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Web Authoring Tools Report
May 1st, 2012

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 April survey is based on a sample size of 64,449,409 pages downloaded from 4,436,231 sites. We detected authoring tool usage on 637,942 sites (14.38% of all sites visited).

Summary

Web Authoring PackageCountPercent
Microsoft FrontPage90,313 2.04%
Adobe GoLive14,947 0.34%
NetObjects Fusion9,702 0.22%
Microsoft Visual Studio7,781 0.18%
Netscape Composer7,163 0.16%
Microsoft Word6,792 0.15%
Namo WebEditor4,613 0.10%
Microsoft FrontPage Express2,677 0.06%
Adobe PageMill2,615 0.06%
DreamWeaver2,071 0.05%
IBM HomePage Builder1,296 0.03%
bbedit1,134 0.03%
Microsoft Publisher956 0.02%
HotMetal Pro784 0.02%
Arachnophilia567 0.01%
Visual Page425 0.01%
Golive CyberStudio367 0.01%
Sausage Software284 0.01%
MicroVision Development183 0.00%
StarOffice169 0.00%
Symantec Visual Page123 0.00%
IBM NetObjects TopPage103 0.00%
htmled83 0.00%
Corel WordPerfect72 0.00%
Allaire64 0.00%
Internet Assistant for Word31 0.00%
Frontier31 0.00%
analog29 0.00%
Lotus Domino29 0.00%
Microsoft Developer Studio26 0.00%
Elemental Software13 0.00%
Cosmo Create12 0.00%
NetObjects Authoring5 0.00%

Revision Breakdown

Web Authoring PackageCountPercent
joomla! 1.5 - open source content management 67,737 1.53%
wordpress 3.3.1 45,730 1.03%
microsoft frontpage 4.0 29,105 0.66%
microsoft frontpage 5.0 26,508 0.60%
microsoft frontpage 6.0 25,693 0.58%
wordpress 3.2.1 20,373 0.46%
wordpress.com 7,939 0.18%
joomla! - copyright (c) 2005 - 2007 open source matters. all rights reserved. 7,919 0.18%
wordpress 2.9.2 7,742 0.17%
wordpress 3.0.1 7,484 0.17%
wordpress  7,331 0.17%
adobe golive 7,008 0.16%
typo3 4.5 cms 5,767 0.13%
 5,758 0.13%
microsoft visual studio .net 7.1 5,643 0.13%
wordpress 3.1 5,463 0.12%
microsoft frontpage 12.0 5,105 0.12%
joomla! - copyright (c) 2005 - 2006 open source matters. all rights reserved. 4,145 0.09%
http://www.typepad.com/ 4,113 0.09%
typo3 4.2 cms 4,001 0.09%
editplus 3,914 0.09%
blogger 3,815 0.09%
joomla! 1.7 - open source content management 3,729 0.08%
joomla! - open source content management 3,675 0.08%
wordpress 3.3 3,600 0.08%
drupal 7 (http://drupal.org) 3,591 0.08%
wordpress 3.1.3 3,449 0.08%
microsoft frontpage 3.0 3,363 0.08%
wordpress 2.8.4 3,325 0.07%
typo3 4.4 cms 3,256 0.07%
wordpress 3.0.4 3,168 0.07%
wordpress 2.7.1 3,125 0.07%
wordpress 3.0 2,959 0.07%
adobe golive 6 2,905 0.07%
www.cm4all.com 2,685 0.06%
microsoft frontpage express 2.0 2,673 0.06%
adobe golive 4 2,638 0.06%
wordpress 3.1.2 2,601 0.06%
wordpress 2.9.1 2,472 0.06%
wordpress 3.3.2 2,447 0.06%
trellix site builder 2,412 0.05%
rapidweaver 2,403 0.05%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 11.0.0.0 for windows 2,403 0.05%
microsoft word 11 2,322 0.05%
microsoft word 12 2,286 0.05%
http://www.blogspirit.com/ 2,260 0.05%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 8.0.0.0 for windows 2,232 0.05%
adobe golive 5 2,205 0.05%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 9.0.0.0 for windows 2,196 0.05%
wordpress 2.7 2,091 0.05%
wordpress 2.8.6 2,036 0.05%
shopping cart program by zen cart™, http://www.zen-cart.com ecommerce 2,024 0.05%
destoon b2b,www.destoon.com 1,994 0.04%
web2date basic 1,895 0.04%
