Detect BigCommerce
BigCommerce is a hosted ecommerce platform that allows business owners to set up an online store and sell their products online.
Detection looks at meta tags, script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors, inline scripts, url patterns across 7 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using BigCommerce
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying BigCommerce. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Meta tags
- Script sources
- JavaScript globals
- DOM selectors
- Inline scripts
- URL patterns
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Example public indicators for BigCommerce
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for BigCommerce. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- platform: bigcommerce
- .plugins/?bigcommerce.com?/assets?
- bigcommerce_config
- bigcommerce_i18n
- img, img, link
- bigcommerceProductId
- mybigcommerce.com
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known BigCommerce signature (7 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of BigCommerce, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that BigCommerce is still in place today.
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How to check a site for BigCommerce
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest BigCommerce signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (meta tags, script sources, javascript globals) and scores them against the BigCommerce signature set (7 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for BigCommerce on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting BigCommerce
- Can PluginView detect BigCommerce without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for BigCommerce — typically meta tags, script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is BigCommerce?
- BigCommerce is classified under Ecommerce in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover BigCommerce?
- This reference currently tracks 7 fingerprint rules across meta tags, script sources, javascript globals, dom selectors, inline scripts, url patterns. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses BigCommerce?
- Illustrative public indicators for BigCommerce include platform: bigcommerce; .plugins/?bigcommerce.com?/assets?; bigcommerce_config. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
