get_stylesheet_directory() │ WP 1.5.0

Retrieve stylesheet directory path for current theme.

Used By: get_theme_file_uri()

1 time — 0.000027 sec (very fast) | 50000 times — 0.28 sec (very fast) | PHP 7.0.2, WP 4.4.1

Hooks from the function

stylesheet_directory

Return

String. Path to active theme's stylesheet directory.

Usage

get_stylesheet_directory();

Examples

#1 Demo

echo get_stylesheet_directory();
// return: /home/k/kama/example.com/public_html/wp-content/themes/themename

#2 Connect the myfile.php file for current theme:

The example shows how to use the function. Use this code in the parent theme to support the child theme:

require_once get_stylesheet_directory(). '/includes/myfile.php';

Notes

Global. String. $wp_stylesheet_path Current theme stylesheet directory path.

Changelog

Since 1.5.0	Introduced.
Since 6.4.0	Memoizes filter execution so that it only runs once for the current theme.

`get_stylesheet_directory() get stylesheet directory` code ^{WP 6.4.1}

wp-includes/theme.php

function get_stylesheet_directory() {
	global $wp_stylesheet_path;

	if ( null === $wp_stylesheet_path ) {
		$stylesheet     = get_stylesheet();
		$theme_root     = get_theme_root( $stylesheet );
		$stylesheet_dir = "$theme_root/$stylesheet";

		/**
		 * Filters the stylesheet directory path for the active theme.
		 *
		 * @since 1.5.0
		 *
		 * @param string $stylesheet_dir Absolute path to the active theme.
		 * @param string $stylesheet     Directory name of the active theme.
		 * @param string $theme_root     Absolute path to themes directory.
		 */
		$stylesheet_dir = apply_filters( 'stylesheet_directory', $stylesheet_dir, $stylesheet, $theme_root );

		// If there are filter callbacks, force the logic to execute on every call.
		if ( has_filter( 'stylesheet' ) || has_filter( 'theme_root' ) || has_filter( 'stylesheet_directory' ) ) {
			return $stylesheet_dir;
		}

		$wp_stylesheet_path = $stylesheet_dir;
	}

	return $wp_stylesheet_path;
}