How to replace bloginfo(template_url)

Question

Basically I've used bloginfo(template_url) in a WordPress theme, but when I run theme-checker, it recommends to replace bloginfo(template_url) with get_template_directory_uri(), however when I use get_template_directory_uri() it doesn't work. It works fine if I use it to replace get_bloginfo(template_url) but that's not what I want now. Is bloginfo(template_url) being deprecated? If it is, what is it's replacement?

Thanks

Answer 1

bloginfo($option) echos out a value whereas get_template_directory_uri() returns a string - did you maybe forget to echo get_template_directory_uri()? Also are you passing a string with quotes i.e. bloginfo(template_url) vs bloginfo('template_url')?

Both bloginfo('template_url') and get_template_directory_uri() should work, they aren't deprecated.

Answer 2

This is the right way -

<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>

Answer 3

bloginfo is a wrapper for get_bloginfo, which just calls those functions directly:

function get_bloginfo( $show = '', $filter = 'raw' ) {
    case 'stylesheet_directory':
        $output = get_stylesheet_directory_uri();
        break;
    case 'template_directory':
    case 'template_url':
        $output = get_template_directory_uri();
        break;

so it's ultimately exactly the same output.

Answer 4

You Can use both

<?php echo get_template_directory_uri(); ?>
<?php echo get_bloginfo('template_url'); ?>

Answer 5

The correct way should be (imho)

<?php get_bloginfo('template_url'); ?>

Rationale: The function get_template_directory_uri(), besides being long, also has a slightly misleading name. It doesn't not return a directory and not a uri either (the identifier would be the theme name not it's location)

So, for typing reasons as well as self-documenting reason the get_bloginfo is better.

Replacing is not needed.