register_theme_directory

Register a directory that contains themes.

Description

register_theme_directory( (string) $directory ); 

Parameters (1)

0. $directory (string)
Either the full filesystem path to a theme folder or a folder within WP_CONTENT_DIR

Usage

  1. if ( !function_exists( 'register_theme_directory' ) ) { 
  2.     require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/theme.php'; 
  3. } 
  4.   
  5. // Either the full filesystem path to a theme folder or a folder within WP_CONTENT_DIR 
  6. $directory = ''; 
  7.   
  8. // NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
  9. $result = register_theme_directory($directory); 
  10.     

Defined (1)

The function is defined in the following location(s).

/wp-includes/theme.php  
  1. function register_theme_directory( $directory ) { 
  2.     global $wp_theme_directories; 
  3.  
  4.     if ( ! file_exists( $directory ) ) { 
  5.         // Try prepending as the theme directory could be relative to the content directory 
  6.         $directory = WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/' . $directory; 
  7.         // If this directory does not exist, return and do not register 
  8.         if ( ! file_exists( $directory ) ) { 
  9.             return false; 
  10.         } 
  11.     } 
  12.  
  13.     if ( ! is_array( $wp_theme_directories ) ) { 
  14.         $wp_theme_directories = array(); 
  15.     } 
  16.  
  17.     $untrailed = untrailingslashit( $directory ); 
  18.     if ( ! empty( $untrailed ) && ! in_array( $untrailed, $wp_theme_directories ) ) { 
  19.         $wp_theme_directories[] = $untrailed; 
  20.     } 
  21.  
  22.     return true; 
  23. }