get_parent_theme_file_path()
Retrieves the path of a file in the parent theme.
Uses: get_template_directory()
1 time — 0.002969 sec (very slow) | 50000 times — 2.55 sec (fast) | PHP 7.1.5, WP 4.9.4
Hooks from the function
Return
String
. The path of the file.
Usage
get_parent_theme_file_path( $file );
- $file(string)
- File to return the path for in the template directory.
Default: ''
Examples
#1 Get the path to the folder of the current theme
The result in this example is exactly the same as with get_template_directory().
echo get_parent_theme_file_path(); //> /home/example.com/public_html/wp-content/themes/theme_name
#2 Get the path to the file of the current theme
echo get_parent_theme_file_path( '/js/custom.js' ); //> /home/example.com/public_html/wp-content/themes/theme_name/js/custom.js
Changelog
Since 4.7.0 | Introduced. |
get_parent_theme_file_path() get parent theme file path code WP 6.7.1
function get_parent_theme_file_path( $file = '' ) { $file = ltrim( $file, '/' ); if ( empty( $file ) ) { $path = get_template_directory(); } else { $path = get_template_directory() . '/' . $file; } /** * Filters the path to a file in the parent theme. * * @since 4.7.0 * * @param string $path The file path. * @param string $file The requested file to search for. */ return apply_filters( 'parent_theme_file_path', $path, $file ); }