#350 by installs
Show Current Template
A WordPress plugin which shows the current template file name, the current theme name and included template files' name in the tool bar.
- Installs
- 100,000+
- Rating
- 5.0 (71)
- Updated
- 2 months ago
What The File
What The File is the best tool to find out what template parts are used to display the page you're currently viewing!
- Active installs
- 40,000+
- #890 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 618.4K
- 618,439
- Downloads, 30 days
- 4.8K
- 1.3K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.9 / 5
- 883 reviews
- Last updated
- 8 months ago
- Feb 19, 2026
- Version
- 1.6.1
- 22 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | February 19, 2026Updated in the last year |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 6.9.11Older than WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 3.1 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 5.3 or newer |
| First published | August 26, 2012 |
| Support, last two months | No threads opened |
Reviews
4.9 / 5 from 883 reviews
| 5 stars | 828 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 37 |
| 3 stars | 6 |
| 2 stars | 4 |
| 1 star | 8 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
What The File adds an option to your toolbar showing what file and template parts are used to display the page you’re currently viewing.
You can click the file name to directly edit it through the theme editor, though I don’t recommend this for bigger changes.
What The File supports BuddyPress and Roots Theme based themes.
More information can be found here.
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The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
Where can I see what template file is used?
In the toolbar you will find the “What The File” option. Hovering this option will display the currently used template file, clicking the template file name will allow you to edit the template file with the WordPress file editor. Please note that some BuddyPress files can’t be edited in the WordPress editor.
I can’t find the “What The File” option in the toolbar
You have to be an Administrator to see the “What The File” option.
What PHP version are supported / tested?
What The File works supports starts at PHP 5.3 and is tested on every major release up until PHP 8.1.
Does What The File supports BuddyPress
Yes it does.
Does What The File supports Roots Theme
Yes it does.
You saved me so much time, is there any way I can thank you?
Glad to hear I could help you! You can thank me in various ways, please see my donation page to find out more.
Latest changelog entry
- Tweak: Tested with the latest version of WP and meta update.
Screenshots
What The File shows you what template file is used.
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin. The author takes donations at their donate page.