get_template_directory() WP 1.0
Retrieve current theme directory.
Works based on: get_template(), get_theme_root()
Basis of: get_parent_theme_file_path()
1 time = 0.000028s = very fast | 50000 times = 0.17s = very fast | PHP 7.1.1, WP 4.7.2
Hooks from the function
Return
String. Path to current theme's template directory.
Usage
get_template_directory();
Changelog
| Since 1.5.0 | Introduced. |
Code of get_template_directory() get template directory WP 5.5.3
function get_template_directory() {
$template = get_template();
$theme_root = get_theme_root( $template );
$template_dir = "$theme_root/$template";
/**
* Filters the current theme directory path.
*
* @since 1.5.0
*
* @param string $template_dir The path of the current theme directory.
* @param string $template Directory name of the current theme.
* @param string $theme_root Absolute path to the themes directory.
*/
return apply_filters( 'template_directory', $template_dir, $template, $theme_root );
}