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Web Authoring Tools Report
November 1st, 2008

The following tables illustrates the usage of web authoring tools on the web. The tool is determined by examining the web page meta tag 'generator'. Readers are cautioned that not all authoring packages insert their name in this meta tag, and as such may not be picked up in this survey.

The October survey is based on a sample size of 28,197,934 pages downloaded from 2,379,355 sites. We detected authoring tool usage on 355,764 sites (14.95% of all sites visited).

Summary

Web Authoring PackageCountPercent
Microsoft FrontPage109,313 4.59%
Adobe GoLive16,844 0.71%
NetObjects Fusion9,275 0.39%
Microsoft Visual Studio8,821 0.37%
Netscape Composer8,103 0.34%
Namo WebEditor4,579 0.19%
Adobe PageMill3,120 0.13%
Microsoft FrontPage Express2,883 0.12%
Microsoft Word2,152 0.09%
DreamWeaver1,811 0.08%
IBM HomePage Builder1,407 0.06%
Microsoft Publisher1,341 0.06%
bbedit1,125 0.05%
HotMetal Pro968 0.04%
Arachnophilia599 0.03%
Visual Page523 0.02%
Golive CyberStudio482 0.02%
Sausage Software334 0.01%
MicroVision Development195 0.01%
StarOffice183 0.01%
Symantec Visual Page140 0.01%
htmled112 0.00%
IBM NetObjects TopPage108 0.00%
Corel WordPerfect87 0.00%
Allaire80 0.00%
analog43 0.00%
Internet Assistant for Word42 0.00%
Microsoft Developer Studio34 0.00%
Elemental Software28 0.00%
Lotus Domino27 0.00%
Frontier25 0.00%
NetObjects Authoring23 0.00%
Cosmo Create16 0.00%