typo3 4.1 cms 1,887 0.04%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 10.0.0.0 for windows 1,835 0.04%
wordpress 3.1.1 1,818 0.04%
wordpress 3.0.5 1,743 0.04%
intuit sitebuilder by homestead 1,681 0.04%
joomla! 1.6 - open source content management 1,679 0.04%
blogfa.com 1,674 0.04%
typo3 4.3 cms 1,638 0.04%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 7.0.0.0 for windows 1,595 0.04%
notepad 1,592 0.04%
wordpress 1,581 0.04%
plone - http://plone.org 1,541 0.03%
mediawiki 1.13.3 1,541 0.03%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 6.5.0.0 for windows 1,406 0.03%
parallels plesk sitebuilder 4.5.0 1,395 0.03%
web page maker 1,363 0.03%
wordpress 3.1.4 1,336 0.03%
xoops 1,323 0.03%
wordpress 2.5.1 1,280 0.03%
namo webeditor v5.0 1,268 0.03%
prestashop 1,265 0.03%
wordpress 3.0.3 1,203 0.03%
pspad editor, www.pspad.com 1,125 0.03%
oblog 1,119 0.03%
microsoft visual studio 6.0 1,116 0.03%
wordpress 2.8.5 1,110 0.03%
adobe pagemill 3.0 win 1,105 0.02%
bia gfx engine 3.1 1,057 0.02%
namo webeditor 1,054 0.02%
namo webeditor v6.0 1,052 0.02%
datalife engine (http://dle-news.ru) 1,029 0.02%
http://publishme.se 999 0.02%
netobjects fusion 10 for windows 992 0.02%
cms made simple - copyright (c) 2004-6 ted kulp. all rights reserved. 972 0.02%
wysiwyg web builder - http://www.wysiwygwebbuilder.com 958 0.02%
wordpress 3.2 956 0.02%
netobjects fusion 7 für windows 930 0.02%
gfxartist engine 1.0 909 0.02%
http://www.movabletype.org/ 873 0.02%
netobjects fusion 9 for windows 861 0.02%
canalblog - http://www.canalblog.com 859 0.02%
microsoft word 97 840 0.02%
serif webplus x4 (12.0.5.033) 828 0.02%
netobjects fusion 8 for windows 817 0.02%
netobjects fusion 11 for windows 813 0.02%
movable type 3.35 802 0.02%
movable type 3.33-ja 799 0.02%
ulli meybohms html editor 796 0.02%
microsoft sharepoint 795 0.02%
serif webplus x5 (13.0.3.029) 789 0.02%
wordpress 2.8 777 0.02%
pchoc 766 0.02%
ez publish 764 0.02%
typo3 4.0 cms 751 0.02%
wordpress 2.6.1 749 0.02%
(c) by xt:commerce v3.0.4 sp2.1 , http://www.xt-commerce.com 749 0.02%
wordpress 2.6.2 746 0.02%
wordpress 1.5.1-alpha 744 0.02%
adobe pagemill 3.0 mac 742 0.02%
wordpress 2.6 740 0.02%
web to date 6.0 737 0.02%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 12.0.5.0 for windows 731 0.02%
netobjects fusion 7.5 für windows 715 0.02%
discuz! 7.2 703 0.02%
netobjects fusion 7 for windows 694 0.02%
netobjects fusion 8 für windows 691 0.02%
cms made simple - copyright (c) 2004-9 ted kulp. all rights reserved. 687 0.02%
dreamweaver 658 0.01%
discuz! x2 656 0.01%
worldsoft cms 654 0.01%
html tidy, see www.w3.org 649 0.01%
wordpress 3.0.2 648 0.01%
ulimit.com inc. 642 0.01%
vi 633 0.01%
starfield technologies; website tonight v5.3.0 631 0.01%
ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.1 for windows 628 0.01%
wordpress 2.2.1 623 0.01%
netnames forwarding 622 0.01%
web to date 8.0 619 0.01%
wordpress 2.6.3 617 0.01%
discuz! x1.5 616 0.01%
movable type 3.34 610 0.01%
starfield technologies; website tonight v5.2.9 603 0.01%
yahoo! sitebuilder/2.6/1.6.0_07 601 0.01%
web to date 7.0 594 0.01%
joomla! - copyright (c) 2005 open source matters. all rights reserved. 594 0.01%
html tidy for linux (vers 6 november 2007), see www.w3.org 578 0.01%
wordpress 2.9 576 0.01%
