Retrieves the path of a file in the theme.

Description

Searches in the stylesheet directory before the template directory so themes which inherit from a parent theme can just override one file.

Parameters

$filestringoptional

File to search for in the stylesheet directory.

Default:''

Return

Source

public function get_file_path( $file = '' ) {
	$file = ltrim( $file, '/' );

	$stylesheet_directory = $this->get_stylesheet_directory();
	$template_directory   = $this->get_template_directory();

	if ( empty( $file ) ) {
		$path = $stylesheet_directory;
	} elseif ( $stylesheet_directory !== $template_directory && file_exists( $stylesheet_directory . '/' . $file ) ) {
		$path = $stylesheet_directory . '/' . $file;
	} else {
		$path = $template_directory . '/' . $file;
	}

	/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/link-template.php */
	return apply_filters( 'theme_file_path', $path, $file );
}

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Hooks

apply_filters( ‘theme_file_path’, string $path, string $file )

Filters the path to a file in the theme.

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