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WordPress Theme Detector

Find the active theme folder and visible plugins on a WordPress site.

Public pages only. Toolspea fetches the page for you because a browser tab cannot read another origin directly — nothing you enter is stored.

What is WordPress Theme Detector?

WordPress Theme Detector fetches a public WordPress page and reads the wp-content paths in its HTML to reveal the active theme folder, the plugin folders loading assets on that page, and the generator meta tag when the site publishes one.

How to use it

  1. 1Paste the address of a public WordPress page.
  2. 2Run the check.
  3. 3Read the active theme folder and the plugin folders detected.
  4. 4Use the technology groups below for the wider stack.

Features

  • Reads the theme folder from wp-content/themes references
  • Lists plugin folders that load CSS or JS on the page
  • Shows the WordPress generator meta tag when present

When people use it

Theme research

Identify the starting point behind a layout you want to brief a developer on.

Maintenance audits

See which plugins are shipping front-end assets on a client's homepage.

Known limits

  • Security plugins can rename or mask wp-content paths, which hides the theme name.
  • Only plugins that load front-end assets on the page you check can be seen.

WordPress Theme Detector questions

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