big cartel 572 0.01%
microsoft publisher 2000 566 0.01%
the-shaker v0.1 563 0.01%
yahoo! site solution - lunarlander 556 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 10.0.1.0 for windows 556 0.01%
bluefish 1.0.7 552 0.01%
wordpress 2.3.3 551 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 12.0.0.0 for windows 549 0.01%
http://myblog.it/ 548 0.01%
iloapp 1.0 542 0.01%
web page maker v2 541 0.01%
microsoft word 10 539 0.01%
webnode, see http://www.webnode.cz/ 535 0.01%
serif webplus x4 (12.0.4.031) 534 0.01%
hotmetal pro 4.0 533 0.01%
microsoft visual studio.net 7.0 531 0.01%
discuz! 7.0.0 531 0.01%
rvglobalsoft 526 0.01%
mshtml 8.00.6001.18702 511 0.01%
sws/v 2.10.15 build 101021 - http://www.sunbo.com  500 0.01%
webgarden publication system (www.webgarden.cz) 499 0.01%
website pro 4.3 495 0.01%
wordpress 2.8.2 483 0.01%
datalife engine nulled by m.i.d-team (http://www.mid-team.ws) 477 0.01%
mambo - copyright 2000 - 2005 miro international pty ltd. all rights reserved. 476 0.01%
justsystems homepage builder version 15.0.10.0 for windows 475 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 12.0.4.0 for windows 472 0.01%
weblogic server 461 0.01%
wordpress 2.6.5 460 0.01%
cms made simple - copyright (c) 2004-10 ted kulp. all rights reserved. 455 0.01%
silverstripe - http://silverstripe.org 450 0.01%
wordpressmu, wp 1.5.1.2 445 0.01%
iloblog 1.0 445 0.01%
hiblogger.net 441 0.01%
wordpress 3.3.1, fitted with the wordpress mobile pack 1.2.4 438 0.01%
cmsimple 3.2 436 0.01%
incomedia website x5 evolution evolution 8.0.9 - www.websitex5.com 431 0.01%
netobjects fusion 4.0.1 für windows 429 0.01%
microsoft frontpage 2.0 427 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 13.0.0.0 for windows 427 0.01%
guppy 416 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 14.0.6.0 for windows 408 0.01%
wordpress 2.0.4 401 0.01%
typo3 3.8 cms 397 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 13.0.4.0 for windows 396 0.01%
ibm websphere homepage builder version 6.0.2.1 for windows 392 0.01%
netobjects fusion 5.0.2 für windows 388 0.01%
joomla! - Àâòîðñêèå ïðàâà © 2005 - 2007 open source matters. Âñå ïðàâà çàùèùåíû. 388 0.01%
wordpress 2.3.1 384 0.01%
adobe photoshop(r) cs web photo gallery 381 0.01%
posterous 380 0.01%
joomseo by phill brown (http://www.joomseo.com) 380 0.01%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.3 for windows 379 0.01%
movable type 3.2-ja-2 376 0.01%
cutehtml 374 0.01%
swishmax http://www.swishzone.com 371 0.01%
sitefinity 3.7.2136.240:1 369 0.01%
quanta plus 367 0.01%
mozilla/4.79 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] 363 0.01%
starfield technologies; website tonight v5.2.8 360 0.01%
wordpress 2.5 359 0.01%
serif webplus 11.0.6.030 359 0.01%
http://www.sixapart.jp/movabletype/ 357 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 14.0.3.0 for windows 354 0.01%
ecshop v2.7.2 354 0.01%
cool page version 2.72 webmaster, sep 15 2002 for windows 349 0.01%
serif webplus 10.1.3.039 341 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 11.0.3.0 for windows 341 0.01%
typo3 4.6 cms 338 0.01%
serif webplus 11.0.8.033 338 0.01%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.0 for windows 338 0.01%
siteup system ver1.83.10 337 0.01%
mysinablog-2.0 336 0.01%
namo webeditor v4.0 335 0.01%
