Title: What Template File Am I Viewing? Author: Toby Cryns (@themightymo) Published: March 25, 2012 Last modified: August 6, 2020 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev =546775) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/what-template-file-am-i-viewing_9a9488. svg) # What Template File Am I Viewing? By [Toby Cryns (@themightymo)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themightymo/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/what-template-file-am-i-viewing.1.2.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/) ## Description This is a debugging plugin that displays the current php file that is loading on the front end of the website. Thanks to [VegasGeek](http://vegasgeek.com/which-template-is-being-used/) and [Mark Gason](http://www.gasolicious.com) for the code and inspiration for this plugin, respectively. ## Screenshots [⌊Location of template file displayed in the admin bar⌉⌊Location of template file displayed in the admin bar⌉[ Location of template file displayed in the admin bar ## Installation There are two methods of installing the plugin: **From the [WordPress plugins page](https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/)** 1. Download the plugin 2. Upload the `what-template-file-am-i-viewing` folder to your`/ wp-content/plugins/` directory. 3. Active the plugin in the plugin menu panel in your administration area. **From inside your WordPress installation, in the plugin section.** 1. Search for the `what template file am i viewing` plugin 2. Install it and then active it. ## FAQ ### Where do I see the output of this plugin? The output of the plugin displays in the admin bar at the top of the page on the front end of your site. ### Where is the options page for this plugin? There are no options for this plugin, nor is there an options page. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/be78e91dffcb6ef466b47d64560d7aff37de1c8e536e8402a9c2224f69bced84? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Très bien ! Great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tres-bien-great/)󠁿 [guth](https://profiles.wordpress.org/guth/) February 18, 2021 Cette extension est très simple et fonctionne parfaitement. Ne pas oublier d’activer la barre d’outils sur le front-end. This plugin is very easy to use and works perfectly. Don’t forget to activate the toolbar on the front-end. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ea42babe905b4cd594216401d584ea66c8dc616f4b44c2ac9c597edbedf700bd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-9445/)󠁿 [ahmadjan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ahmadjan/) March 20, 2019 Great tool. Simple and Effective. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cf3ce259feb3179936d0518e5191438c87deae0473573e5356fe6e77cd94e4b9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-6299/)󠁿 [modes200](https://profiles.wordpress.org/modes200/) April 9, 2017 Great tool!! [ Read all 8 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “What Template File Am I Viewing?” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Toby Cryns (@themightymo) ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themightymo/) * [ John Hawkins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vegasgeek/) [Translate “What Template File Am I Viewing?” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/what-template-file-am-i-viewing) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 * Initial Release #### 1.1 * Hide the output for non-admins (a.k.a. The output will not display for website visitors.) #### 1.2 * Moved the output to the admin bar ## Meta * Version **1.2** * Last updated **6 years ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 2.7 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.4.19** * Tag * [debug](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/debug/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 8 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Toby Cryns (@themightymo) ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/themightymo/) * [ John Hawkins ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/vegasgeek/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/what-template-file-am-i-viewing/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](http://www.themightymo.com/donate/)