Revision Breakdown

Web Authoring PackageCountPercent
microsoft frontpage 4.0 36,955 1.55%
microsoft frontpage 5.0 35,109 1.48%
microsoft frontpage 6.0 29,907 1.26%
joomla! - copyright (c) 2005 - 2007 open source matters. all rights reserved. 7,748 0.33%
joomla! - copyright (c) 2005 - 2006 open source matters. all rights reserved. 7,065 0.30%
blogger 6,971 0.29%
adobe golive 6,413 0.27%
wordpress  4,973 0.21%
microsoft visual studio .net 7.1 4,816 0.20%
microsoft frontpage 3.0 4,562 0.19%
joomla! 1.5 - open source content management 4,367 0.18%
adobe golive 6 3,675 0.15%
adobe golive 4 3,592 0.15%
wordpress 2.5.1 3,584 0.15%
typo3 4.1 cms 3,293 0.14%
wordpress 2.6.2 3,266 0.14%
 3,167 0.13%
adobe golive 5 2,975 0.13%
microsoft frontpage express 2.0 2,871 0.12%
http://www.typepad.com/ 2,767 0.12%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 8.0.0.0 for windows 2,406 0.10%
editplus 2,383 0.10%
wordpress.com 2,230 0.09%
microsoft frontpage 12.0 2,107 0.09%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 9.0.0.0 for windows 2,087 0.09%
wordpress 2.6 2,055 0.09%
web2date basic 2,034 0.09%
www.cm4all.com 1,934 0.08%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 7.0.0.0 for windows 1,809 0.08%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 11.0.0.0 for windows 1,637 0.07%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 10.0.0.0 for windows 1,607 0.07%
typo3 4.0 cms 1,559 0.07%
microsoft visual studio 6.0 1,517 0.06%
wordpress 2.3.3 1,504 0.06%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.0.0 for windows 1,503 0.06%
wordpress 2.6.1 1,474 0.06%
namo webeditor v5.0 1,405 0.06%
typo3 4.2 cms 1,295 0.05%
adobe pagemill 3.0 win 1,289 0.05%
microsoft visual studio .net 8.0 1,254 0.05%
xoops 1,210 0.05%
wordpress 2.5 1,206 0.05%
notepad 1,172 0.05%
html tidy, see www.w3.org 1,138 0.05%
joomla! - copyright (c) 2005 open source matters. all rights reserved. 1,075 0.05%
plone - http://plone.org 1,071 0.05%
namo webeditor v6.0 1,045 0.04%
http://www.movabletype.org/ 1,039 0.04%
netobjects fusion 7 für windows 1,012 0.04%
mambo - copyright 2000 - 2005 miro international pty ltd. all rights reserved. 1,007 0.04%
microsoft word 97 964 0.04%
netobjects fusion 8 for windows 963 0.04%
typo3 3.8 cms 932 0.04%
adobe pagemill 3.0 mac 929 0.04%
microsoft publisher 2000 887 0.04%
ulli meybohms html editor 871 0.04%
netobjects fusion 9 for windows 864 0.04%
oblog 847 0.04%
netobjects fusion 7 for windows 837 0.04%
http://www.blogspirit.com/ 833 0.04%
wordpress 2.3.1 810 0.03%
movable type 3.35 771 0.03%
discuz! 6.1.0 762 0.03%
exteen.com 753 0.03%
wordpress 2.2.1 751 0.03%
wordpress 2.0.4 742 0.03%
movable type 3.33-ja 738 0.03%
weblogic server 728 0.03%
trellix site builder 719 0.03%
ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.1 for windows 712 0.03%
ob_2 704 0.03%
shopping cart program by zen cart™, http://www.zen-cart.com ecommerce 701 0.03%
bia gfx engine 3.1 675 0.03%
namo webeditor 672 0.03%
microsoft visual studio.net 7.0 668 0.03%
web page maker v2 662 0.03%
wordpress 2.3.2 661 0.03%
wordpress 2.2 648 0.03%
cutehtml 644 0.03%
hotmetal pro 4.0 635 0.03%
netobjects fusion 7.5 für windows 617 0.03%
netobjects fusion 8 für windows 609 0.03%
wordpress 2.2.2 605 0.03%
discuz! 6.0.0 602 0.03%
wordpress 2.1.3 598 0.03%
netobjects fusion 10 for windows 596 0.03%
wordpress 2.0.2 583 0.02%
nukes on jboss - http://www.jboss.org 580 0.02%
canalblog - http://www.canalblog.com 574 0.02%
blogfa.com 570 0.02%
php-nuke copyright (c) 2005 by francisco burzi. this is free software, and you may redistribute it under the gpl (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt). php-nuke comes with absolutely no warranty, for details, see the license (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt). 562 0.02%
dvbbs 558 0.02%
cms made simple - copyright (c) 2004-6 ted kulp. all rights reserved. 554 0.02%
netobjects fusion 4.0.1 für windows 543 0.02%
microsoft frontpage 2.0 532 0.02%
wordpress 2.0.5 529 0.02%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 10.0.1.0 for windows 525 0.02%
wordpress wordpress-mu-1.1.1 521 0.02%
homestead sitebuilder 509 0.02%
dreamweaver 503 0.02%
microsoft word 11 494 0.02%
