How to Tell if a Website Is WordPress?

WordPress is a widely used content management system (CMS) with various plugins and themes to make your website look more professional. But do you know how to identify if WordPress powers a website?

You may come across a wonderful website and wonder if it is a WordPress website.

It used to be a lot easier to identify if a website was WordPress or not. However, WordPress websites have become more difficult to differentiate in recent years as many options keep WordPress' footprints hidden from prying eyes.

But there are various indicators that WordPress powers a certain website, and in this article, we will demonstrate how to recognize those to know which is a WordPress site. So, here we shall discuss how to tell if a website is WordPress.

Why does it matter if WordPress powers a website?
On the internet, WordPress has become a standard. It implies that a WordPress-powered website has a robust backend and is optimized for every potential circumstance.

There are many additional factors to consider. For example, you could be looking for themes and plugins for your website. In addition, users may look to other websites for design inspiration in some situations.

What Are the Signs That a Website Is WordPress?

1. Credits for WordPress in the footer.
2. Add /wp-admin to the domain.
3. Look in the source code for 'wp-content' or 'WordPress.'
4. Check the site using BuiltWith to see whether it's a WordPress site.
5. Look for the readme.html page in the WordPress directory.
6. In the source code, look for the WordPress generator tag.
7. Make use of IsItWP.
8. Use a Chrome extension if you're using Chrome.
9. Make use of a Firefox add-on.

Now let us know about these signs in more detail –

• Credits for WordPress in the Footer
  It is the simplest method to recognize a WordPress site. By default, 'Powered by WordPress' is shown in the footer of all WordPress websites. All you have to do is scroll down to the bottom of the page until you reach the footer.
  If the site is using a high-end plan, then there is the option to remove the footer credit that reads 'Powered by WordPress.'
  

• Check whether /wp-admin exists
  As you may be aware, every WordPress website has a login page, with http://mydomain.com/wp-admin being the default login page. As a result, you may append /wp-admin to the end of any domain name to determine if it is WordPress or not.
  The website is WordPress if you are sent to the WordPress login page.
  On the other hand, some WordPress websites hide their login page. As a result, just because you receive a 404 error doesn't imply the Website isn't WordPress.
  

• Look for 'wp-content' or 'WordPress in the Source code.'
  Looking at the source code of a WordPress website is another way to identify it. To do so, right-click on your website and select View Source from the menu. You may open a new tab with the source code by selecting the View Source button.
  For example, look for WordPress or wp-content in the source code.
  Your photos, movies, themes, and other files are kept under the wp-content folder. So, if you see one of these in the source code, it signifies that WordPress powers the website for you.
  

• Check the site using BuiltWith to see whether it's a WordPress site
  BuiltWith is a sophisticated online tool for detecting WordPress blogs. You have to enter the website's address and click on the Lookup button.
  One of these pieces of information that will show up will be if WordPress powers that website and, if so, what WordPress version.

• Look for the readme.html page in the WordPress directory
  Another approach to recognizing a WordPress site is to go through the readme.html page. The readme.html file contains general information about a website. The WordPress version, WordPress use, and so forth are all included in this data.
  This file is occasionally triggered automatically during the WordPress installation.
  You need to add the following URL to your browser (change domain.com with the site's address) to test if a website contains this file -
  http://domain.com/readme.html.
  

• In the source code, look for the WordPress generator tag
  Another technique to tell if a website is WordPress is to look for the generator tag in the source code. For example, there is an additional meta tag in the head> section of the typical WordPress installation.
  On any page of a website, search for this tag. If you come across it, you're on a WordPress website.

• Make use of IsItWP
  Isitwp is another online tool for determining whether a website is WordPress or not. Once on the website, go to Analyze Website and enter the WordPress URL.
  

• Use a Chrome Extension if you're using Chrome
  If you want a quick method to find out if WordPress powers the website, then install a Google Chrome extension. Then you can easily check your browser extension when viewing a website to detect the WordPress websites.
  This plugin provides you with all of the information you require about a website. For example, the Library Sniff plugin can help you identify a WordPress site.
  It shows you whether or not WordPress powers the Website, but it also includes Google Analytics and jQuery data. 

Please note that this plugin is only available for Google Chrome. 

• Make use of a Firefox add-on
  BuiltWith Add-on is a Firefox add-on that works similarly. Its add-on takes the place of the Builtwith tool that we discussed earlier. This program works the same way as Builtwith; on the other hand, everything in this extension is done automatically.

Conclusion 

So that you know a bit more about different ways of finding the foundation of a website, you will be able to identify WordPress sites easily. If needed, you can use this information to your advantage in more than one way.