Function Reference/get current theme

This function has been deprecated. That means it has been replaced by a new function or is no longer supported, and may be removed from future versions. All code that uses this function should be converted to use its replacement if one exists. See also wp-includes/deprecated.php. Use wp_get_theme instead.

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1 Description
2 Usage
3 Parameters
4 Return Values
5 Examples
- 5.1 Current Theme Name
6 Notes
7 Change Log
8 Source File
9 Related

Description

Retrieve the name of the current theme.

get_current_theme() is deprecated since version 3.4! Use wp_get_theme() instead

Usage

<code style="color: #000000"><span style="color: #0000BB"><?php get_current_theme</span><span style="color: #007700">() </span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span></code>

Parameters

None.

Return Values

(string): Template name.

Examples

Current Theme Name

Get the name of the current theme.

<?php
    $theme_name = get_current_theme();
    echo $theme_name;
?>

Notes

Uses: apply_filters() Calls 'template_directory' filter on template directory path and template name.

Change Log

Since: 1.5.0

Source File

get_current_theme() is located in wp-includes/deprecated.php.

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