To get this value, use the wp.data module. const template = wp.data.select( 'core/editor' ).getEditedPostAttribute( 'template' ); Since this can be changed in the document settings, you would likely need to "subscribe" and run a callback whenever this changes. For example: const { select, subscribe } = wp.data; class PageTemplateSwitcher { constructor() { this.template = null; } init() { subscribe( () => { const newTemplate = select( 'core/editor' ).getEditedPostAttribute( 'template' ); if ( newTemplate && newTemplate !== this.template ) { this.template = newTemplate; this.changeTemplate(); } }); } changeTemplate() { // do your stuff here console.log(`template changed to ${this.template}`); } } new PageTemplateSwitcher().init();