Find Out What Makes a Website Tick
Here’s a quick tip.
If you’re curious as to what makes a particular website work you might have been in a quandary just trying to work it out by looking at the source code. Otherwise, you could try using telnet but that can be a bit fiddly if you’re not comfortable with a command line interface.
Otherwise, you could use a handy site called Built With.
It’s a cinch to use, just type in the address of the website you want to find out more about and hit Enter. You can see the results for my blog’s website address here as an example. You’ll be able to see a lot of stuff, including:
- web server information,
- content management system information,
- frameworks (PHP, ASP, etc),
- advertising,
- analytics / tracking,
- JavaScript libraries,
- webpage encoding.
Some websites may have other information not listed here or may have relatively less information – it really depends upon each individual website. However, this tool will help you save time trying to work out the various components that make a site work.
Boydo
My name is Boyd and I’m a Service Management Specialist with a knack for operational data gathering, transformation, analysis and reporting.
In 2012, I obtained my Masters of Science in Information Technology through the University of New South Wales @ The Australia Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA).
I was also part of an online community known as the Panasonic Insider Crew in the capacity of “Insider Guru” for Panasonic Australia where I interacted with other tech enthusiasts and find out more about Panasonic's latest gadgets.
I love technology, gadgets, and the Internet and maintain a keen interest in these areas locally, nationally, and globally. I hope by sharing my views on these topics that people will receive an honest point of view from someone with a genuine interest in these topics.
I have also written and edited articles for Neowin - you can check out my articles over @ https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/boyd_chan
I hope you enjoy reading my blog!
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