# CMS / content management system

> A CMS (content management system) is the software a website is built and edited in, such as WordPress, Drupal or Joomla.

- **Check ID:** F1
- **Area:** [Tech Stack](https://be1st.ai/glossary/fingerprint)
- **Tool:** [Tech Stack](https://be1st.ai/tools/tech-stack)
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/glossary/fingerprint/cms-content-management-system

## Why it matters

The CMS is the foundation of web infrastructure: it determines security risks, performance, SEO capabilities, and maintenance costs. WordPress has different vulnerabilities than Webflow, and an e-shop on Shoptet requires different optimization than WooCommerce.

## In practice

A site running WordPress 6.x has access to thousands of plugins but requires regular updates. A Webflow site is maintenance-free but less flexible. Fingerprint detects the CMS even when the operator has removed visible markers.

## How be1st checks it

CMS platform detection based on meta tags, HTML comments, URL structure, cookies, and platform-specific scripts. Recognizes WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Ghost, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, Typo3, Nette, Laravel, Django, HubSpot, Stranka.sk, Webnode, Blogger, and more.

[Tech Stack](https://be1st.ai/tools/tech-stack), CMS & e-commerce tab.

## Related terms

- [E-commerce platform](https://be1st.ai/glossary/fingerprint/e-commerce-platform): An e-commerce platform is the software an online store runs on, such as Shoptet, WooCommerce, Shopify or PrestaShop.
- [JS / CSS frameworks + CDN](https://be1st.ai/glossary/fingerprint/js-css-frameworks-cdn): JavaScript and CSS frameworks are the libraries the front end of a website is built with, such as React, Vue, jQuery or Bootstrap, often loaded from a CDN.
- [Analytics & marketing](https://be1st.ai/glossary/fingerprint/analytics-marketing): Analytics and marketing tools are the scripts that measure visitors and run campaigns, such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager or the Meta Pixel.
- [Payment gateways](https://be1st.ai/glossary/fingerprint/payment-gateways): A payment gateway is the service that processes card and online payments for a store, such as Stripe, PayPal, GoPay or Comgate.
- [Fonts](https://be1st.ai/glossary/fingerprint/fonts): Web fonts are the typefaces a website loads to display its text, from services such as Google Fonts or Adobe Fonts or from its own files.
- [CDN provider](https://be1st.ai/glossary/fingerprint/cdn-provider): A CDN (content delivery network) is a network of servers around the world that delivers a website's files from a place close to each visitor, such as Cloudflare or Fastly.