How does Themerella detect Plausible Analytics?
Themerella reads public evidence such as plausible.io/js/script resources, then reports the match with a confidence level.
Technology
Plausible Analytics detection
Category: Analytics. Themerella detects this technology from public website evidence and shows confidence in the report.
Definition
What is Plausible Analytics?
Plausible Analytics is a lightweight, privacy-focused, cookieless web analytics tool that can be cloud-hosted or self-hosted.
Detection evidence
How Themerella detects Plausible Analytics
- plausible.io/js/script resources
- Plausible data-domain script attributes
- Self-hosted Plausible script paths when visible in resources
Report value
Every detected technology should include category, confidence, evidence, and practical risk/context so the result is useful beyond logo recognition.
False-positive boundary
What to verify before acting on Plausible Analytics evidence
- Self-hosted Plausible can use custom domains that hide vendor names.
- Strict consent or ad-blocking setup can prevent client-side analytics evidence from appearing.
Next workflow
- Confirm Plausible evidence from scripts and resource URLs.
- Check privacy, performance, and consent findings around analytics loading.
- Use monitor workflows to catch analytics removal during site changes.
FAQ
Common questions
Can Plausible Analytics detection be a false positive?
Yes. Self-hosted Plausible can use custom domains that hide vendor names. Themerella reports detection as public evidence with a confidence level, not a guaranteed inventory.
What category does Plausible Analytics fall under?
Plausible Analytics is detected as a Analytics technology and grouped with related signals in the Themerella report.
Is the Plausible Analytics detector free?
Yes. Enter any public website URL, run the scan, and review the technology evidence and confidence before any paid monitoring or API layer.
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