How to detect a BigCommerce website?

With over 600.000 stores, BigCommerce is a major player in the e-commerce industry.
Ben & Jerry’s, Sony, and Walton’s are big players using BigCommerce as their e-commerce platform.
Short intro: BigCommerce is an e-commerce platform that allows businesses to create and manage online stores.
It provides tools to build a website, accept payments, manage inventory, and connect with customers, among other features, helping businesses quickly sell products online.
You can identify a BigCommerce site by two main methods: 1) using an online BigCommerce detector or 2) checking the source code manually.
Method 1) Using an online BigCommerce detector
If you want an answer quickly, this is the fastest method to determine whether a website uses BigCommerce.
- Copy the website URL you want to check.
- Paste the URL into our free BigCommerce detector tool.
In seconds, you will get information about whether it is using BigCommerce (or other e-commerce platforms), what template it is built with, and other detected tools.
Method 2) Checking the source code manually
- View Page Source: Right-click on the web page and select “View Page Source” or press
Ctrl+U
(on Windows) orCmd+Option+U
(on Mac). - Look for Meta Tags: Search for specific meta tags in the head section, such as
<meta name="generator" content="Bigcommerce">
. This is a clear indicator that BigCommerce powers the site. - Search for Specific JavaScript Files: BigCommerce sites typically include certain JavaScript files. Look for script tags that include sources or paths referring to “bigcommerce.com” or specific BigCommerce scripts like
stencil-utils.js
. - Check for BigCommerce Paths in URLs: URLs in the source code might include paths that are specific to BigCommerce, such as
/product_images/
for images or/api/storefront/
for APIs. - Examine the CSS File Links: CSS files linked to BigCommerce themes or servers can be a clue. These might include paths or names that are typically used by BigCommerce themes.
- Look for HTML Comments: Sometimes, developers leave comments in the HTML indicating the use of BigCommerce or specific BigCommerce templates.
Check out our guide on which website platform is used.
Other popular web stacks you can investigate
Website builders
- SquareSpace detector (also detects themes).
- Webflow detector.
- Framer detector.
- Wix detector.
- Bubble.io detector.
- Weebly detector.
- Unbounce detector.
E-commerce platforms
- WooCommerce detector (also detects themes).
- Shopify detector.
- BigCommerce detector.
- PrestaShop detector.
- OpenCart detector.
CMS
Javascript frameworks
Christoffer Pettersen
Founder, Web developerPettersen is the founder of Stackcrawler, a platform that helps analyze tech stacks. He is passionate about new trends and technologies in the software industry.