A WordPress Theme is the part of the WordPress software that is responsible for the look and feel of your website, page layout, menu design, header, footer etc. There are thousands of themes available on the market and even more custom built themes.
There are two main reasons why you would want to know the theme of a website.
WordPress Theme Inspiration
You see a great looking website and would like to use that same layout and design for your business. There are several websites that try to look under the hood to see what theme is being used on a website. You can try https://whatwpthemeisthat.com/ or https://www.wpthemedetector.com/. Both of these services will also list some of the plugins installed.
WordPress Theme Troubleshooting
You have multiple themes installed and you are not sure which one is currently active. You can log into the WordPress Dashboard, look under “Appearance” -> “Themes and see which theme is marked as “Active”.
If you have a child theme it might not be obvious which parent theme is associated with this child. To complete your investigation you would need to look at the files in the wp-content/themes directory for styles.css file. The file header will give you the Theme name and for a child theme, the Template name must match EXACTLY the directory name for the parent theme.
/**
* Theme Name: Grand Sunrise
* Template: twentytwentyfour
*/Now, you should be able to correctly identify the active theme on your website, and the associated parent theme, if the active theme is a child.
If you find yourself unsatisfied with the theme currently installed on your website, reach out and our team of developers will be happy to assist you with an upgrade.