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How to find out what a website is built with
Four ways to find the tech stack behind any website, from the browser network tab to a one-click lookup, with a method comparison and a view of when each one fits.
The AI tools websites are quietly adding in 2026
Support bots, AI on-site search and recommendation engines are spreading fast across the web. Where AI tools are showing up, why, and how to detect them on any site.
The most popular JavaScript frameworks right now
React leads new builds, jQuery still runs the long tail, and meta-frameworks are the real story. A practical look at the JavaScript framework landscape, and how to tell which one a site uses.
Shopify vs WooCommerce: the ecommerce stack landscape
Shopify and WooCommerce split online retail between hosted simplicity and self-hosted control. A practical comparison, plus how to tell which platform (and which apps) a store runs.
Which analytics tools are winning in 2026
Google Analytics still runs most of the web, but privacy-first tools and warehouse-native tracking are taking new installs. What's changing in web analytics, and how to detect what a site runs.
The rise of AI chat widgets on the web
The corner chat bubble has quietly become an LLM assistant that answers from a knowledge base. Where AI chat is being adopted, what replaced the old live-chat tools, and how to detect it.
Headless CMS adoption: who's switching and why
WordPress still runs most of the web, but new builds increasingly pair a headless CMS with a front-end framework. Who's switching, the real trade-off, and how to detect a headless setup.
How to read a company's tech stack to qualify leads
A company's stack is a budget signal. The technographic tells that show whether a prospect is worth your time, and how to build a prospect list with a reverse technology lookup.
Edge, serverless, and the new hosting stack
Hosting used to be one line in a tech profile. Now it's an edge network in front, serverless functions behind, and an origin that barely exists. How modern hosting works and how to read it.