# Platform Detector

> Detects the platform/CMS behind any website (WordPress, WooCommerce, Webflow, Shopify, etc.) and reveals detailed WordPress insights.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/platform-detector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/platform-detector)

## Overview

- **ID:** `platform-detector`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jonesy
- **Category:** web-development,search-tools,appearance
- **Daily users:** 18
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.4
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-12
- **First published:** 2025-12-09
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/platform-detector/)
- **Website:** [https://lazyideas.pt](https://lazyideas.pt/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/platform-detector/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/platform-detector/privacy/)

## Description

Platform Detector — CMS / Tech Inspector

Platform Detector automatically identifies the platform or CMS used by any website you visit. All detection is performed locally in your browser, without sending any data to external servers.

The extension recognizes technologies such as WordPress, WooCommerce, Webflow, Shopify, PrestaShop, Magento, Wix, and more.
For WordPress websites, it provides advanced insights:

🔍 Key Features

Automatic CMS / platform detection

Confidence scoring based on multiple technical signals

Support for major technologies:
WordPress, WooCommerce, Webflow, Shopify, PrestaShop, Magento, Wix, Ghost, Blogger, Laravel, and others

Advanced WordPress detection:

Active theme

Parent theme (if applicable)

Detected plugins (with icons and repository links)

Theme screenshot fetched directly from the website

WordPress version (when available)

🧩 Additional Tools

Modern and clean interface

Multi-language support (EN / PT)

“Copy summary” and “Copy JSON” buttons

"View source" button

Toolbar badge that reflects the detected platform

🔒 Privacy & Security

No personal data is collected, stored, or transmitted.

All detection is performed locally in your browser.

Only interface preferences (language, view options) are stored using Firefox Sync.

Developed by LazyIdeas (<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/83b26bbb922eae10eb8574782cd7c679463ce79aa14222c88260e98045280db4/http%3A//lazyideas.pt" rel="nofollow">lazyideas.pt</a>) with a focus on simplicity, performance, and user privacy.

## Rankings

- #26,127 — Overall
- #6 — platform
- #39 — shopify
- #61 — detect
- #94 — wordpress

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `<all_urls>`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/platform-detector)