Title: Theme Inspector Author: Melissa Cabral Published: ޑިސެމްބަރ 11, 2015 Last modified: ފެބްރުއަރީ 13, 2023 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/theme-inspector/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1305896) # Theme Inspector By [Melissa Cabral](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melissa-cabral/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/theme-inspector.zip) * [Details](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/theme-inspector/#description) * [Reviews](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/theme-inspector/#reviews) * [Installation](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/theme-inspector/#installation) * [Development](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/theme-inspector/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/theme-inspector/) ## Description A simple, lightweight plugin that displays useful technical information on pages and posts to aid in developing WordPress Classic themes. Provides quick access to things that are sometimes hidden, like post/page ID, slug, taxonomy terms, and post type slug. Theme Inspector tells you exactly what conditional tags are true on each view, and what template file loaded on each page view. * Use In Conjunction with the [WP Template Hierarchy Document](https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1hJ0MpHO3HKBT5KsTpGtc_gDYZ5pi-HyxNcRtmPBBULE). * Theme Inspector is only visible to logged in Administrators. * Appears on the right-side of the Toolbar (admin bar). ## Installation 1. Simply unzip and upload to the wp-content/plugins’ directory. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. There’s nothing to configure. Theme Inspector will automatically appear when you view your website as an Administrator. Look at the upper-right corner of the Toolbar(“ Admin Bar”). 4. Hover over “Theme Inspector” for a flyout-panel containing information about the page you are currently viewing. ## FAQ ### I don’t see Theme Inspector! Where is it? You must be logged in as an administrator, and viewing the Site (not the admin panel). It will appear on the admin bar. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dcfc9e725e033c628fb236b28b0a22a328d811b9e868f1533cc32e6d7bb2f770? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Not working](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-working-4319/)󠁿 [webstpro](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webstpro/) މާރޗް 1, 2025 Documentation says Theme Inspecor appears on right side when viewing web page as Admin. It is the light blue color with no text so it is not obvious that you need to click to use the theme builder. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3c3c21bc5966abfd53a3e5f5a4ae60c1af4c78401ebf8290d4bc9543a0a974d3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Looks Helpful, no RTL support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/looks-helpful-no-rtl-support/)󠁿 [ibanner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ibanner/) ފެބްރުއަރީ 16, 2021 This plugin looks like something I’ve been looking for, for quite some time. However it seems it doesn’t play well with RTL sites. The popup with the info is aligned to the right side of the admin bar button, with causes some of the info to disappear out of view. I would be more than willing to reconsider my rating if this issue is solved. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9a67d815d751ab662aa64282b517a77a59502cfdcaba00fedd46774407294f7e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-2102/)󠁿 [milenfrom](https://profiles.wordpress.org/milenfrom/) ޑިސެމްބަރ 11, 2019 Very useful ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3f041de7d929068af3670b950234e109dc3002a2698eeec7db015b60a55db976? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Awesome!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-6484/)󠁿 [maxbrandl18](https://profiles.wordpress.org/maxbrandl18/) މާރޗް 4, 2019 Awesome! Still works (with 4.9.8) Thx ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7dd990e85851835a2878c5be96e2e8909b5456d04f6363969c7bad0444bb27de? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Fantastic Tool!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fantastic-tool-67/)󠁿 [chzumbrunnen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chzumbrunnen/) ސެޕްޓެމްބަރ 18, 2018 Not only does it show the currently active template file (what some other plugins do too), but it shows where in the template hierarchy it is. Therefor it’s very easy to know what template file to edit / replace in a child theme. Also it shows the post type, post id, true conditions… It’s a fantastic developer tool and I highly recommend it Too sad that this plugin isn’t that well known. It’s the best of it’s kind in my humble opinion. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d7e2646e60ec66d75bd5bee340dabd1fd26cb38f91a27bd7bd610f16a0026d67? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Thank you for such a helpful plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/thank-you-for-such-a-helpful-plugin/)󠁿 [wp-newbee](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wp-newbee/) ސެޕްޓެމްބަރ 19, 2017 Thank you for such a helpful plugin . It works beautifully and make the developer much easier. Best, Azita [ Read all 11 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/theme-inspector/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Theme Inspector” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Melissa Cabral ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melissa-cabral/) [Translate “Theme Inspector” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/theme-inspector) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/theme-inspector/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/theme-inspector/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/theme-inspector/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/theme-inspector/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 4.0.0 * Added clearer warning when using an incompatible plugin or Block Theme #### 3.0.6 * Minor CSS changes for compatibility with RTL language settings #### 3.0.4 * Minor CSS changes for compatibility with twentynineteen #### 3.0.3 * Added support for WooCommerce templates #### 3.0 * Added the complete template hierarchy chain for the currently displayed page * minor CSS improvements #### 2.0 * Moved the display to the admin bar (toolbar) for consistency * Changed CSS styles to be more readable in all themes * Improved code structure and added Inspector functions #### 1.0 * Original Version – Theme Inspector displays all info at the bottom corner of the screen ## Meta * Version **4.0.1** * Last updated **3 years ago** * Active installations **400+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.1.10** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/theme-inspector/) * Tags * [developer](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/developer/)[inspector](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/inspector/) [template](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/template/)[theme](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/theme/) [utility](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/utility/) * [Advanced View](https://dv.wordpress.org/plugins/theme-inspector/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 9 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/theme-inspector/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/theme-inspector/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 1 3-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/theme-inspector/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/theme-inspector/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/theme-inspector/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/theme-inspector/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/theme-inspector/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Melissa Cabral ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/melissa-cabral/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/theme-inspector/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://paypal.me/MelissaCSD)