How can I make a template output its own filename?

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Is it possible to output the template name being used? Using a global variable or something similar? I am wanting to check which template is being used in a conditional.

I don't think that's possible, but can you give an example why you want to check the template-name? — Victor, Jun 24 '14 at 21:32

score 15 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 16 '22 at 02:26

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This applies to Craft 2. For Craft 3+, see hashchange's answer.

You can get the current template’s name like so:

{{ _self.getTemplateName() }}

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answered Jul 07 '14 at 21:35

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Careful with this; it returns an object of type Twig_Markup, which is then casted to a string. If you need template name strictly as a string, use _self.getTemplateName().__toString – Alex Apr 21 '17 at 15:09

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 05 '18 at 11:34

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In Craft 3, {{ _self.getTemplateName() }} throws an error, but {{ _self }} does the trick.

answered Sep 05 '18 at 11:34

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score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 24 '14 at 21:34

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I don't believe this is currently possible outside of the context of a Craft plugin. Inside of a plugin, you could probably do it through a Twig extension so that you have access to the template instance, where you could call $template->getTemplateName(), which is part of Twig's Twig_Template abstract class.

answered Jun 24 '14 at 21:34

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Thanks Brad, would you consider adding a tag for it a some point? – Gareth Jun 25 '14 at 05:57
I don't see why not! – Brad Bell Jun 25 '14 at 07:43

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 17 '22 at 21:39

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Post marked as answer doesn't work for me nowadays. For me works:

{{ craft.app.requestedParams.template }}

answered Jun 17 '22 at 21:39

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Thanks, works for me too (Craft 4). – GazCrane Nov 25 '22 at 10:10

How can I make a template output its own filename?

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