Who created this website

1. Why the question “Who created this website?” often has no single public answer

Multiple analyses emphasize that procedural guides—checking footers, viewing source code, looking at humans.txt or WHOIS records—are the typical starting points for attribution but rarely deliver an unequivocal creator name. The guides reviewed instruct users to use tools and manual checks to identify designers or registrants, yet they explicitly note the difference between a domain registrant and the person or team that built the site. This distinction matters because a registrar or hosting company may appear in records without being the creative author ^{[2] [3]}. The practical implication is that technical ownership (domain registration) and creative authorship (designer/developer) are separate, and publicly available records often reveal only the former, not the latter ^[2].

2. When bylines and agency credits do provide a clear lead

One analysis identifies a clear human author linked to the site content and agency: the byline “Marc” and corroborating searches point to Marc Levy as a co‑founder of The 215 Guys, which operates the referenced blog content. Bylines and “About” pages can directly name a creator or design agency, and associated professional profiles (LinkedIn, RocketReach) can corroborate responsibility for design or content ^[6]. This is the most direct pathway to naming a creator: when the site itself or related agency pages list an author or designer, that is credible evidence of who created or maintains the site. However, such evidence is site‑specific and does not generalize to sites that omit bylines or agency credits.

3. Domain registration records: useful but limited for attribution

WHOIS and RDAP lookups can show who registered a domain and when; the records cited include registrant organizations like eWeb Development Inc. and infrastructure references tied to ICANN tools. Domain registration identifies legal and administrative contacts, not necessarily the creative team ^{[8] [9]}. Registrars and registry tools (e.g., ICANN Lookup) typically list administrative contacts or corporate agents, which can be a behind‑the‑scenes registrar rather than the visible author. Thus, while WHOIS is authoritative for domain ownership and registration timestamps, it often fails to answer “who designed the visual layout, wrote the content, or developed the code” unless those details were intentionally recorded in contact fields ^[8].

4. Conflicting signals and why multiple sources are necessary

The dataset contains divergent signals: some pieces are purely procedural guides with no attribution ^{[2] [4]}, one names a probable human creator for a specific site ^[6], and others point to registrars or infrastructure maintainers ^{[8] [9]}. These mixed signals create ambiguous outcomes when applied to a single “this website” query because each source targets different attribution layers—content authorship, site design, domain registration, or hosting. A rigorous attribution effort therefore requires triangulation: inspect site metadata and bylines, run WHOIS/RDAP for registrant data, search archived snapshots and linked social or agency profiles, and, where appropriate, contact listed emails or agency contacts to confirm authorship ^{[2] [10] [8]}.

5. Practical next steps to move from uncertainty to confirmation

To resolve who created a specific site, follow a prioritized workflow: first inspect the site for visible credits or a “humans.txt” file, then extract metadata and view‑source comments, run WHOIS/RDAP lookups for registrant and administrative contacts, consult web archives and agency portfolios for matching designs, and finally attempt direct contact with listed emails or social profiles. Combining these methods converts scattered clues into a credible attribution or shows where public records are insufficient ^{[2] [10] [8]}. If the site deliberately hides creator details—common for privacy or corporate policy reasons—the best available public answer may remain limited to registrar/host information rather than a named designer.

6. What the evidence means for your original question and where uncertainty remains

Applying the above to the supplied analyses yields no single, definitive creator for “this website.” The evidence collectively shows that public methods can often identify either the content author (when bylined) or the registrant (via WHOIS), but not always both; one source points to Marc Levy for a specific agency blog ^[6], while others emphasize procedural discovery or registrar records ^{[2] [8]}. The remaining uncertainty is procedural, not informational: resolving it requires targeted checks on the specific domain in question—checks that the reviewed analyses describe but do not execute to a final, named attribution ^{[2] [4]}.