get_stylesheet() WP 1.5.0

Retrieve the name of the current theme directory.

This function retrieves the data with get_option('stylesheet').

The advantage of this function is that it passes the data through the stylesheet filter that plugins can use.

Works based on: get_option()

Basis of: get_stylesheet_directory_uri()

1 time — 0.0032818 sec (very slow) | 50000 times — 3.20 sec (fast) | PHP 7.3.20, WP 5.6

Hooks from the function

stylesheet

Return

String. Stylesheet name.

Usage

get_stylesheet();

Examples

#1 Output the name (folder name) of the current theme

Suppose we are using "twentytwelve" theme, let's output it's folder name:

echo get_stylesheet(); 

// output: twentytwelve

Changelog

Since 1.5.0

Introduced.

Code of `get_stylesheet() get stylesheet` ^{WP 5.7.2}

wp-includes/theme.php

<?php
function get_stylesheet() {
	/**
	 * Filters the name of current stylesheet.
	 *
	 * @since 1.5.0
	 *
	 * @param string $stylesheet Name of the current stylesheet.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'stylesheet', get_option( 'stylesheet' ) );
}