MetaGenerator
This signal marks the presence of a generator meta tag, which a CMS or site builder uses to advertise the tool that produced the page. ScanMalware records its value during the scan.
The generator tag is a quick fingerprint of the underlying platform — and sometimes its version — which is useful for stack identification, though operators can remove or fake it.
Commonly deployed alongside MetaGenerator
Of the 63,276 public scans where MetaGenerator was detected, these are the technologies most often present on the same site. The share is the percentage of MetaGenerator sites that also ran each one.
| Technology | Category | Share of MetaGenerator sites |
|---|---|---|
| PHP | wappalyzer | 60.62% |
| WordPress | cms | 56.1% |
| jQuery | wappalyzer | 53.33% |
| MySQL | wappalyzer | 49.78% |
| Open-Graph-Protocol | miscellaneous | 48.92% |
| JQuery | miscellaneous | 47.65% |
| WordPress | wappalyzer | 35.45% |
| HTTP/3 | wappalyzer | 34.57% |
| HSTS | wappalyzer | 34.13% |
| Google Analytics | wappalyzer | 30.32% |
| Cloudflare | wappalyzer | 25.47% |
| PoweredBy | miscellaneous | 25.46% |
| X-UA-Compatible | miscellaneous | 24.45% |
| Script | miscellaneous | 24.41% |
How ScanMalware detects MetaGenerator
MetaGenerator is detected by analysing the response headers, HTML markup, JavaScript runtime and asset URLs captured when ScanMalware loads the site in a real headless browser.
From any scan you can pivot into related signals — JARM TLS fingerprints, ASN ownership and BGP routing, certificate history, JavaScript analysis and the overall security verdict — to understand not just that MetaGenerator is present, but how it is being used. Open the full search interface for MetaGenerator →
Recent public scans featuring MetaGenerator
A rolling sample of recent public scans where MetaGenerator was detected. Listing a site here is not a safety judgement — open a scan to see its full verdict.
| Site | Scanned |
|---|---|
| Robby Albarado Obituary – Cause of Death: America’s Best Racing Mourn Sudden Loss Of Jockey Robby Albarado - NestMemorial https://nestmemorials.site/41-2/ | 2026-08-05 |
| Inter And Milan Left Ruing What Might Have Been after Dramatic Finale https://destinationcalcio.com/footballculture/inter-milan-dramatic-derby/ | 2026-08-05 |
| Understanding Student Loan Debt | WVJC | August 2026 https://www.wvjc.edu/understanding-student-loan-debt/ | 2026-08-05 |
| Student Debt Crisis Center (SDCC) | A people-powered movement representing over 2 million supporters https://www.studentdebtcrisis.org/ | 2026-08-05 |
| U.S. House Approves Permanent Daylight Saving Time Bill - Ingstad Media https://ingstadmedia.com/u-s-house-approves-permanent-daylight-saving-time-bill/ | 2026-08-05 |
| Certificates | Cyber Security | Digital Signing - Netrust https://netrust.net | 2026-08-05 |
| Home - VPC https://vpc.com | 2026-08-05 |
| Agencia de Marketing Digital | Retargeting https://retargeting.cl | 2026-08-05 |
Frequently asked questions about MetaGenerator
- Does using MetaGenerator mean a website is unsafe?
- No. MetaGenerator is a stack component, not a verdict. ScanMalware scores the whole page — its scripts, redirects, certificates, threat-intelligence matches and behaviour — so a site using MetaGenerator can be perfectly safe or actively malicious.
- How many sites using MetaGenerator has ScanMalware scanned?
- MetaGenerator has been detected in 63,276 public scans on ScanMalware.com. Each scan is a real headless-browser visit, and the figure updates as new URLs are submitted.
- What technologies are commonly used with MetaGenerator?
- Across scanned sites, MetaGenerator is most often seen alongside PHP, WordPress and jQuery. The full co-occurrence breakdown is listed on this page.
Browse all profiled technologies on the technology index, or scan a URL to see its full stack.