Enter a URL: Orilyt identifies the CMS (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Shopify…) and its version in seconds. Free, no sign-up.
Non-intrusive analysis: Orilyt only reads the page's public signals (headers, source code, standard endpoints).
21.6% of 19,901 European websites measured run WordPress — from 15.5% in Germany to 26.9% in France — Orilyt 2026 Barometer, 19,901 websites measured.
A CMS (content management system) is the software a website runs on: WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Shopify, Wix, and dozens of others. Recognizing it tells you how a site is built — useful for a freelancer, an agency, a developer, or simply out of curiosity.
Orilyt relies on several public signals, in order of reliability:
/wp-content/ for WordPress, Drupal.settings for Drupal…).meta generator tag, which many CMSs leave in the HTML, often with the version number./wp-json/ REST API, which confirms the detection even when the site sits behind a proxy.None of these checks is intrusive: this is information every browser receives when loading the page.
Some sites are custom-built (static HTML, JavaScript frameworks, headless CMS) or deliberately hide their traces. In that case the tool shows "CMS not identified" — that's not an error, just the absence of any known signal.
WordPress powers more than 4 in 10 websites worldwide — but it's also the #1 target for attacks, and a breeding ground for performance, SEO and compliance issues when poorly maintained. Knowing the CMS is the first piece of information; knowing what shape it's in is another.
Orilyt pushes the analysis far beyond detection: exposed version, vulnerable plugins, security headers, speed, technical SEO, accessibility, legal pages — more than 80 checkpoints, in a clear report. The first audit is free.
You can also detect which WordPress theme the site uses, or test its security in seconds.
Is the tool really free?
Yes, CMS detection is free and requires no sign-up. The full site audit (80+ checkpoints) is also free for a first try.
Does it detect the CMS version?
When the site exposes it (generator tag, readme file, etc.), yes — especially for WordPress. Many sites hide their version for security reasons: in that case the tool shows the CMS without the number.
Which CMSs are recognized?
WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Shopify and other common platforms. Detection is most accurate on WordPress, the most widespread CMS.
Why find out which CMS a site uses?
For a quote (a WordPress site isn't maintained like a custom build), to assess security, for competitive research, or to pick a platform yourself by looking at what the sites you admire are using.