{"id":1765,"date":"2016-09-17T20:01:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tutorialsclass.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=1765"},"modified":"2020-04-27T11:25:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T11:25:18","slug":"commonly-used-wordpress-theme-functions","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/tutorialsclass.com\/faq\/commonly-used-wordpress-theme-functions\/","title":{"rendered":"What are commonly used WordPress theme functions?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are many built-in WordPress functions that we use in theme customization. Here are some of the mostly used WordPress theme functions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><code>get_template_directory_uri()<\/code>\u00a0\u2013 Retrieve template directory URI for the current theme. In the event that a child theme is being used, the parent theme directory URI will be returned. 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