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!
4.9(882 reviews)
·40K+ active installs·Updated 1 month agoAs of April 2026, What The File is a WordPress file plugin with 40K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 882 reviews. It has been downloaded 589K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are down 11% this week. Top alternative: Theme Editor.
4.9/5882 reviews
40K+active installs
589K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
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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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Does everything I need it to!
by matthiascon·6 months ago
I got this for one purpose, and it performs that with aplomb.
Very Useful Tool
by iceshade·10 months ago
I’ve been using this plugin for years and find it very useful.
Only downside is some of the new themes and plugins don’t allow it to show the exact file, just the main one, which is often just a page referencing a bunch of others.
Muy útil
by gabrieljrubio·1 year ago
Es un plugin muy interesante y muy útil en la fase de desarrollo para ver dónde se están ejecutando realmente las funciones hookd de wordpress.
cool. very helpful !!!!
by sl147·1 year ago
cool. very helpful !!!!
FANTASTIC DEVELOPER TOOL!
by ferplie·1 year ago
This plugin is GREAT for finding out which templates are being loaded on a page. If you are using a child theme, this plugin is a MUST have!
Download Trends
Today: 187Yesterday: 197This week: 1KPeriod total: 42K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.3+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.6
79.3%
v1.5
20.4%
v1.4
0.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.6.1: December 19, 2025
- Tweak: Tested with the latest version of WP and meta update.
Contributors
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