Theme Check
A simple and easy way to test your theme for all the latest WordPress standards and practices. A great theme development tool!
The facts
- Rating
- 4.8★ from 195
- Active installs
- 20k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Added
- Jun 2018
- Requires WP
- 3.7
- Tested up to
- WP 7.1
- Downloads
- 2,531,388
Our analysis
AI-assistedTheme Check is a WordPress plugin designed to help you test your theme against the latest theme review standards. It runs automated testing tools similar to those used by WordPress.org for theme submissions. The results are displayed in a straightforward manner through an admin menu.
This plugin is particularly useful for theme developers or anyone wanting to ensure their theme adheres to current WordPress standards and practices. It also supports trac formatting for easier integration with the theme review process.
Best for: This plugin suits theme developers and anyone creating or reviewing WordPress themes.
What it does well
- ✓Tests themes against WordPress theme review standards
- ✓Displays all results at once for easy review
- ✓Useful for theme developers
- ✓Supports trac formatting for integration with theme reviews
Where it falls short
- •No additional features or details provided
Verdict
Theme Check provides a straightforward way to ensure your theme meets current standards. It is a practical tool for those involved in theme development and review.
From the developer
WordPress.org's own description of Theme Check, lightly tidied.
The theme check plugin is an easy way to test your theme and make sure it’s up to spec with the latest theme review standards. With it, you can run all the same automated testing tools on your theme that WordPress.org uses for theme submissions.
The tests are run through a simple admin menu and all results are displayed at once. This is very handy for theme developers, or anybody looking to make sure that their theme supports the latest WordPress theme standards and practices.
How to enable trac formatting
The Themes Team use this plugin while reviewing themes and copy/paste the output into trac tickets, the trac system has its own markup language.
To enable trac formatting in Theme-Check you need to define a couple of variables in wp-config.php: TC_PRE and TC_POST are used as a ticket header and footer.
For example:
define( 'TC_PRE', 'Theme Review:[[br]]
- Themes should be reviewed using "define(\'WP_DEBUG\', true);" in wp-config.php[[br]]
- Themes should be reviewed using the test data from the Theme Checklists (TC)
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' );
define( 'TC_POST', 'Feel free to make use of the contact details below if you have any questions,
comments, or feedback:[[br]]
[[br]]
* Leave a comment on this ticket[[br]]
* Send an email to the Theme Review email list[[br]]
* Use the #wordpress-themes IRC channel on Freenode.' );
If either of these two vars are defined a new trac tickbox will appear next to the Check it! button.