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WP_Theme::get_template_directory()

Returns the absolute path to the directory of a theme’s “template” files.

Description

In the case of a child theme, this is the absolute path to the directory of the parent theme’s files.

Return

(string) Absolute path of the template directory.

Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-theme.php

public function get_template_directory() {
		if ( $this->parent() ) {
			$theme_root = $this->parent()->theme_root;
		} else {
			$theme_root = $this->theme_root;
		}

		return $theme_root . '/' . $this->template;
	}

Changelog

Version Description
3.4.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_theme/get_template_directory