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get_theme_roots()

get_theme_roots(): array|string

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Retrieves theme roots.

Return

array|string An array of theme roots keyed by template/stylesheet or a single theme root if all themes have the same root.

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The names of theme directories are without the trailing but with the leading slash.

Source

function get_theme_roots() {
	global $wp_theme_directories;

	if ( ! is_array( $wp_theme_directories ) || count( $wp_theme_directories ) <= 1 ) {
		return '/themes';
	}

	$theme_roots = get_site_transient( 'theme_roots' );
	if ( false === $theme_roots ) {
		search_theme_directories( true ); // Regenerate the transient.
		$theme_roots = get_site_transient( 'theme_roots' );
	}
	return $theme_roots;
}