Detect if a website is using WordPress and which theme it’s using

Detect if a website is using WordPress and which theme it’s using

Okay, first let’s find out if a website is using WordPress CMS, here is how:

Detect WordPress by checking the page code

Check the source code of the website, in Chrome go to View > Developer Options > View source or simply, right-click > View Page Source.

With a search (cmd + f or ctrl + F) for “WordPress” or “/wp-content/” you can already understand that, if found, the site uses WordPress.

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Detect WordPress by going to /wp-admin

Most WordPress websites leave the default /wp-admin section (bad security practice) so try adding /wp-admin to the website url like this: www.example.com/wp-admin .

If the WordPress login screen appears then that website definitely uses WordPress CMS.

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How to check  which  theme a WordPress site is using

After we are sure the website is running WordPress we can detect which theme it’s using with one of the following methods:

Search the theme by checking the page code

Every WordPress theme is required to have a file called style.css Simply view the page code and search for this style.css file or the /theme folder where all the themes are located.

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Use online service (What WordPress Theme Is That)

What WordPress Theme Is That is the most popular free tool for detecting up what WordPress Theme and plugins a particular site uses. Simply paste the website url and it will tell you which WordPress theme it’s using.

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