What Craft CMS is
Craft is a commercial PHP content management system built on the Yii framework, used mainly for design-led marketing and editorial sites. Templates are written by the developer rather than assembled from themes, so Craft leaves far fewer markup traces than WordPress or Drupal.
How DNSTrace.dev detects it
Detection reads the final HTTPS response and the first bytes of its markup. One matching signal is reported as strong evidence; two or more independent signals are reported as confirmed.
x-powered-by naming Craft CMS— The primary and often only public signal, emitted unless the site disables it.meta generator naming Craft CMS— Present when the template includes it.
What a detection proves
The document was produced by Craft CMS.
What it does not prove
The version, the plugins installed or the hosting provider. Because Craft has no fixed public asset paths, disabling the header can remove every signal.
Common questions
Why does Craft leave so little evidence?
Craft imposes no template or asset directory conventions, so a site's markup reflects the developer's choices rather than the CMS. That makes the x-powered-by header the practical signal.
Is Statamic detected the same way?
Yes. Statamic is also identified from x-powered-by and is listed among the additional signals on the application stack reference.
Compare with
GhostOpen source, Ghost Foundation
Application framework
LaravelOpen source, Laravel Holdings Inc.
Server language
PHPOpen source, the PHP Group
Content management system
WordPressOpen source, WordPress Foundation
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