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WP_Theme::parent(): WP_Theme|false

Returns reference to the parent theme.

Return

WP_Theme|false Parent theme, or false if the active theme is not a child theme.

Source

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