shopex 4.8.5 334 0.01%
joomla! - Àâòîðñêèå ïðàâà © 2005 open source matters. Âñå ïðàâà çàùèùåíû. 334 0.01%
dynamicweb 7 334 0.01%
arachnophilia 4.0 333 0.01%
cocoa html writer 332 0.01%
hapedit 3.1 320 0.01%
visual page 2.0 for windows 316 0.01%
gominisite cms by gominisite aps 311 0.01%
vbulletin 3.8.4 308 0.01%
esite builder 3.1.3 copyright © 1998-2012 motorola, inc. all rights reserved. 305 0.01%
ort - ovh redirect technology 298 0.01%
microsoft publisher 98 296 0.01%
microsoft word 9 293 0.01%
web studio, version 4.0 sp4 for windows 291 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 9.0.2.0 for windows 291 0.01%
starfield technologies; website tonight v5.2.7 290 0.01%
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). 290 0.01%
mozilla/4.61 [en] (winnt; i) [netscape] 289 0.01%
incomedia website x5 evolution 8.0.11 - www.websitex5.com 289 0.01%
openoffice.org 3.0 (win32) 285 0.01%
microsoft visual studio 7.0 285 0.01%
adobe pagemill 3.0j mac 282 0.01%
namo webeditor v5.0(trial) 281 0.01%
wordpress 2.2.2 280 0.01%
hover redirect service 279 0.01%
vbulletin 3.8.7 276 0.01%
created by bluevoda 272 0.01%
namo webeditor(trial) 271 0.01%
openoffice.org 3.2 (win32) 269 0.01%
exigo 5.0 content engine 269 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 9.0.3.0 for windows 267 0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [de]c-cck-mcd qxw0322l (winnt; i) [netscape] 265 0.01%
bligoo.com 264 0.01%
php link directory 4.0.0 263 0.01%
metty 263 0.01%
html tidy for linux (vers 1 september 2005), see www.w3.org 263 0.01%
stone's webwriter 4 262 0.01%
openoffice.org 3.1 (win32) 262 0.01%
golive cyberstudio 3 262 0.01%
netobjects fusion mx für windows 261 0.01%
namo webeditor v3.0 259 0.01%
wordpress 2.8.3 258 0.01%
episerver 258 0.01%
justsystems homepage builder version 16.0.6.0 for windows 253 0.01%
homestead sitebuilder 247 0.01%
b2b,www.cntrades.com 245 0.01%
xara html filter v.3.1.0.373 244 0.01%
microsoft word 2008 243 0.01%
starfield technologies; website tonight v5.3.1 241 0.01%
plog-1.0.1_r2073 241 0.01%
wordpress 2.8.1 239 0.01%
ibm websphere homepage builder v6.0.0 for windows 239 0.01%
starfield technologies; website tonight v5.2.6 237 0.01%
netobjects fusion 4.0 for windows 237 0.01%
mozilla/4.8 [en] (windows nt 5.0; u) [netscape] 237 0.01%
netobjects fusion mx for windows 235 0.01%
blshe_164c3_w00dhead_zhoulin_2006_1228 235 0.01%
ibm websphere studio homepage builder version 13.0.6.0 for windows 234 0.01%
hotmetal pro 5.0 234 0.01%
incomedia website x5 evolution 9.0.6.1775 - www.websitex5.com 232 0.01%
joomla! - Àâòîðñêèå ïðàâà (c) 2005-2007 osm. Âñå ïðàâà çàùèùåíû. 231 0.01%
doteasy website creator 231 0.01%
mozilla/4.7 [en] (win98; i) [netscape] 230 0.01%
xara html filter v.4.1.1.671 229 0.01%
adobe pagemill 2.0 mac 229 0.01%
viewvc 1.1.6 228 0.01%
websozicms 227 0.01%
mr site takeaway website at www.mrsite.co.uk 227 0.01%
lifetype-1.2.11_r7114 227 0.01%
incomedia website x5 evolution 8.0.16 - www.websitex5.com 227 0.01%
web.de webbaukasten 225 0.01%
joomla! - copyright (c) 2005 - 2006 open source matters. tutti i diritti riservati. 225 0.01%
ibm homepage builder 2001 v5.0.2 for windows 225 0.01%
netobjects fusion 7.5 for windows 223 0.01%




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