What is the SiteInsight Scanner?
Ever wondered what plugins your competitors are using? Curious about how successful WordPress websites achieve their performance? Our free WordPress Plugin Scanner reveals exactly what powers any WordPress site in seconds.
✓ 100% Free • ✓ No Signup Required • ✓ Results in 30-60 seconds
Unlike generic website analysers, we specialise in WordPress-specific intelligence – going deeper than surface-level detection to give you actionable insights you can actually use. FAQs and How to use the the SiteInsight Scanner>
→ Every publicly visible plugin (100+ signatures)
→Active theme (custom or marketplace)
→ Google Lighthouse performance data
→ Core Web Vitals with pass/fail indicators
→ CDN and performance optimizations
→ Image optimization technologies
→ SEO tool configurations
→ Security measures and vulnerabilities
→ Professional intelligence scores across 7 categories
→ Actionable recommendations for improvement
→ Platform detection for 13+ website builders
→ Top optimization opportunities with estimated savings
✓Competitive research
✓ Site audits
✓ Client prospecting
✓ Portfolio analysis
✓ Performance benchmarking
🔍 SiteInsight
Comprehensive WordPress site analysis - plugins, themes, performance & optimization
Enter Website URL
Enter any WordPress website URL to discover its plugins, theme, and get an intelligence score.
✨ What You'll Discover
Plugin Detection
Every publicly visible plugin installed (100+ signatures detected)
Theme Discovery
The active WordPress theme (including custom themes)
Google Lighthouse Analysis
Performance, accessibility, SEO, and best practices scores powered by Google
Core Web Vitals
Real-time LCP, CLS, and TBT metrics with pass/fail indicators
CDN & Performance
CDN detection (Cloudflare, StackPath, etc.) and compression analysis
Image Optimization
WebP, AVIF detection and lazy loading technologies
SEO Tools
Detect Yoast, Rank Math, schema markup, XML sitemaps, and more
Security Measures
HTTPS status, mixed content detection, firewall, and security plugins
Intelligence Scores
Professional scores across 7 categories (0-100 scale)
Smart Recommendations
Actionable suggestions for what's missing or could be improved
Platform Detection
Identifies 13+ platforms including Wix, Shopify, Joomla, and more
Optimization Opportunities
Top 5 performance improvements with estimated time savings
FAQS
How to Use SiteInsight
Step 1: Enter a Website URL
Type or paste any WordPress website URL into the search box. You can enter:
- Just the domain: example.com
- With HTTPS: https://example.com
- With or without www: www.example.com or example.com
- Any WordPress site you’re curious about!
Pro tip: Start with competitor sites or sites you admire in your niche.
Step 2: Click “Scan Website”
Our scanner analyzes the site in real-time using multiple detection methods. This typically takes 3-5 seconds.
Behind the scenes, we’re:
- Analyzing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files
- Detecting unique plugin signatures
- Checking HTTP headers and server responses
- Identifying CDN and optimization technologies
- Calculating performance metrics
Step 3: Review Your Intelligence Report
Overall Intelligence Score (0-100)
An easy-to-understand score that tells you at a glance:
- 85-100: Excellent – This site follows best practices
- 70-84: Good – Well-optimized with minor improvements possible
- 50-69: Fair – Several optimization opportunities exist
- Below 50: Needs work – Multiple critical issues detected
No need to be a technical expert – our scoring system does the analysis for you and tells you exactly what the numbers mean.
Category Breakdown
Visual breakdown showing strengths and weaknesses across:
- Plugin Quality (25%) – Smart plugin choices and optimization
- Image Optimization (20%) – Modern formats and compression
- SEO Tools (25%) – Search engine optimization setup
- Performance (20%) – Caching, CDN, and speed optimization
- Security (10%) – Protection and backup measures
Each category gets its own score with color-coding (green = good, yellow = fair, red = needs work).
Detected Plugins
Complete list organized by category:
- Page Builders (Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Bricks)
- SEO Tools (Yoast, Rank Math, All in One SEO)
- E-commerce (WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads)
- Performance & Caching (WP Rocket, W3 Total Cache, LiteSpeed)
- Security (Wordfence, Sucuri, iThemes Security)
- Image Optimization (ShortPixel, Smush, Imagify, EWWW)
- Forms (Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms)
- Analytics (Google Site Kit, MonsterInsights)
- And 10+ more categories
Includes both free and premium plugins with clear labeling.
SEO & Performance Audit
Deep technical analysis including:
- Server Response Time – How fast the server responds with rating (Excellent/Good/Poor)
- XML Sitemap – Essential for Google indexing (Found/Not Found)
- HTML Sitemap – User navigation improvement (Found/Not Found)
- Compression – GZIP/Brotli detection for faster page loads
- CDN Status – Content delivery network detection (Cloudflare, etc.)
- Modern Image Formats – WebP and AVIF adoption
- Lazy Loading – Performance optimization for images
Smart Recommendations (High/Medium Priority)
Personalized, actionable suggestions based on what’s missing:
- Missing XML or HTML sitemaps
- Poor image optimization (score < 60%)
- No compression enabled
- Slow server response times (> 1 second)
- No CDN implementation
- Missing security measures
Each recommendation includes:
- Why it matters
- Expected impact
- Direct links to solutions
Step 4: Take Action
Use your newfound insights to:
- ✅ Improve your own website – Implement missing features
- ✅ Learn from competitors – See what’s working in your industry
- ✅ Discover new tools – Find plugins you didn’t know existed
- ✅ Identify opportunities – Spot optimization gaps
- ✅ Make better decisions – Choose technologies with confidence
📖 Check out our full help Document for the SiteInsight Scanner>>
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