5 Best Tools to Check Which WordPress Theme a Site Uses

Are you in the middle of building website building service and looking at other WordPress sites with great-looking designs? You wonder which theme and plugins that website uses, so you can consider them for your own site. This article covers Mona Media will introduce you to the top 5 online tools to check a WordPress theme and WordPress plugins. Take a look!

How to check a WordPress theme manually

Before we get into the tools for checking themes and plugin WordPress , let's look at how to check a theme manually. This way takes a little time and requires you to follow the steps exactly.

The steps are:

• Go to the website WordPress.
• Right-click anywhere on the website and choose View page source (or press Ctrl + U to save time).
• Then press Ctrl + F and type into the search box “wp-content/themes” and the theme name will appear right next to it.
• Click the link to see detailed information about the theme.

Top 5 tools to check a WordPress theme

Now that you know how to check a theme manually, MONA will next introduce and show you how to check with the following tools.

1. WP Theme Detector

WP Theme Detector is a useful tool for checking whether a website uses WordPress and which theme and plugins it uses. It also gives detailed theme and plugin information for you to analyze and consider before using them on your own website.

The tool is completely free to use according to its maker, and it can detect child themes and parent themes. It also shows you coupon codes for premium WordPress themes when available.

Checking is quite simple: just enter the URL of the website and click the button Experience the magic of WPTD. The screen immediately shows a description of the theme, its author, plugins and popularity. You are also told whether the theme is available for download.

WP Theme Detector has an attractive interface and very powerful features. With this tool, you can see whether a specific WordPress site has some plugins, such as:

• Table of Contents Plus: Creating a table of contents for posts
• Thrive Content Builder: Creating landing pages
• Jetpack: All-in-one plugin provided by WordPress
• Social Locker for WordPress: Like/share to unlock content
• Q2W3 Fixed Widget: Keeping widget content in place when the mouse moves
• Yoast SEO: Plugin SEO
• Thrive Leads: Plugins that help build an email list

2. What Theme by CodeinWP

What Theme by CodeinWP is used to check which specific themes and plugins a website uses. In particular, it gives detailed theme and plugin information and shows which features stand out. It is also very simple to use, and with just a little practice you will use it easily.

3. What WordPress Theme Is That

What WordPress Theme Is That is an online tool for checking WordPress themes and plugins. It gives you full details such as Theme Name, Theme Homepage, Author, Author Homepage, License, Version, Description and Theme Screenshot… Users can check and find the name of a theme or plugin in detail.

All you do is enter a domain link, and the tool shows the theme name and a link to the theme, paid or free. It can also detect some of the plugins in use with very simple steps. Enter the URL and click the Search button.

4. ScanWP

ScanWP is also a full-featured tool, with the same theme and plugin checks as the tools above. It is just as simple to use, and you can check any website whenever you want.

5. WPSniffer

Among these 5 online WordPress theme checkers, WPSniffer is not a web app. It is a Chrome browser extension created by PenguinWP. As an extension, it does one simple job: detecting a theme's name and homepage.

This tool does not have many features, but it is convenient because you do not have to type a URL to find the theme. You just visit the WordPress site and click the extension icon to get the information you need.

In this article, MONA has gathered some useful information and a short introduction to the top 5 WordPress theme checkers. You can try the tools above to look up the themes and plugins of websites you want to use as references when choosing for your own site. They are useful, quick and easy to use, and after a little practice you will be comfortable with them.