WordPress Theme Detector (Including Plugin detection)

WP is short for "WordPress". WordPress is a very powerful and popular CMS (content management system) which runs more than a third of the entire internet. The possibilities of types of sites possible to build on WordPress are literally endless. Check out our blog to learn more about your options.

In general - a "theme" is a design or a subject (like a theme of a party). In regards to WP (WordPress), "What's a theme" - is a question about "WordPress themes". A WordPress theme is a combination of files that help our WP website be consistent. Back in the day when all websites were built statically, you would need to duplicate a file each time you add a new post or article. WordPress introduced us to themes, which give us the ability to just add the content of a post and have the design of the post be displayed dynamically and consistently on each post or page.

Each WordPress uses a theme, and on the vast majority of sites, they are detectible. Using the tool on the top of this page, you can easily detect what theme is being used by simply adding the site in question to the form and clicking "detect". Within a few seconds the question "what theme is this" will be easily answerable.

Back in the day when WordPress was created of March 2003, WordPress was intended to be a blogging system. Throughout the years, since WordPress became more popular and the users' needs have changed, WordPress evolved dramatically. Nowadays WordPress is used for just about any type of website you can imagine. eCommerce platform (WooCommerce), Forum, Company websites, Article indexes, Hotel reservation sites, and many more.  

A "WP template" usually refers to a "WP theme". Some CMSs have themes and some have templates. WordPress calls them themes. So technically there is no such thing as a "WP template". However, within WP themes there are page templates and post templates that help us build custom designs and differentiate between other post/page designs. 

Definition: "is it WP?" = Is it WordPress? - Meaning: Is the website I'm asking about, built on WordPress?

Answering this question is pretty simple - add the URL of the site you are interested in, if the site is built on WP, you will get all the relevant information you need. If not, we will tell you that the site is not built on WordPress. Is it WP? = Possibly. Add the URL and check for yourself.

WordPress theme providers are companies that develop WordPress themes. The most popular WordPress theme provider is WordPress.org themselves. They have their own theme repository that you can download free themes from. You can find many other popular WordPress theme providers on this site. Go to "popular themes" on our navigation for more information.

A theme checker is the WordPress context could mean one of 2 things: Either a tool that checks WordPress themes and finds bugs, or a WordPress theme detector. A theme checker essentially means a tool that checks what theme is being used, which is a theme detector.

There is a really long list of very popular WordPress themes. On our site you can find a list of the top 50 sites that were detected on Scan WP. Other tools might give you different results, and several providers have their own lists.

There are many ways to find a theme (a WP theme of course). One way is to go to one of the popular theme providers and use their search form, and filter the results based on your needs. Another option to find a theme is to find a site that you like, detect its theme using the tool on this page, download the same theme and built an identical site.

Not all WordPress themes were built equal. What does this mean in our context? Each WordPress theme works differently. What works for one theme won't necessarily work on another. With that said, most themes have elaborate guides on their sites explaining how to use their theme. Regardless of that, take a look at your sidebar, lots of sites have a settings section specific for the theme.

Not all WP themes were created equal and not all websites needs were created equal either. Here are a few steps to decide what WordPress theme is for you:

1. Layout your needs
2. Decide what is most important
3. Look through WP theme vendor sites for your requirements
4. Read blog posts about your needs and about specific themes
5. Ask for opinions on professional forums

WordPress plugins are sort of "additions" to a WP site. While the WordPress core gives us a whole lot of functionality, and WordPress themes give us the layout, design and also some additional functionality, plugins can be used on any type of site. So if you are looking for additional SEO functionality for example, you can just install a specific plugin that was built for that purpose precisely.  

You can add plugins to WordPress very easily. The first option is to find the plugin on the plugin depositary in the WordPress Admin and then click on the install and then activate option. The other option is to upload the zip folder of the plugin to your WordPress website through your admin page and then activate the plugin.

Plugins are very easy to use on any WordPress website. All you need to do is install and activate the plugin. Then you can use the Plugin settings and configuration to make changes to the plugin and get actions. From the plugins screen, you can also deactivate, activate, delete and update plugins with ease.

