How to get the path to the current theme?

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1. I think you have to be a little careful because it depends on what you are trying to do.

   If you are using a child theme get_template_directory(); will still go to the parent theme. However get_stylesheet_directory(); will go to the current theme, child or parent. Also, both these functions return absolute server paths.

   If you wanted a fully formed URI, for links or images, you should use get_template_directory_uri(); or get_stylesheet_directory_uri(); using the correct one for the reasons stated.

   Summary

   • get_stylesheet_directory(): file path to current Theme directory
   • get_stylesheet_directory_uri(): url path to current Theme directory
   • get_template_directory(): file path to parent Theme directory
   • get_template_directory_uri(): url path to parent Theme directory

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2. get_stylesheet_directory_uri is what you want. it returns the URL of the current theme. get_stylesheet_directory will return the file path on the server.

   For example:

   <img src="<?php echo get_stylesheet_directory_uri(); ?>/assets/image.png" />
   

   If you need the parent theme, get_template_directory and get_template_directory_uri are the equivalents.

   If there is no parent theme then both will return the same value.

   Further reading:

   • get_stylesheet_directory
     • absolute folder path of current theme
     • e.g. /var/www/yoursite/wp-content/themes/child_theme
   • get_template_directory
     • absolute folder path of parent theme
     • e.g. /var/www/yoursite/wp-content/themes/parent_theme
   • get_stylesheet_directory_uri
     • full URL of current theme
     • e.g. https://example.com/wp-content/themes/child_theme
   • get_template_directory_uri
     • full URL of parent theme
     • e.g. https://example.com/wp-content/themes/parent_theme

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