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How to Discover Which WordPress Theme a Site is Using
If you’ve come across a WordPress site with a design you love and want to find out which theme it is using, there are several methods to do so. Some involve using online tools, while others require inspecting the site’s code. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to discover which WordPress theme a site is using.
Method 1: Using Online Tools
There are many online tools specifically designed to detect the theme used by a WordPress site. These tools can quickly identify both the theme and plugins used on a site.
1. What WordPress Theme Is That
This is a popular tool that provides detailed information about the WordPress theme and plugins in use on a site.
- Visit What WordPress Theme Is That.
- Enter the URL of the site you want to analyze.
- Click on Search.
- The tool will display the theme name, description, author, and plugins used by the site.
2. WPThemeDetector
WPThemeDetector is another effective tool for detecting WordPress themes and plugins.
- Go to WPThemeDetector.
- Enter the URL of the WordPress site.
- Click on Experience the magic of WPTD.
- You’ll see the theme name, author details, and plugin information.
Method 2: Inspecting the Site’s Code
If the online tools don’t work, you can manually inspect the source code of the website to find out which theme it’s using. Here’s how:
1. Inspecting the Source Code
- Right-click anywhere on the page and select View Page Source (in Chrome or Firefox) or use the shortcut Ctrl + U (Windows) or Cmd + U (Mac).
- Once the source code opens, search for the word “theme” by pressing Ctrl + F (Windows) or Cmd + F (Mac) to open the find tool.
- Look for a line similar to this:<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”https://example.com/wp-content/themes/theme-name/style.css”>
- The folder name following /wp-content/themes/ is the name of the theme used by the site.
2. Inspecting with Browser Developer Tools
If you want a more in-depth analysis, you can use your browser’s developer tools.
- Open the WordPress site in Chrome or Firefox.
- Right-click anywhere on the page and select Inspect.
- In the Elements tab, search for the same /wp-content/themes/ URL in the HTML structure.
- You’ll find the name of the theme in the URL path, which usually appears near the top or in the <head> section of the HTML.
Method 3: Check the Footer or Theme Credits
Some WordPress themes display their name in the site’s footer, especially if the owner hasn’t removed the credit link.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and check the footer for a theme credit, which might look like:
- Powered by [Theme Name]
- WordPress Theme by [Theme Developer]
While this doesn’t always appear, some sites leave this attribution intact, making it easy to identify the theme.
Method 4: Check the WordPress Theme’s Style.css
Another manual method involves accessing the theme’s style.css file.
- Add /wp-content/themes/theme-name/style.css to the end of the website’s URL (replace theme-name with the actual name you found during the inspection).
- Example:
https://example.com/wp-content/themes/theme-name/style.css - This will open the theme’s CSS file, which usually contains theme details at the top, such as:/* Theme Name: Theme Name Theme URI: https://example.com/theme Author: Theme Author Author URI: https://authorwebsite.com Description: A brief description of the theme. */
Method 5: Ask the Website Owner
If you can’t identify the theme using the methods above, you can always reach out to the website owner or administrator. Many website owners are willing to share the theme information, especially if they are proud of the design.
Conclusion
Discovering which WordPress theme a site is using can be easy using online tools, inspecting the site’s source code, or checking the theme’s style.css file. Once you identify the theme, you can often download it or purchase it from the theme developer, or even use it as inspiration for your own site’s design.