created using yahoo! pagebuilder 2.61.90 492 0.02%
vbulletin 3.6.8 490 0.02%
wordpress 2.1.2 481 0.02%
movable type 3.2-ja-2 481 0.02%
vbulletin 3.7.3 470 0.02%
netobjects fusion 5.0.2 für windows 467 0.02%
microsoft visual studio 7.0 466 0.02%
vi 464 0.02%
swishmax http://www.swishzone.com 454 0.02%
movable type 3.34 445 0.02%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] 430 0.02%
wordpress 1.5.1-alpha 414 0.02%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 9.0.3.0 for windows 407 0.02%
gfxartist engine 1.0 406 0.02%
ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.2.1 for windows 404 0.02%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.0 for windows 399 0.02%
wordpress 2.2.3 395 0.02%
wordpress 2.1 392 0.02%
ulimit.com inc. 389 0.02%
namo webeditor v5.0(trial) 389 0.02%
website pro 4.3 380 0.02%
arachnophilia 4.0 378 0.02%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.3 for windows 376 0.02%
wordpress mu 371 0.02%
wordpress 2.3 371 0.02%
adobe photoshop(r) cs web photo gallery 371 0.02%
visual page 2.0 for windows 368 0.02%
vbulletin 3.7.2 368 0.02%
microsoft publisher 98 368 0.02%
yahoo! sitebuilder/2.5/1.5.0_02 364 0.02%
(c) by xt:commerce v3.0.4 sp2.1 , http://www.xt-commerce.com 363 0.02%
ez publish 359 0.02%
mozilla/4.79 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] 354 0.01%
golive cyberstudio 3 353 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 12.0.4.0 for windows 351 0.01%
pspad editor, www.pspad.com 349 0.01%
joomla! - copyright (c) 2005 - 2006 open source matters. tutti i diritti riservati. 348 0.01%
namo webeditor v4.0 345 0.01%
namo webeditor v3.0 339 0.01%
typo3 3.7 cms 337 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 9.0.2.0 for windows 333 0.01%
netobjects fusion 4.0 for windows 332 0.01%
http://publishme.se 330 0.01%
shopping cart program by zen cart™, http://www.zen-cart.com 328 0.01%
netobjects fusion mx for windows 327 0.01%
adobe pagemill 2.0 mac 314 0.01%
hotmetal pro 5.0 313 0.01%
php-nuke - copyright by http://phpnuke.org 310 0.01%
netobjects fusion mx für windows 309 0.01%
wordpress 2.0.3 308 0.01%
quanta plus 306 0.01%
wordpress wordpress-mu-1.2.1 301 0.01%
netobjects fusion 7.5 for windows 300 0.01%
wordpress 2.0.1 299 0.01%
joomla! - Àâòîðñêèå ïðàâà © 2005 open source matters. Âñå ïðàâà çàùèùåíû. 299 0.01%
starfield technologies; website tonight 4.5.5 294 0.01%
microsoft sharepoint 290 0.01%
adobe pagemill 3.0j mac 285 0.01%
netobjects fusion 4.0.1 for windows 283 0.01%
rapidweaver 282 0.01%
ort - ovh redirect technology 282 0.01%
joomseo by phill brown (http://www.joomseo.com). 281 0.01%
wordpress 1.5.2 280 0.01%
bento box daimio 278 0.01%
esite builder 2.6.1 copyright © 1998-2008 motorola, inc. all rights reserved. 272 0.01%
serif webplus 10.1.3.039 271 0.01%
stone's webwriter 3.5 270 0.01%
netnames forwarding 269 0.01%
wysiwyg web builder - http://www.wysiwygwebbuilder.com 264 0.01%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.2 for windows 261 0.01%
wordpress 2.0 254 0.01%
mambo - copyright 2000 - 2004 miro international pty ltd. all rights reserved. 251 0.01%
microsoft word 12 250 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 12.0.0.0 for windows 249 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 11.0.3.0 for windows 246 0.01%
mshtml 6.00.2900.3314 245 0.01%
adobe photoshop(r) 7.0 web photo gallery 243 0.01%
guppy 239 0.01%
wordpress 236 0.01%
web studio, version 4.0 sp4 for windows 235 0.01%
ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows 233 0.01%
openoffice.org 2.0 (win32) 232 0.01%
bluefish 1.0.7 229 0.01%
starfield technologies; website tonight 228 0.01%
joomla! - Àâòîðñêèå ïðàâà (c) 2005-2007 osm. Âñå ïðàâà çàùèùåíû. 227 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 8.0.2.0 for windows 226 0.01%
postnuke - http://postnuke.com 225 0.01%
mambo - copyright 2000 - 2006 mambo foundation. all rights reserved. 225 0.01%
dynamicweb .net 225 0.01%
wordpress wordpress-mu-1.0 224 0.01%
created using yahoo! wizards 2.61.65 223 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 10.0.4.0 for windows 220 0.01%
html tidy for linux (vers 1 september 2005), see www.w3.org 220 0.01%
