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get_theme_file_uri( string $file = ): string

Retrieves the URL 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

string The URL of the file.

Source

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

	$stylesheet_directory = get_stylesheet_directory();

	if ( empty( $file ) ) {
		$url = get_stylesheet_directory_uri();
	} elseif ( get_template_directory() !== $stylesheet_directory && file_exists( $stylesheet_directory . '/' . $file ) ) {
		$url = get_stylesheet_directory_uri() . '/' . $file;
	} else {
		$url = get_template_directory_uri() . '/' . $file;
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the URL to a file in the theme.
	 *
	 * @since 4.7.0
	 *
	 * @param string $url  The file URL.
	 * @param string $file The requested file to search for.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'theme_file_uri', $url, $file );
}

Hooks

apply_filters( ‘theme_file_uri’, string $url, string $file )

Filters the URL to a file in the theme.

Changelog

Version Description
4.7.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_theme_file_uri