free WordPress theme & plugin detector

what WordPress theme is that?

paste any website. see its theme, plugins and host in seconds.

771,541 sites scanned so far

how it works.

a WordPress theme detector that needs nothing from you but a link.

  1. paste a website

    copy any address from your browser bar, like kinsta.com, and paste it into the box.

  2. we read the site

    we load the public page once and read its theme files, plugin files, API routes and server headers.

  3. get the answer

    see the theme, the parent theme, every plugin we can spot and the host, with links to each.

one scan, four answers.

everything you’d want to know about a WordPress site, on one card.

the theme

the active theme’s name, author, version and screenshot. if it’s a child theme, we also name the parent theme it’s built on, like Genesis, Astra or Kadence.

the plugins

every plugin we can spot, found from plugin file paths, REST API routes and page markup. free ones link to wordpress.org, premium ones to where you can get them.

the host

the network the site runs on and where its server sits. if Cloudflare is in front, we say so, because it hides the real host.

WordPress or not

first we check whether the site runs WordPress at all. if it doesn’t, you’ll know in seconds instead of guessing.

how to find a WordPress theme by hand.

no tool? you can check most sites yourself in under a minute.

  1. open the site, right-click anywhere and choose view page source.
  2. press Ctrl+F (Cmd+F on a Mac) and search for wp-content/themes/.
  3. the folder name right after it is the theme, for example wp-content/themes/astra/.
  4. open /wp-content/themes/astra/style.css in your browser. the top of the file lists the theme name, author, version and, for child themes, a Template: line naming the parent.
  5. to see plugins, search the same source for wp-content/plugins/. each folder name after it is a plugin.

some sites rename their theme folder or rewrite style.css, so the name you find may not be the real product. a renamed theme is often a child theme, and the parent it’s built on is usually the theme you can actually buy. wpdetector reads both, so you see the real foundation, not just the label.

who it’s for.

by the numbers.

from the wpdetector scan database, October 2026.

questions, answered.

how do i find out what WordPress theme a website uses?

paste the site’s address into the WordPress theme detector at the top of this page and press detect. in a few seconds you’ll see the theme name, the parent theme if it’s a child theme, the author and a link to get it. you can also check by hand: view the page source and search for “wp-content/themes/”.

how do i detect a WordPress theme by hand?

open the site, right-click and choose “view page source”. search for “wp-content/themes/”. the folder name right after it is the theme. open that folder’s style.css file in your browser to read the theme name, author and version from the top of the file.

which WordPress theme detector is the best?

pick one that names the parent theme behind a child theme, lists the plugins, shows the host, and tells you plainly when something is hidden. that’s what wpdetector is built to do, for free, with no sign-up.

can wpdetector find the plugins a site uses too?

yes. it works as a WordPress plugin detector as well. it reads plugin file paths, the site’s REST API routes and known page markup, then matches each plugin to wordpress.org where it can, with its name, installs and a link.

why are some plugins missing from the results?

we can only see plugins that leave a trace on the page we load. tools that only run inside wp-admin, like backup or security plugins, stay invisible. scanning a blog post or shop page from the same site often finds a few more.

what if the theme is renamed or custom-built?

some sites rename their theme folder or edit style.css, so the name you see may not be the real product. many of those are child themes, and wpdetector also reads the parent theme they’re built on, which is usually the theme you can actually buy or download.

is wpdetector free?

yes. scans are free and need no account. some “get” links in the results are partner links, so we may earn a commission if you buy. the price stays the same for you.

will the site owner know i checked their site?

no. we load the public page once, the same way any browser does. nothing shows up in their WordPress dashboard.

what if the site isn’t built with WordPress?

we’ll tell you it doesn’t look like WordPress, and still show where the site is hosted.

does it work for WooCommerce or Shopify stores?

WooCommerce stores run on WordPress, so we detect the theme, WooCommerce itself and the other plugins. Shopify stores aren’t WordPress, so their themes can’t be detected here.

is there a browser extension?

not yet. we’re building one so you can check any site’s theme and plugins from your toolbar. until then, this page works in any browser, on phone or desktop.