There are lots of WordPress Plugins that you can use on your website. Many of them can help you rank better on search engines, get new mail subscribers, improve website performance etc.. However, there is no definitive list of the must-have plugins, it really does depend on what you need. But you can see some of the best plugins here.

One of the best elements of WordPress is that you can add functionality to a website through the use of plugins. And it is really easy to create a plugin for your website. All you need to do is know some coding language. You can read more about how you can create a WordPress plugin for free, from scratch here.

There are lots of themes that can be used on WordPress websites. Some of these are free and others are premium. If you find a WordPress website that is using a theme you like, you don’t want to be checking lots of themes to find the same one. However, Scan WP can detect that theme and tell you which one it is.

Uploading plugins to WordPress is really easy. The easiest way is to log into your WordPress admin and then click on the plugin open and then add a new plugin and then upload files. Another way is to use your FTP to upload a new plugin to your WordPress website. This is a little harder to do but can be quicker.

There are thousands of WordPress plugins that you can use on your WordPress website. Some of these plugins are free to upload and use. Others are free to install but can cost in other ways like use. Or you could have to pay for the plugin upfront and then you can get unlimited use out of the WordPress plugin.

Some WordPress plugins cost nothing to install. Others will have a cost per use; for instance, image optimization plugins can sometimes change a few cents per image that is optimized for website use. Other WordPress plugins can cost a monthly fee or an upfront fee. These fees can be just a few dollars or a couple of hundred.

A .po or pot file is really easy to create. The first thing you need to do is to have WPML on your site. Then you can have to go to that option and then the theme and plugins localization area. Then select the plugin you want the pot file for, then at the bottom of the page you need to select scan and then close the popup dialogue and click the create PO file button. You can then save the .po file.

You can easily insert PHP code into your WordPress page without a plugin via your website’s files that you can access through FTP. You will need an FTP client, like FileZilla and then access the website, find the page that you would like to add the PHP code in and open it in a text file. You can make the changes and re-upload the file.

If you’ve found a WordPress website that you like the theme of but don’t know what it is then you can use the WP Scan to find out what that theme is. The WP Scan can find out what theme is being used on any WordPress website. Then you can buy or download the theme and use it on your website.

Some WordPress plugins allow you to make small changes to them. This is usually done through custom CSS that can be accessed in the WordPress plugin configuration. If you don’t have this option, you can modify a WordPress Plugin by using FTP to gain access to the files and changing the files in a text editor and reuploading them to your server, via FTP.

A coming soon plugin allows you to show a page that says your website/a page is in development. You can use a coming soon plugin in WordPress by finding an appropriate one on the store, installing it and then activating it. You can then change settings for your website with ease.

Live chat plugins are very easy to use on WordPress websites. All you need to do is to find the plugin that you would like to do and install it on your website. This can be done on the WordPress website or through FTP. Then activate the WordPress plugin within the store and follow configuration steps.

If you want to add a menu icon in WordPress, but don’t want to download a plugin to do it, then you will need to learn how to code this in. Some themes have a custom CSS area that allows you to do this, other themes will require you to download theme files and then make the changes in a text editor.

If you want to add a WordPress plugin manually to your website you need to upload the file for the plugin to the plugins folder on your website through FTP. Some hosts allow access to an online FTP or you can use FileZilla as an FTP client. You can find the Plugins folder in the WP-Content folder on your website.

If you want to change the language on your WordPress website, then you need to have a translation app. The language within WordPress is pulled from your actual site. You can speak to translation experts or find a language plugin to help you change the language of a WordPress plugin if you want.

To create a table in WordPress, without downloading and using a plugin, you will need to use HTML. You can find instructions about creating tables in HTML in instructional articles across the internet. To insert the code, be sure that you’re on the text option of the post/page editor and not the visual.

If you want to disable a WordPress plugin from your website, all you need to do is to log into your WordPress website admin area. Then you need to select the plugins area that is in the left-hand menu and search for the plugin that you want to disable. Under its name are several options, including deactivate.

If you’ve found a website and want to know what plugins are being used, you can put the URL into our Scan WP detector. This will tell you what plugins and the theme that the website is using. This can help reduce the research time it will take for you and allow you to use that plugin if you want to replicate those features.

