Detect Medium

Establishes

One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Medium signature at the time of the scan.

Does not establish

A sitewide install of Medium, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Medium is still in place today.

1. 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Medium signals.
2. 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary Medium fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
3. 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Medium on the results page.

A confirmed Medium match also implies these technologies are present.

Node.js

Can PluginView detect Medium without logging in?

Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Medium. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.

What category is Medium?

Medium is classified under Blogs in the PluginView directory.

Does PluginView publish Medium 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.