How to check what Theme and Plugin are used on someone else's WordPress website

Sometimes when browsingWordPress to buildwebsites, you might be curious about what theme they are using and which plugins they have installed. So, how can you find out the theme and plugin content the other party is using? Naiba shares a few methods here.

Methods to Check What Theme and Plugins a Website is Using

Below, I'll share several methods to check what theme and plugins other websites are using.

Check the Website Theme Footer or Source Code

This is the most intuitive method to check which theme the other party is using. Some website owners will indicate the theme used on their website. If not indicated, you can find the corresponding CSS address in the source files to determine the theme being used. For example, Naibabiji's

https://blog.naibabiji.com/wp-content/themes/twentytwelve/style.css?ver=5.2.2

It can be seen that the theme used is twentytwelve.

WPSNIFFER WP Theme Sniffer

WPSNIFFER - WordPress Themes Sniffer is a Chrome extension. After installation, when you visit a WordPress site, the icon will light up. Clicking on it will display the theme name. As shown in the image below:Plugin installation address:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wpsniffer-wordpress-theme/kihhefcbenhkjgjhchanjfhhflaojldn

scanwp

Throughhttps://scanwp.net/This website can also detect which theme a WordPress website is using, and can also detect some of the plugins used.

wpthemedetector

Similar to scanwp above, usinghttps://www.wpthemedetector.com/can also scan and identify the theme and plugins used by a WordPress website, and can even directly provide the download link for the theme.

What to Do If You Can't Find the Theme Someone Else is Using?

Sometimes, we can determine the theme folder used by the other party's website using the methods above, but we cannot find this theme online. Typically, there are two situations for this:

1. The other party is using a custom theme, which is not available online;
2. The other party has modified and hidden the theme and the areas containing theme information.

In these two cases, if you really want to know the name of the other party's theme, then try to contact the website owner to see if they are willing to tell you the answer. Of course,Building a websiteThe most important thing is the content. Themes and plugins are just auxiliary tools. With good website content, it can generate revenue. With revenue, you can spend money to hire someone to customize themes and plugins. This is the proper cycle.