Ghost is a powerful app for new-media creators to publish, share, and grow a business around their content.
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Websites using Ghost
21 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| 404media.co | 8/3/2026 |
| hyperallergic.com | 8/3/2026 |
| igvita.com | 8/3/2026 |
| itsfoss.com | 8/3/2026 |
| sfist.com | 8/3/2026 |
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Ghost signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Ghost, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Ghost is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Ghost
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Ghost signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary Ghost fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Ghost on the results page.
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Commonly implies
A confirmed Ghost match also implies these technologies are present.
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FAQ: detecting Ghost
- Can PluginView detect Ghost without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Ghost. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Ghost?
- Ghost is classified under CMS, Blogs in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish Ghost fingerprint rules?
- No. Detection uses proprietary fingerprint rules that are not published. Scan results explain matches in plain language without disclosing rule bodies or identifiers.
