is_home

The timeline below displays how wordpress function is_home has changed across different WordPress versions. If a version is not listed, refer to the next available version below.

WordPress Version: 5.5

/**
 * Determines whether the query is for the blog homepage.
 *
 * The blog homepage is the page that shows the time-based blog content of the site.
 *
 * is_home() is dependent on the site's "Front page displays" Reading Settings 'show_on_front'
 * and 'page_for_posts'.
 *
 * If a static page is set for the front page of the site, this function will return true only
 * on the page you set as the "Posts page".
 *
 * For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out
 * the {@link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/conditional-tags/
 * Conditional Tags} article in the Theme Developer Handbook.
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @see is_front_page()
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query WordPress Query object.
 *
 * @return bool Whether the query is for the blog homepage.
 */
function is_home()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1.0');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_home();
}

WordPress Version: 5.3

/**
 * Determines whether the query is for the blog homepage.
 *
 * The blog homepage is the page that shows the time-based blog content of the site.
 *
 * is_home() is dependent on the site's "Front page displays" Reading Settings 'show_on_front'
 * and 'page_for_posts'.
 *
 * If a static page is set for the front page of the site, this function will return true only
 * on the page you set as the "Posts page".
 *
 * For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out
 * the {@link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/conditional-tags/
 * Conditional Tags} article in the Theme Developer Handbook.
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @see is_front_page()
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query WordPress Query object.
 *
 * @return bool True if blog view homepage, otherwise false.
 */
function is_home()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1.0');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_home();
}

WordPress Version: 5.1

/**
 * Determines whether the query is for the blog homepage.
 *
 * The blog homepage is the page that shows the time-based blog content of the site.
 *
 * is_home() is dependent on the site's "Front page displays" Reading Settings 'show_on_front'
 * and 'page_for_posts'.
 *
 * If a static page is set for the front page of the site, this function will return true only
 * on the page you set as the "Posts page".
 *
 * For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out
 * the {@link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/conditional-tags/
 * Conditional Tags} article in the Theme Developer Handbook.
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @see is_front_page()
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query Global WP_Query instance.
 *
 * @return bool True if blog view homepage, otherwise false.
 */
function is_home()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1.0');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_home();
}

WordPress Version: 5.0

/**
 * Determines whether the query is for the blog homepage.
 *
 * The blog homepage is the page that shows the time-based blog content of the site.
 *
 * is_home() is dependent on the site's "Front page displays" Reading Settings 'show_on_front'
 * and 'page_for_posts'.
 *
 * If a static page is set for the front page of the site, this function will return true only
 * on the page you set as the "Posts page".
 * 
 * For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out
 * the {@link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/conditional-tags/ 
 * Conditional Tags} article in the Theme Developer Handbook.
 * 
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @see is_front_page()
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query Global WP_Query instance.
 *
 * @return bool True if blog view homepage, otherwise false.
 */
function is_home()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1.0');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_home();
}

WordPress Version: 4.6

/**
 * Determines if the query is for the blog homepage.
 *
 * The blog homepage is the page that shows the time-based blog content of the site.
 *
 * is_home() is dependent on the site's "Front page displays" Reading Settings 'show_on_front'
 * and 'page_for_posts'.
 *
 * If a static page is set for the front page of the site, this function will return true only
 * on the page you set as the "Posts page".
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @see is_front_page()
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query Global WP_Query instance.
 *
 * @return bool True if blog view homepage, otherwise false.
 */
function is_home()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1.0');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_home();
}

WordPress Version: 4.4

/**
 * Is the query for the blog homepage?
 *
 * This is the page which shows the time based blog content of your site.
 *
 * Depends on the site's "Front page displays" Reading Settings 'show_on_front' and 'page_for_posts'.
 *
 * If you set a static page for the front page of your site, this function will return
 * true only on the page you set as the "Posts page".
 *
 * @see is_front_page()
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query Global WP_Query instance.
 *
 * @return bool True if blog view homepage.
 */
function is_home()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_home();
}

WordPress Version: 4.3

/**
 * Is the query for the blog homepage?
 *
 * This is the page which shows the time based blog content of your site.
 *
 * Depends on the site's "Front page displays" Reading Settings 'show_on_front' and 'page_for_posts'.
 *
 * If you set a static page for the front page of your site, this function will return
 * true only on the page you set as the "Posts page".
 *
 * @see is_front_page()
 *
 * @since 1.5.0
 *
 * @global WP_Query $wp_query
 *
 * @return bool True if blog view homepage.
 */
function is_home()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_home();
}

WordPress Version: 3.7

/**
 * Is the query for the blog homepage?
 *
 * This is the page which shows the time based blog content of your site.
 *
 * Depends on the site's "Front page displays" Reading Settings 'show_on_front' and 'page_for_posts'.
 *
 * If you set a static page for the front page of your site, this function will return
 * true only on the page you set as the "Posts page".
 *
 * @see is_front_page()
 *
 * @see WP_Query::is_home()
 * @since 1.5.0
 * @uses $wp_query
 *
 * @return bool True if blog view homepage.
 */
function is_home()
{
    global $wp_query;
    if (!isset($wp_query)) {
        _doing_it_wrong(__FUNCTION__, __('Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.'), '3.1');
        return false;
    }
    return $wp_query->is_home();
}