/editor-scanner-for-wordpress

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WordPress Editor Scanner

A Python tool to detect which WordPress editor and page builders are being used on any WordPress website.

Features

  • 🔍 Gutenberg Editor Detection - Identifies block-based content
  • 📝 Classic Editor Detection - Detects TinyMCE-based editing
  • 🏗️ Page Builder Detection - Scans for popular page builders:
    • Elementor
    • WPBakery (Visual Composer)
    • Beaver Builder
    • Divi Builder
    • Oxygen Builder
  • 🎨 Colored Output - Easy-to-read results with green/red indicators
  • 🌐 Browser Simulation - Uses realistic headers to avoid blocking

Installation

Prerequisites

Make sure you have Python 3.6+ installed on your system.

Install Dependencies

pip install requests beautifulsoup4 colorama

Download the Script

git clone <repository-url>
# or download editorScanner.py directly

Usage

Run the script from your terminal:

python editorScanner.py

When prompted, enter the website URL you want to scan:

Enter the website URL (e.g., https://example.com): https://yoursite.com

Example Output

🔍 Scanning https://example.com

Gutenberg Editor:   YES
Classic Editor:     NO
Page Builders:
  - Elementor      : YES
  - WPBakery       : NO
  - Beaver Builder : NO
  - Divi           : NO
  - Oxygen         : NO

How It Works

The scanner analyzes the HTML source code of a WordPress website to identify:

Gutenberg Detection

  • Searches for wp-block classes
  • Looks for WordPress REST API endpoints (wp-json/wp/v2)
  • Identifies block-specific CSS classes

Classic Editor Detection

  • Checks for TinyMCE editor signatures
  • Looks for admin-ajax.php references
  • Only reports positive if Gutenberg is not detected

Page Builder Detection

  • Elementor: Searches for elementor in HTML
  • WPBakery: Looks for vc_row classes
  • Beaver Builder: Identifies fl-builder signatures
  • Divi: Searches for et_pb_section classes
  • Oxygen: Looks for ct-section elements

Requirements

  • Python 3.6+
  • requests library for HTTP requests
  • beautifulsoup4 for HTML parsing
  • colorama for colored terminal output

Error Handling

The script includes robust error handling for:

  • Network connectivity issues
  • Invalid URLs
  • Timeout errors (10-second limit)
  • HTTP errors (404, 500, etc.)

Browser Simulation

The tool uses realistic browser headers to avoid being blocked:

  • User-Agent: Chrome 114 on Windows 10
  • Accept-Language: English (US)
  • Connection: Keep-alive

Limitations

  • Only detects editors/builders that leave identifiable traces in the frontend HTML
  • Some heavily cached or optimized sites may not show all signatures
  • Custom or lesser-known page builders may not be detected
  • Requires the website to be publicly accessible

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues or pull requests to improve the detection accuracy or add support for additional page builders.

License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.