Ghost Detector
Paste any URL and instantly see whether the site is built with Ghost — with the matched evidence.
We do not store the URL you audit. Want the full audit (performance / images / SEO / accessibility + real-browser speed test)? → run the full audit
Why check this
Confirm the platform first: CMS decides what can be changed and whether it is worth it.
What this is
Ghost is a Node CMS aimed at publishing and memberships. Newsletters, creator sites and paid publications rely on it. Confirmation lets you judge how theme assets, membership scripts and `/ghost/api/` traffic affect TTFB and the third-party budget. Editors care about memberships; engineers care about theme weight and API chatter.
How to tell from a public page
- [Ghost] A generator meta tag names the product.
- [Ghost] Source includes `ghost-url` or portal configuration markers.
- [Ghost] Request paths contain the `/ghost/api/` content interface.
- [Ghost] Theme asset folders follow the default layout.
How to read the result
Confirm when generator, API paths or theme structure reproduce; a blog post about migrating does not qualify. Absence can mean a fully custom theme with generator disabled. Roundup articles that list many CMS names inflate soft matches. After a hit, inspect membership-wall scripts and oversized hero images.
What to do next
Trim theme CSS, defer membership widgets, and cache public post APIs. Analytics often include GA — check Google Analytics 4 detector. Site-level vitals are measured on run the full performance / images / SEO / accessibility audit on the home page. Re-run after the next theme release to confirm Ghost clues still match.
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FAQ
How is Ghost detected?
From structural signatures in the public HTML and response headers (domains, paths, attributes, scripts). Every verdict lists how many times each pattern matched — nothing is guessed.
Can the result be wrong?
If only a bare brand keyword matches without structural evidence, we label it \u201clikely\u201d instead of \u201cconfirmed\u201d — we would rather under-report than cry wolf.
Do you save the URLs I check?
No. The audit runs inside the request and the URL you paste is not written to storage. There are no third-party tracking scripts on the page either, so no log of who checked what exists. Copy the result yourself if you want a record.
Can a website hide what it is built with?
Partly, but rarely completely. The HTML sent to your browser, the response headers, script paths and asset structure have to be exposed to work, so there is always something readable. Server-side code, build config and private APIs stay invisible. That is why this tool reports the evidence it found rather than claiming a full picture. No match does not mean the technology is absent.
Optimization help is available
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