{"id":206772,"date":"2023-12-31T13:11:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T13:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ded9.com\/?p=206772"},"modified":"2025-11-04T08:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T08:21:50","slug":"how-to-find-out-what-format-a-website-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ded9.com\/de\/how-to-find-out-what-format-a-website-uses\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Detect What Format a Website Uses (HTML, WordPress, PHP, etc.)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When creating a website, one of the biggest decisions you will face is choosing a template for your site.<\/p>\n<p>There are many things to consider when choosing the right WordPress theme for your site. However, if you come across a site with a design and features you like, this can be a great shortcut to finding the right theme.<\/p>\n<p>Some websites use custom templates that you probably can&#8217;t use yourself. However, in many cases, you will find that the sites are using one of the best free WordPress themes or a premium and popular theme.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, you can find out the name of the template and download or purchase it yourself.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we will explain this issue in three ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/tools\/wordpress-theme-detector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPBeginner&#8217;s WordPress Theme Detector Tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isitwp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IsItWP<\/a> to identify the site&#8217;s WordPress theme<\/li>\n<li>Use the manual method to identify the site&#8217;s WordPress theme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Method 1. Use WPBeginner&#8217;s WordPress Theme Detector Tool<\/h2>\n<p>The easiest way to find the theme used on any WordPress website is to use the WordPress theme finder tool<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">It is completely free to use. To use it, enter the website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">URL<\/a> and click the &#8220;Analyze Website\u201d button.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The theme tracker searches the website&#8217;s source code and displays the name of the WordPress theme it is using.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if a website uses the popular Divi theme, then the WordPress theme finder will show something similar to the image below:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-206779 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/find-which-wordpress-theme-a-site-using02.png\" alt=\"Method 1. Use WPBeginner's WordPress Theme Detector Tool\" width=\"550\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/find-which-wordpress-theme-a-site-using02.png 550w, https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/find-which-wordpress-theme-a-site-using02-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All you have to do is copy\/paste that template name into a Google search to see if you can find a free download link for it.<\/p>\n<h2>Method 2. Use IsItWP to identify the site&#8217;s WordPress theme<\/h2>\n<p>Another easy way to identify the WordPress theme a website uses is the IsItWP tool, a WordPress website theme finder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IsItWP<\/strong> is a free online tool that tells you the theme and plugins used by a WordPress website. To use it, open the IsItWP site and enter the URL of the site you want to find the template for.<\/p>\n<p>IsItWP first checks whether the website in question uses WordPress. In this case, IsItWP will detect which WordPress theme the site uses and show you the results.<\/p>\n<p>Also, in most cases, it displays the plugins and add-ons installed on that site.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-206782 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/find-which-wordpress-theme-a-site-using05.png\" alt=\"Method 2. Use IsItWP to identify the site's WordPress theme\" width=\"990\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/find-which-wordpress-theme-a-site-using05.png 990w, https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/find-which-wordpress-theme-a-site-using05-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/find-which-wordpress-theme-a-site-using05-768x496.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Method 3. Use the manual method to identify the site&#8217;s WordPress theme<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes, website owners change the name of their WordPress theme. With this, tools such as WordPress theme tracker or IsItWP cannot identify which WordPress theme they are using.<\/p>\n<p>However, you can often use the website&#8217;s code to find out which format it uses.<\/p>\n<p>Every WordPress theme has a style.css file. This file contains information such as the template name, author, URI, version, and the CSS styles used by the template.<\/p>\n<p>To find this file, go to the website you want to check. Right-click on any part of the page and select &#8216;View Page Source&#8217; from the menu.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ded9.com\/how-to-speed-up-your-wordpress-website\/\">How to Speed up your WordPress Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-206785 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/find-which-wordpress-theme-a-site-using06.png\" alt=\"Method 3. Use the manual method to identify the site's WordPress theme\" width=\"364\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/find-which-wordpress-theme-a-site-using06.png 364w, https:\/\/ded9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/find-which-wordpress-theme-a-site-using06-255x300.png 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This will open the source code of the page in a new tab of your browser. Now you should find a line in the source code that looks like this:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-codemirror-blocks code-block \">\n<pre class=\"CodeMirror\" data-setting=\"{&quot;mode&quot;:&quot;htmlmixed&quot;,&quot;mime&quot;:&quot;text\/html&quot;,&quot;theme&quot;:&quot;material&quot;,&quot;lineNumbers&quot;:false,&quot;lineWrapping&quot;:false,&quot;styleActiveLine&quot;:false,&quot;readOnly&quot;:true,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\">&lt;link rel='stylesheet' id='themename_style-css'  href='http:\/\/example.com\/wp-content\/themes\/theme-name\/style.css?ver=1.1.47' type='text\/css' media='all' \/&gt;<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>After finding such a line in the site&#8217;s source code, you can click on the URL in this line to open the style.css file.<\/p>\n<p>At the top of the style.css file, you&#8217;ll see the theme&#8217;s header block, which contains information about the theme used by the WordPress site. Typically, this output looks something like the following:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"enlighter-clipboard\">Theme Name:     Theme Name \r\nTheme URI:      https:\/\/example.com\r\nAuthor:         ThemeAuthorName\r\nAuthor URI:     https:\/\/example.com\r\nDescription:    My Theme is a flexible WordPress theme designed for portfolio websites\r\nVersion:        1.1.47\r\nLicense:        GNU General Public License v2 or later\r\nLicense URI:    http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/licenses\/gpl-2.0.html\r\nText Domain:    hestia\r\nTags: blog, custom-logo, portfolio, e-commerce, rtl-language-support, post-formats, grid-layout, one-column, two-columns, custom-background, custom-colors, custom-header, custom-menu, featured-image-header, featured-images, flexible-header, full-width-template, sticky-post, theme-options, threaded-comments, translation-ready<\/pre>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<div id=\"rank-math-rich-snippet-wrapper\"><div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">How can I find out what template a website uses?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>You can use tools like BuiltWith, Wappalyzer, or browser inspection to identify the CMS and template.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Are there any online tools to detect website templates automatically?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, websites like WhatCMS.org and ThemeDetector can help detect the CMS and theme of a site.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why would someone want to know the template a website uses?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Knowing the template helps in learning design ideas, choosing similar templates, or analyzing competitors\u2019 websites.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When creating a website, one of the biggest decisions you will face is choosing a template for your site. 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