You can disable WordPress plugins within your WordPress admin menu. Just select the WordPress plugins you want to disable and select deactivate. Alternatively, you can log into your website’s FTP area and then rename the WordPress plugins folder as plugins_old and then rename it afterwards back to plugins.

Log into your WordPress files using FTP and then deactivate all the plugins at once by changing the plugin folder name to plugin_old. Then change the folder name back to the original name. Go to your WordPress admin and reactivate your plugins one at a time until the conflict resurfaces. When it does, you’ve found the plugin that is conflicting with your website.

Plugins are automatically installed on your WordPress website, across all pages. This is whether they are used or not. If you want to use a specific feature of a plugin on a page, you can add that by following the plugins’ instructions. This could be adding a shortcode or selecting an option in the customization options.

Install an SEO plugin for your WordPress website by going to your WordPress admin page, click on the plugin option in the left-hand menu and then click ‘add new’. Find the plugin within the directory of plugins or you can upload the zip file using the upload feature in the plugin area. You can also install an SEO plugin via FTP.

WooCommerce is one of the easiest plugins to use within WordPress. All you need to do is to install the plugin onto your website by going into your WordPress admin, find 'plugins' and then' add new'. Find WooCommerce in the directory using the search feature and then click on install and then activate. You can then follow the instructions to setup WooCommerce for your store.

Scan WP is free for all users to use. So when you find a WordPress website that you like the look of and want to learn more about their construction and what plugins or themes they’re using, you can use Scan WP. There are no limitations on use either, you can scan as many websites as you want to.

An AMP (Accelerated Mobile Page) Plugin is a plugin that speeds up your WordPress website for mobile users by making pages more mobile-friendly. The faster their loading time, the less bounce rate you will get on your website and the more you will earn in revenue from your mobile traffic, which could be 50% of your total traffic.

You can find the list of your current plugins, management of plugins and the installing of new plugins in the left-hand menu of the WordPress admin page. This area is visible on almost all pages of your WordPress admin environment. It is about halfway down the list of menu items, but this can change as some plugins insert their settings above it.

No, not all WordPress plugins are free for your website. Some plugins are free to install but usage will cost based on how much you need to use them. Others are paid on a subscription basis while others will take an upfront payment but are then free after this to use. You need to select the right plugin for you.

Scan WP is a WordPress theme detector. It enables you to take a WordPress website and then discover what theme and plugins that site is using. This can tell you how the website owner is able to deliver certain functionality to their website and this can help you build your own website or find improvements to your plugins.

Technically yes you can have too many plugins on your WordPress website. Too many plugins can cause significant problems on your site including security gaps, conflicts between apps, slow loading times, performance issues and high costs. The rule of thumb is to have less than 20 plugins installed on your WordPress website at any time.

Ideally, you should never have any more than 20 plugins that are installed on your WordPress website at the same time. This is installed and not activated. Even if the plugin is deactivated, it will still be loaded whenever someone visits your website, so while not doing anything, it is slowing your site down.

The record number of plugins that a WordPress website has had is over 600. However, the more plugins that your website has, the worse the performance of the website and the potential security threats. As a rule of thumb, you should have no more than 20 plugins and the fewer the better for your website.

You should only use the plugins that you need. The more plugins that you have the slower your website will be, the more in danger your website is to hacking and the higher the costs. The rule of thumb is that you have no more than 20 plugins on your website and ideally it should be much lower.

You can add a carousel in WordPress without a plugin. However, to do this you will need to add a lot of code to several areas of your website. This will include creating a new file and some coding to your functions.php file. If you’re not confident with coding, then you might want to consider using a plugin.

You can create a WordPress plugin settings page on your website with ease. There are several options, which includes creating code within your website. Another option is to use a code generator that can help you create a settings page for a WordPress plugin. These are simple to use and can be free.

If you need to deactivate a WordPress plugin but don’t have access to your WordPress admin, you can use Cpanel from your host. All you need to do is to delete the folder within the Cpanel or you can change the name of the plugin. This will automatically deactivate the plugin for you. Renaming the file back to the original name will keep the plugin deactivated.

You can uninstall a plugin on your WordPress website with ease. Log into your WordPress website’s admin area and then go to the Plugin area from the menu on the left. Find the plugin in the list of plugins and then you can deactivate the plugin (if active) and then click on the uninstall option.