yahoo! sitebuilder/2.4/1.5.0_02 218 0.01%
worldsoft cms 218 0.01%
xara webstyle 4. see xara.com/webstyle 217 0.01%
stone's webwriter 4 217 0.01%
movable type 3.2 217 0.01%
photoimpact 216 0.01%
netobjects fusion 5.0 for windows 216 0.01%
plog-1.0.1_r2073 214 0.01%
phpwebsite 213 0.01%
movable type 4.1 209 0.01%
mozilla/4.8 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] 208 0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] 207 0.01%
created by bluevoda 204 0.01%
movable type publishing platform 4.01 202 0.01%
metty 198 0.01%
microvision development / webexpress 195 0.01%
joomla! - Àâòîðñêèå ïðàâà © 2005 - 2007 open source matters. Âñå ïðàâà çàùèùåíû. 195 0.01%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] 187 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 11.0.2.1 for windows 185 0.01%
web page maker 183 0.01%
sws/v 2.10.11 build 080907 - http://www.sunbo.com  183 0.01%
php-nuke copyright (c) 2004 by francisco burzi. this is free software, and you may redistribute it under the gpl (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt). php-nuke comes with absolutely no warranty, for details, see the license (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt). 180 0.01%
web! 2.0 pro extended edition 175 0.01%
netobjects fusion 5.0.2 for windows 174 0.01%
datalife engine (http://dle-news.ru) 174 0.01%
vbulletin 3.6.4 173 0.01%
yahoo! sitebuilder/2.5/1.5.0_06 171 0.01%
microsoft word 10 171 0.01%
mozilla/4.04 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] 169 0.01%
yahoo! site solution - donkeykong 168 0.01%
yahoo! sitebuilder/2.3.1/1.5.0_02 167 0.01%
joomla! - copyright (c) 2005 - 2008 open source matters. tutti i diritti riservati. 167 0.01%
hapedit 3.1 166 0.01%
mkportal 161 0.01%
domain direct forwarding 161 0.01%
webdiversion (tm) version 1.7 by uk2.net (c) copyright 1999-2003 - patent pending - html theft will be prosecuted 159 0.01%
http://subdominios.miarroba.com 159 0.01%
ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.4.0 for windows 157 0.01%
dreamweaver mx 157 0.01%
datalife engine nulled by m.i.d-team (http://www.mid-team.ws) 157 0.01%
php link directory 3.2.0 156 0.01%
php-nuke copyright (c) 2006 by francisco burzi. this is free software, and you may redistribute it under the gpl (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt). php-nuke comes with absolutely no warranty, for details, see the license (http://phpnuke.org/files/gpl.txt). 153 0.01%
(c) by xt:commerce v3.0.4 sp1 , http://www.xt-commerce.com 152 0.01%
typo3 3.6 cms 151 0.01%
shopfactory 7 www.shopfactory.com 151 0.01%
microsoft word 9 149 0.01%
discuz! 5.5.0 with templates 5.0.0 149 0.01%
yahoo! sitebuilder/2.5/1.6.0_05-ea 147 0.01%
wordpress abc 147 0.01%
cool page version 2.72 webmaster, sep 15 2002 for windows 146 0.01%
www.ift.cx 145 0.01%
vbulletin 3.7.0 145 0.01%
mambo - copyright 2000 - 2007 mambo foundation. all rights reserved. 145 0.01%
webexpert 5 140 0.01%
sausage software hotdog professional 6 140 0.01%
macromedia dreamweaver 140 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 7.0.1.0 for windows 140 0.01%
starfield technologies; website tonight 4.5.4 139 0.01%
yahoo! sitebuilder/2.5/1.6.0_03 138 0.01%
wordpress 2.0.7 138 0.01%
episerver 138 0.01%
bbedit 8.2 136 0.01%
(c)1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 all rights reserved. 136 0.01%
adobe pagemill 2.0 win 135 0.01%
openoffice.org 2.4 (linux) 133 0.01%
namo webeditor(trial) 133 0.01%
vbulletin 3.6.7 132 0.01%
cms contenido 4.6.15 131 0.01%
wordpress 1.5 130 0.01%
webgarden publication system (www.webgarden.cz) 130 0.01%
mozilla/4.75 [en] (win98; u) [netscape] 129 0.01%
mozilla/4.05 [en] (win95; i) [netscape] 129 0.01%
wordpressmu, wp 1.5.1.2 128 0.01%
6.0.0 128 0.01%
shopsystem publisher 125 0.01%
web wiz forums 123 0.01%
postnuke 0.7.2.6-phoenix - http://postnuke.com 123 0.01%
spip 122 0.01%
netobjects fusion 3.0.1 for windows 122 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 12.0.3.0 for windows 122 0.01%
golive cyberstudio 122 0.01%
movable type 3.31-ja 121 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows 120 0.01%




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