How can I find out which WordPress theme a website uses?

Enter the URL into the WordPress theme detector. It scans the page's stylesheets and markup for theme fingerprints — such as /wp-content/themes/ paths and style.css headers — and reports the theme name, slug, and author.

How does the WordPress theme detector work?

WordPress loads each theme assets from wp-content/themes/themename/, so the detector fetches the page HTML and reads the theme folder names from stylesheet and script URLs. The most frequently referenced theme folder is reported as the active theme.

Why does it show more than one theme?

Some pages reference assets from multiple theme folders, for example a child theme plus its parent, or leftover references after a theme switch. The tool ranks folders by how often they appear so the active theme is easy to spot.

Does it work on sites that hide their theme?

Security plugins can rename or obscure wp-content paths, and fully cached or minified setups sometimes rewrite asset URLs. In those cases the detector reports what it can still find, which may be partial.

Is it legal to check which theme a site uses?

Yes. The tool only reads the same public HTML your browser downloads when you visit the site. Theme names are not secret, and checking them is standard competitive research.

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WordPress Theme Detector

Find out which WordPress theme any site usesEveryone has landed on a WordPress site and thought: I want my site to look like that. The theme's name is written right into the code. Paste the URL and this checker reads the stylesheet header to name the theme, author and version.

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WordPress Theme Detector: what to know first.

Find out which WordPress theme any site uses

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Every WordPress theme leaves fingerprints in the page source: stylesheets, scripts and images all load from wp-content/themes/, followed by the theme folder name. This detector fetches the public homepage HTML, extracts every theme path it finds, and ranks them by frequency so the active theme stands out clearly, including child theme setups.
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It is useful for competitive research, client audits, and inspiration: when you like how a site looks, you can find the theme behind it in seconds. The tool shows the evidence it used for each finding, so you can verify the result yourself, and it clearly states when paths have been obscured and detection is only partial.

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How to use the WordPress Theme Detector

Enter URL

Enter the website URL (e.g. example.com).

Scan the page

Click "Detect theme" to scan the page source.

See the theme

See the active theme name with evidence from its asset paths.

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About the WordPress Theme Detector

Every WordPress theme leaves fingerprints in the page source, with assets loading from wp-content/themes/. This detector scans the public homepage HTML and ranks theme paths by frequency so the active theme stands out, including child themes.

Find the theme behind a site you like in seconds. The evidence is shown for each finding, so you can verify the result yourself.

Where it helps most

From admiration to a purchasable answer.

Discover themes

Designers spot a layout they admire and identify the theme, then research its price, ratings and demo before ever committing.

Learn your own site

Site owners who inherited a website from a previous developer learn what their own site runs on, before something needs updating.

Answer client requests

Agencies keep a swipe file of detected themes, so client requests for something like that site get a purchasable answer.

Study the market

Theme authors and marketplace sellers study which themes dominate each niche, since that directly shapes what to build next.

When the trail fades

Obfuscation happens; guessing does not.

Child themes reported

When a child theme is active, the checker reports both the child theme and the parent theme it inherits from.

Renames complicate

Premium themes sometimes hide: obfuscation plugins can rename theme folders, and heavily customized themes may show little of the original.

Cold trails admitted

The checker works with what the code actually declares and says plainly when the trail goes cold instead of guessing.

WordPress Theme Detector: built for trust

For most WordPress sites the stylesheet header gives a clean answer: name, author, version and parent theme, everything you need.

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WordPress Theme Detector FAQs

How do I identify a WordPress theme from a live site?

Read the stylesheet header. Every WordPress theme declares its name, author and version in style.css, and this checker extracts it along with the /wp-content/themes/ folder slug as confirmation.

Can it detect child themes?

What if the theme folder was renamed?

Does it show whether a theme is free or premium?

Can I use the detected theme name to buy it?

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