WP_Theme::parentpublicWP 3.4.0

Returns reference to the parent theme.

Method of the class: WP_Theme{}

No Hooks.

Returns

WP_Theme|false. Parent theme, or false if the active theme is not a child theme.

Usage

$WP_Theme = new WP_Theme();
$WP_Theme->parent();

Changelog

Since 3.4.0 Introduced.

WP_Theme::parent() code WP 7.0

public function parent() {
	return $this->parent ?? false;
}