Detect Newspack
Newspack is an open-source publishing platform built on WordPress for small to medium sized news organizations. It is an “opinionated” platform that stakes out clear, best-practice positions on technology, design, and business practice for news publishers.
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Websites using Newspack
45 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| citybeat.com | 8/3/2026 |
| americamagazine.org | 8/3/2026 |
| washingtonmonthly.com | 8/3/2026 |
| technode.com | 8/3/2026 |
| minnpost.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 Newspack signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Newspack, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Newspack is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Newspack
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Newspack signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary Newspack fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Newspack on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting Newspack
- Can PluginView detect Newspack without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Newspack. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Newspack?
- Newspack is classified under WordPress plugins in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish Newspack 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.