Installing a WordPress theme is really easy. All you need to do is to log into your WordPress website’s admin area and then find the themes are on the website in the appearance option. Then you need to click on the ‘add new’ that is at the top of the screen. Then you can search and install the app as well as upload a theme’s zip file.

Scan WP is a detecting tool that allows you to take any WordPress website and tell you what plugins are being used by that website. The tool is free to use and works with all WordPress websites. The tool can also detect the use of themes and can identify those for you.

Updating a WordPress theme is really easy. You must log into your website’s dashboard and then if any updates need to be done the update symbol will be shown at the top. You can click on this and it will show you the updates that need to be done. You can select the themes that need an update and click on the ‘update’ button.

When it comes to your website’s appearance, you can choose from hundreds of WordPress themes. You might from time to time to change your website’s theme. To do this, go to the theme screen in your appearance setting and then select the new theme. Click on the activate button to change the theme on your website.

If you’re looking to customize a WordPress theme you have to look at the theme in question. Some will require you to customize it within the theme settings, some within the customization screen and others have unique systems or require a page builder to edit the page of the theme. Check with the theme developer if you have any ideas.

A child theme is a theme that uses the foundation of another theme but is different in some respects. Many WordPress themes use Child Themes as a way to appeal to a larger group of companies. If you want to make a child theme you can do this manually or use a plugin that can be downloaded into your WordPress website.

If you want to create a WordPress theme for yourself or to sell on the WordPress theme database then you need to learn the basics of coding and theme design. But it isn’t hard to do. You can use this guide on how to create a WordPress starter theme from scratch with our article here.

While it isn’t a great idea to change your WordPress theme too regularly, a change in design every so often can help keep your store relevant. If you need to remove an old theme from WordPress, you need to go to the themes section in the appearance area and then activate a new theme and then delete the old theme.

If you’ve found a WordPress website that you like the look of and want to know what theme they’re using, you can find out with Scan WP. Scan WP is a theme and plugin detector for WordPress websites allowing you to discover what software is being used on a WordPress website. It is free to use for everyone.

WordPress themes are there to make the job of building a website easier for you. All you need to do to use a WordPress theme is to find the theme you want and install it on your website and then click on activate. Changes you want to make on the theme can be done through page editors, the customize screen and settings pages.

There are many things that can determine the choice in your WordPress theme. For one, you might be limited by cost. Or you might want a theme that is suited for a specific niche, like video blogging, corporate, car dealerships, etc.. Or you might want certain functions. So look for those features on the themes.

You don’t have to use the default font when in WordPress. Fonts can say more about your brand and ethics, so it is important to get them right. You can change your font using several plugins. Or you can use a simple code snippet that can be inserted into your website’s CSS that can allow you to choose the font you want to use.

Most WordPress themes are responsive. There are a few that aren’t responsive, though these are often older themes that have not been used for a long time. You can often tell which themes these are because they’ve not been updated in the past six months or that they’ve not been updated for the last major WordPress release.

It can take anywhere from a few hours to weeks to build a WordPress theme. The time frame to build a WordPress theme can depend on the complexity of the theme, your skill level and the time you’re willing to devote to the theme. You should always remember that themes will need to be updated as well to work with the latest version of WordPress.

Scan WP is an excellent tool for discovering what themes and plugins another WordPress website is
using. Scan WP is free to use for everyone and there are no limits on the number of websites you can put into the detector. With the data collected, you can change the design or add functions to your website to get the same great benefits as other websites.

Installing a WordPress theme through your WordPress dashboard can take just a few seconds to install. All you need to do is to find it on the search function and click install. If you’re uploading a zip file for the theme, then the installation takes a minute or two, depending on your internet connection/server resources.

This will depend on the WordPress theme that you’re using. Some themes have banner functionality inserted into them and in the ‘customize’ area of the WordPress website, you will find a banner area. Otherwise, you might need to use a plugin or use HTML inside the page to create the banner on your website.

You can change the layout in a WordPress theme by using a page builder for your website. This is an app that usually offers you the chance to drag and drop elements onto a page to change the layout. There are numerous page builders available for WordPress, some are free and others are premium.