get_template() │ WP 1.5.0

Gets the directory name of the parent theme (or the current one if a child theme is not used).

The function is useful when you are working with child themes and want to get the name of the parent theme.

This is a wrapper for get_option( 'template' ), applying the filter template to the result.

Use get_stylesheet() to get the name of the current theme - child or parent.

Use get_theme_root() to get the system path to the parent theme.

Uses: get_option()
Used By: get_template_directory(), get_template_directory_uri()
1 time — 0.0022421 sec (very slow) | 50000 times — 2.09 sec (fast) | PHP 7.3.20, WP 5.6
Hooks from the function

Returns

String. The directory name of the current theme.

Usage

$template = get_template();

Examples

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#1 Get the name of the current Theme

For example, if your current active theme is named wp-kama, then:

$template = get_template();

echo esc_html( $template ); // output: wp-kama

Note that the function will return the name of the parent theme, not the child theme, even if the child theme is activated.

Use get_stylesheet() to get the current theme, regardless of whether it is a child or parent theme.

Changelog

Since 1.5.0 Introduced.

get_template() code WP 6.9.1

wp-includes/theme.php 
function get_template() {
	/**
	 * Filters the name of the active theme.
	 *
	 * @since 1.5.0
	 *
	 * @param string $template active theme's directory name.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'template', get_option( 'template' ) );
}

path (directory folder)

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