A Content Management System allows users to publish and manage digital content without manual HTML coding.

How accurate is the detection?

CMS identification is based on real signatures found in the page's public HTML — generator meta tags, known asset paths, and platform-specific scripts. Theme and plugin names are only shown when they're actually visible in the site's public asset URLs; if a signature isn't publicly exposed, we say so rather than guess.

Why couldn't it detect a URL I entered?

Some sites block automated fetch requests. Switch to "Paste HTML Source" and paste the page's HTML directly — the same detection runs on it locally.

CMS Detector

Detect what CMS a website is using (WordPress, Shopify, Joomla, Drupal).

TL;DR: CMS Detector is a free, browser-based tool that lets you detect what CMS a website is using (WordPress, Shopify, Joomla, Drupal).

Enter Website URL to Detect CMS & Theme

Detects WordPress, Webflow, Ghost, Shopify, Drupal, Joomla, Squarespace, Wix, Strapi, Sanity, active themes, and plugins.

Why Use This Tool?

CMS Detector identifies the Content Management System powering any website (WordPress, Shopify, Drupal, Joomla, Wix, Squarespace, Ghost, Webflow, Magento) through signature asset scanning.

Getting Started with the CMS Detector

Enter the website URL you want to investigate.
Click 'Detect CMS' to scan theme paths, admin endpoints, and generator tags.
View detected CMS platform name, logo, and active plugins.
Review platform architecture details.

Pro Tips & Best Practices

WordPress Theme & Plugin Discovery: Detects active WordPress themes and common plugins from `/wp-content/` asset links.
E-Commerce Detection: Identifies whether an online store is built on Shopify, WooCommerce, or BigCommerce.
Headless CMS Detection: Spots headless architectures using Contentful, Sanity, or Strapi.

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Live URL Analysis & Privacy

When auditing a live URL, public webpage markup is fetched via our secure proxy service. When using Paste HTML or file upload mode, all analysis runs 100% locally in your browser with zero network requests.

Frequently Asked Questions

: A Content Management System allows users to publish and manage digital content without manual HTML coding.
: CMS identification is based on real signatures found in the page's public HTML — generator meta tags, known asset paths, and platform-specific scripts. Theme and plugin names are only shown when they're actually visible in the site's public asset URLs (like WordPress's /wp-content/themes/ and /wp-content/plugins/ paths); if a signature isn't publicly exposed, we say so rather than guess.
: Some sites block automated fetch requests. Switch to "Paste HTML Source" and paste the page's HTML directly — the same detection runs on it locally.

Cite This Tool

Referencing this tool in a paper, article, or bibliography? Copy a ready-made citation below.

NexLove.org. (2026). CMS Detector [Software]. https://nexlove.org/tools/cms-detector.html

“CMS Detector.” NexLove.org, 2026, nexlove.org/tools/cms-detector.html.

NexLove.org (2026) CMS Detector. Available at: https://nexlove.org/tools/cms-detector.html (Accessed: 2026).

@misc{nexlove_cms_detector,
  title = {CMS Detector},
  author = {{NexLove.org}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nexlove.org/tools/cms-detector.html}
}

Embed This Tool

Add the live CMS Detector tool to your own website with this snippet — it loads the real, working tool in an iframe, not a static screenshot.

<iframe src="https://nexlove.org/embed/cms-detector.html" width="100%" height="600" style="border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px" title="CMS Detector — NexLove.org" loading="lazy"></iframe>

CMS Detector Technical Details

Built for developers, this utility provides instant data formatting, conversion, and inspection without the overhead of heavy IDEs.

Features

Zero Latency: All parsing and formatting happens entirely in your browser using local JavaScript engines.
Data Security: Your payloads, tokens, and code snippets are never sent to a backend server, making it safe for proprietary code.
Strict Standards: Follows standard encoding and RFC protocols to ensure output validity.

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