Detect Pelican
Pelican is a static site generator written in Python.
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Websites using Pelican
2 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| scons.org | 8/5/2026 |
| aurel32.net | 8/5/2026 |
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Pelican signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Pelican, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Pelican is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Pelican
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Pelican signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary Pelican fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Pelican on the results page.
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Commonly implies
A confirmed Pelican match also implies these technologies are present.
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FAQ: detecting Pelican
- Can PluginView detect Pelican without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Pelican. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Pelican?
- Pelican is classified under Static site generator in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish Pelican 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.
