Using WordPress ‘get_current_theme()’ PHP function

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The get_current_theme() WordPress PHP function retrieves the current theme’s name.

Usage

To use the get_current_theme() function, simply call it and assign its output to a variable:

$theme_name = get_current_theme();
echo esc_html($theme_name);

Parameters

  • None

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: get_current_theme

Examples

Display the current theme name in a header

This example displays the current theme name in an H2 tag.

$theme_name = get_current_theme();
echo '<h2>' . esc_html($theme_name) . '</h2>';

Use the current theme name as a body class

This example adds the current theme name as a class to the body tag.

$theme_name = get_current_theme();
echo '<body class="' . esc_attr($theme_name) . '">';

Display a message depending on the current theme

This example shows a different message for each theme.

$theme_name = get_current_theme();

if ($theme_name === 'Theme A') {
    echo 'Welcome to Theme A!';
} elseif ($theme_name === 'Theme B') {
    echo 'Welcome to Theme B!';
} else {
    echo 'Welcome to our website!';
}

Load a specific stylesheet based on the current theme

This example loads a stylesheet file depending on the current theme name.

$theme_name = get_current_theme();
wp_enqueue_style('custom-style', get_template_directory_uri() . "/css/{$theme_name}.css");

Add a theme-specific widget area

This example registers a new widget area only if the current theme is “Theme X”.

$theme_name = get_current_theme();

if ($theme_name === 'Theme X') {
    register_sidebar(array(
        'name'          => 'Theme X Special Widget Area',
        'id'            => 'theme_x_special_widget_area',
        'description'   => 'A special widget area for Theme X.',
        'before_widget' => '<div class="widget">',
        'after_widget'  => '</div>',
        'before_title'  => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
        'after_title'   => '</h3>',
    ));
}