How to know if a child theme is being used?

by

  • Read the stylesheet. A child stylesheet must have Template:
    somethemename     to function as a child theme.
  • Look in Appearance -> Themes. A child theme should have a notice
    about requiring a parent theme.

  • Use code similar to this (note: debugging only):

    add_action(
  'wp_head',
  function () {
    if (get_template_directory() === get_stylesheet_directory()) {
      echo 'not a child';
    } else {
      echo 'child';
    }
  }
);

Reference:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes

Leave a Comment