{"id":633,"date":"2022-01-30T09:53:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T09:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/?p=633"},"modified":"2024-08-12T13:34:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T12:34:28","slug":"how-to-find-which-wordpress-theme-a-site-is-using","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoganhost.com.ng\/blog\/wordpress\/how-to-find-which-wordpress-theme-a-site-is-using\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Which WordPress Theme a Site is Using"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hola, Have you ever come across a great-looking WordPress site and wished you could get the exact same theme?<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a lot to think about when\u00a0selecting the perfect WordPress theme\u00a0for your site. If you come across a site with a layout and features that you love, then that could be a great shortcut to finding the right theme for you.<\/p>\n

Some websites use custom themes, which you probably won\u2019t be able to use yourself. However, in many cases, you\u2019ll find that sites are using one of the\u00a0best free WordPress themes\u00a0or a\u00a0popular premium theme.<\/p>\n

If so, you can find out the name of the theme and download or buy it yourself.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s really easy to find out which WordPress theme a website is using. We\u2019re going to walk you through three different methods.<\/p>\n

If you prefer written instructions, just keep reading.<\/p>\n

Method 1. Use WPBeginner\u2019s WordPress Theme Detector Tool<\/h4>\n

The easiest way to find which theme any WordPress website is using is by using our\u00a0WordPress theme detector tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s completely free to use. All you need to do is enter the website URL and then click the \u201cAnalyze Website\u201d button.<\/p>\n

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Our theme detector will look through the website\u2019s source code and show you the name of the WordPress theme they\u2019re using.<\/p>\n

For example, if a website is using the\u00a0popular Divi theme, then the theme detector will show something like this:<\/p>\n

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However if it\u2019s a less popular theme or a custom theme, then our tool will show you the name of the theme without the screenshot.<\/p>\n

All you have to do then is to copy \/ paste that theme name in Google search to see if you can find the download link.<\/p>\n

If it\u2019s a custom theme, then you will not find it. However if it\u2019s one of the thousands of free \/ premium WordPress theme, then you\u2019ll be able to download and use it.<\/p>\n

Method 2. Use IsItWP to Detect the Site\u2019s WordPress Theme<\/h4>\n

Another easy way to detect the WordPress theme used by a website is with\u00a0IsItWP<\/a>, a website theme detector.<\/p>\n

IsItWP is a free online tool that tells you the theme and plugins used by a WordPress website.<\/p>\n

Just open up the\u00a0IsItWP<\/a>\u00a0website and enter the URL of the site you want to check.<\/p>\n

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IsItWP will first check if the website is using WordPress. If so, IsItWP will detect which WordPress theme the site is using and show you the results:<\/p>\n

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It\u2019ll also try to detect the\u00a0WordPress hosting provider\u00a0and\u00a0WordPress plugins\u00a0used by the website. You\u2019ll see a list of these with download links plus links to IsItWP\u2019s reviews of the plugins:<\/p>\n

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Sometimes, you\u2019ll see a result like this for the site\u2019s theme:<\/p>\n

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IsItWP may not be able to give you details about a\u00a0custom WordPress theme\u00a0or a\u00a0child theme.<\/p>\n

It will display the name of the theme, though, so you can search for it online and see if it\u2019s available to download or buy.<\/p>\n

Method 3. Manually Detect WordPress Theme Used by a Website<\/h4>\n

Sometimes website owners change their WordPress theme\u2019s name. This stops tools like our WordPress theme detector or IsItWP from detecting which WordPress theme they are using.<\/p>\n

However, you can often use the website\u2019s code to find out which theme it\u2019s using.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n

Every WordPress theme has a style.css file. This file contains a theme header which tells WordPress the name of the theme, theme author, URI, version, and more. It also contains the\u00a0CSS styles\u00a0used by the theme.<\/p>\n

To find this file, go to the website that you want to examine. Right click anywhere on the screen and select \u2018View Page Source\u2019 from the menu.<\/p>\n

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This will open the source code of the page in a new browser tab. Now you need to find a line in the source code that looks something like this:<\/p>\n

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<<\/code>link<\/code> rel<\/code>=<\/code>'stylesheet'<\/code> id<\/code>=<\/code>'themename_style-css'<\/code>\u00a0 href<\/code>=<\/code>'http:\/\/example.com\/wp-content\/themes\/theme-name\/style.css?ver=1.1.47'<\/code> type<\/code>=<\/code>'text\/css'<\/code> media<\/code>=<\/code>'all'<\/code> \/><\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

You can click on the URL in this line to open the style.css file.<\/p>\n

Tip:<\/strong>\u00a0There will normally be several style.css files linked to from the page source. You need to find the one with\u00a0\/wp-content\/themes<\/code>\u00a0in the URL.<\/p>\n

At the top of the style.css file, you will see the theme header block which contains information about the theme used by the\u00a0WordPress blog. Typically, it would look something like this:<\/p>\n

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Theme Name:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Theme Name <\/code><\/div>\n
Theme URI:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 https:\/\/example.com<\/code><\/div>\n
Author:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ThemeAuthorName<\/code><\/div>\n
Author URI:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 https:\/\/example.com<\/code><\/div>\n
Description:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My Theme is a flexible WordPress theme designed for portfolio websites<\/code><\/div>\n
Version:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.1.47<\/code><\/div>\n
License:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GNU General Public License v2 or later<\/code><\/div>\n
License URI:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/licenses\/gpl-2.0.html<\/code><\/div>\n
Text Domain:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hestia<\/code><\/div>\n
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You may be able to find the Theme\u2019s URL or Theme Author\u2019s URL here which will lead you to the theme used by the website.<\/p>\n

Finding The Parent Theme<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many WordPress sites use child themes to customize their websites. In that case, their theme header will contain information about the parent theme they are using.<\/p>\n

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Theme Name:\u00a0\u00a0 My Child Theme<\/code><\/div>\n
Description:\u00a0 Just a child theme<\/code><\/div>\n
Author:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Peter Smith<\/code><\/div>\n
Author URL:\u00a0\u00a0 Write here the author's blog or website url<\/code><\/div>\n
Template:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hestia<\/code><\/div>\n
Version:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.0<\/code><\/div>\n
License:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GNU General Public License v2 or later<\/code><\/div>\n
License URI:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/licenses\/gpl-2.0.html<\/code><\/div>\n
Text Domain:\u00a0 my-child-theme<\/code><\/div>\n
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In the above example, this header block has an extra \u2018Template\u2019 parameter in the theme header block. This template is the parent theme used by this website.<\/p>\n

You can also find out the parent theme by looking at the website\u2019s source code. You\u2019ll find that there\u2019s another style.css file loaded from another theme.<\/p>\n

This other style.css file is the parent theme\u2019s stylesheet and clicking on it will tell you which parent theme a site is using.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all for now, we hope this article helped you learn how to find which WordPress theme a site is using. You may also want to see comparison of\u00a0the best WordPress page builder plugins\u00a0to create custom layouts, and our step by step guide on\u00a0how to create an email newsletter\u00a0to grow your website traffic.
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