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Function Reference/get template

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Description

Retrieve name of the current theme.

Usage

<?php get_template() ?>

Parameters

None.

Return Values

(string) 
Template name.

Examples

Notes

  • Uses: apply_filters() Calls 'template' filter on template option.
  • Uses: get_option() to retrieve 'template' option.
  • In the event a child theme is being used, the parent theme will be returned, not the child theme (use get_stylesheet() instead)

Change Log

Since: 1.5.0

Source File

get_template() is located in wp-includes/theme.php.

Related

See also index of Function Reference and index of Template Tags.
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