| WordPress.com application only | Users who only need to know whether it is WordPress.com | WordPress.com platform traces, platform behavior, DNS or CNAME patterns, and WordPress usage style | It cannot directly answer the hosting platform or brand | Low | Best as the application layer |
| WordPress.com hosting model | Users who need to judge self-hosted, managed-platform, and shared or cloud environments | Separate the WordPress.com managed platform, self-hosted WordPress, and raw shared or cloud environments | It needs more context and cannot be settled from application traces alone | Low-medium | Best as the main decision layer |
| Brand and provider final pass | Users who need the final platform and responsibility boundary | The raw provider does not automatically equal WordPress.com, and WordPress.com does not automatically cover all WordPress sites | Public evidence may not always reach 100% certainty | Medium | Best as the final judgment layer |