files.
get_theme_mods() wp-includes/theme.php	Retrieves all theme modifications.
get_current_theme() wp-includes/deprecated.php	Retrieve current theme name.
wp_insert_post() wp-includes/post.php	Inserts or update a post.

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3.4.0	Introduced.

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User Contributed Notes

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Contributed by Codex — 8 years ago
Echo the name of an installed theme
```
<?php
$my_theme = wp_get_theme( 'twentytwelve' );
if ( $my_theme->exists() )
	echo esc_html( $my_theme );
?>
```
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Contributed by tazotodua — 6 years ago

Result:

object(WP_Theme)[916]
  public 'update' => boolean false
  private 'theme_root' => string 'home/path/wp-content/themes' (length=77)
  private 'headers' => 
    array (size=11)
      'Name' => string 'mytheme' (length=7)
      'ThemeURI' => string 'http://example.com/' (length=22)
      'Description' => string 'Description' (length=11)
      'Author' => string 'Something Here' (length=14)
      'AuthorURI' => string 'http://example.com/' (length=22)
      'Version' => string '1.0.0' (length=5)
      'Template' => string '' (length=0)
      'Status' => string '' (length=0)
      'Tags' => string 'custom-background, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, threaded-comments, translation-ready' (length=98)
      'TextDomain' => string 'mytheme' (length=7)
      'DomainPath' => string '' (length=0)
  private 'headers_sanitized' => null
  private 'name_translated' => null
  private 'errors' => null
  private 'stylesheet' => string 'mytheme' (length=7)
  private 'template' => string 'mytheme' (length=7)
  private 'parent' => null
  private 'theme_root_uri' => null
  private 'textdomain_loaded' => null
  private 'cache_hash' => string 'ca9dd01f01f2a5cb4616a776eff52690' (length=32)

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Contributed by Codex — 8 years ago
Get other data: Text domain & theme URI
```
<?php
$my_theme = wp_get_theme();
echo esc_html( $my_theme->get( 'TextDomain' ) );
echo esc_html( $my_theme->get( 'ThemeURI' ) );
?>
```
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Contributed by vebbmaster — 2 years ago

Switch a specific theme on all sites in a multisite installation

<?php
function wpdocs_switch_all_multisite_themes() {
    foreach ( get_sites() as $site ) {
        switch_to_blog( $site->blog_id );
	$blog_theme = wp_get_theme();
	if ( 'twentyeleven' === $blog_theme ) {
            switch_theme( 'twentytwenty' );
            restore_current_blog();
	}
    }
}

wpdocs_switch_all_multisite_themes();
?>

Contributed by Alberuni Azad. — 11 months ago

Get the directory name of the current theme regardless of the child theme.

function wpdocs_get_current_theme_directory(){
    $current_theme_dir  = '';
    $current_theme      = wp_get_theme();
    if( $current_theme->exists() && $current_theme->parent() ){
        $parent_theme = $current_theme->parent();

        if( $parent_theme->exists() ){
            $current_theme_dir = $parent_theme->get_stylesheet();
        }
    } elseif( $current_theme->exists() ) {
        $current_theme_dir = $current_theme->get_stylesheet();
    }

    return $current_theme_dir;
}

echo wpdocs_get_current_theme_directory();

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Contributed by Codex — 8 years ago
Display the current theme author URI
```
$my_theme = wp_get_theme();
echo esc_html( $my_theme->get( 'AuthorURI' ) );
```
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Contributed by Codex — 8 years ago
Display the current theme’s version
```
$my_theme = wp_get_theme();
printf( "%1$s is version %2$s",
	$my_theme->get( 'Name' ),
	$my_theme->get( 'Version' )
);
```
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- This doesn’t work. You need to $my_theme = wp_get_theme(); echo “; print_r($my_theme); echo “; To output the name and version, you need to do: echo $my_theme[‘Name’]; echo $my_theme[‘Version’]; — By ashkanahmadi — 3 years ago
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Contributed by Codex — 8 years ago
Echo the name of the current active theme
```
<?php
echo wp_get_theme();
?>
```
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