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WP_Theme::parent()

Returns reference to the parent theme.

Return

(WP_Theme|false) Parent theme, or false if the current theme is not a child theme.

Source

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

public function parent() {
		return isset( $this->parent ) ? $this->parent : false;
	}

Changelog

Version Description
3.4.0 Introduced.

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