Technology history for aepublications.co.uk

2026 5 added · 4 dropped · 2 switched

• switched Amazon S3 → Unpkg May 2026 · CDN
• dropped Litespeed Cache Mar 2026 · WordPress plugins
• added Gauges Feb 2026 · Analytics
• added HSTS Feb 2026 · Security
• added Jetpack Feb 2026 · WordPress plugins
• added Nginx Feb 2026 · Web servers
• added OWL Carousel Feb 2026 · JavaScript libraries
• switched Amazon Web Services → wp.cloud Feb 2026 · PaaS
• dropped OWL Carousel Jan 2026 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped WP Fastest Cache Jan 2026 · WordPress plugins
• dropped WPMU DEV Smush Jan 2026 · WordPress plugins

2025 12 added · 20 dropped

• added Litespeed Cache Dec 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Amazon S3 Nov 2025 · CDN
• added Amazon Web Services Nov 2025 · PaaS
• dropped Litespeed Cache Oct 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added OWL Carousel Sep 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• added WP Fastest Cache Sep 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added WPMU DEV Smush Sep 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Google Analytics Jul 2025 · Analytics
• dropped Vimeo Jul 2025 · Video players
• added Google Analytics May 2025 · Analytics
• dropped Imunify360 May 2025 · Security
• dropped Google Maps Apr 2025 · Maps
• dropped lit-element Apr 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped lit-html Apr 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• added Litespeed Cache Apr 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped OWL Carousel Apr 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped TablePress Apr 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped WPMU DEV Smush Apr 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Imunify360 Mar 2025 · Security
• dropped Imunify360 Feb 2025 · Security
• added React Feb 2025 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped WP Fastest Cache Feb 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped cdnjs Jan 2025 · CDN
• dropped Font Awesome Jan 2025 · Font scripts
• dropped Google Analytics Jan 2025 · Analytics
• dropped jsDelivr Jan 2025 · CDN
• dropped Popper Jan 2025 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Priority Hints Jan 2025 · Performance
• dropped Slick Jan 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• added TablePress Jan 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Underscore.js Jan 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• added Vimeo Jan 2025 · Video players

2024 13 added · 3 dropped

• added Cloudflare Bot Management Dec 2024 · Security
• added CookieYes Dec 2024 · Cookie compliance
• added Google Maps Dec 2024 · Maps
• added hCaptcha Dec 2024 · Security
• added Imunify360 Dec 2024 · Security
• added lit-element Dec 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added lit-html Dec 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added WP Fastest Cache Dec 2024 · WordPress plugins
• added WPMU DEV Smush Dec 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Lodash Apr 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped React Apr 2024 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Really Simple SSL & Security Apr 2024 · Security
• dropped Litespeed Cache Mar 2024 · WordPress plugins
• added Lodash Feb 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added React Feb 2024 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Litespeed Cache Jan 2024 · WordPress plugins

2023 4 added · 3 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Microsoft 365 Dec 2023 · Webmail
• dropped Osano Nov 2023 · Cookie compliance
• added Priority Hints Sep 2023 · Performance
• dropped Extendify May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• switched HostEurope → GoDaddy Apr 2023 · Hosting
• added OWL Carousel Apr 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Ivory Search Feb 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Google Tag Manager for WordPress Jan 2023 · WordPress plugins

2022 46 added · 14 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Google Ads Conversion Tracking Dec 2022 · Analytics
• dropped PayPal Nov 2022 · Payment processors
• dropped WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway Nov 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added HTTP/3 Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Trustpilot Sep 2022 · Reviews
• switched Tailwind CSS → Bootstrap Aug 2022 · UI frameworks
• added Cart Functionality Aug 2022 · Ecommerce
• added cdnjs Aug 2022 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Aug 2022 · CDN
• added core-js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Extendify Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Facebook Pixel Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Font Awesome Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Google Ads Conversion Tracking Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Google Analytics Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Google Font API Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Google Tag Manager Aug 2022 · Tag managers
• added HostEurope Aug 2022 · Hosting
• added jQuery Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jsDelivr Aug 2022 · CDN
• added LazySizes Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added LiteSpeed Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added Microsoft 365 Aug 2022 · Webmail
• added MySQL Aug 2022 · Databases
• added Osano Aug 2022 · Cookie compliance
• added PayPal Aug 2022 · Payment processors
• added PHP Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added Popper Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added prettyPhoto Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Slick Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Underscore.js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added WooCommerce Aug 2022 · Ecommerce
• added WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added WordPress Aug 2022 · CMS
• added Yoast SEO Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Google Hosted Libraries Jul 2022 · CDN
• dropped Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2022 · Retargeting
• dropped WP Fastest Cache Jul 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Contact Form 7 Jun 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Facebook Jun 2022 · Widgets
• dropped jQuery CDN Jun 2022 · CDN
• added jQuery Migrate Jun 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Lodash Jun 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added PayPal Jun 2022 · Payment processors
• dropped reCAPTCHA Jun 2022 · Security
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jun 2022 · Font scripts
• added WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway Jun 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Cloudflare May 2022 · CDN
• added Underscore.js May 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added WP Fastest Cache May 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Popper Apr 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Tailwind CSS Apr 2022 · UI frameworks
• added Contact Form 7 Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Extendify Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Google Hosted Libraries Feb 2022 · CDN
• added jQuery CDN Feb 2022 · CDN
• added LazySizes Feb 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped PayPal Jan 2022 · Payment processors
• dropped Underscore.js Jan 2022 · JavaScript libraries

2021 9 added · 10 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Wheelio Dec 2021 · Widgets
• dropped Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce Nov 2021 · Analytics
• dropped Babel Sep 2021 · Miscellaneous
• added core-js Sep 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added prettyPhoto Sep 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• dropped Underscore.js Apr 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce Mar 2021 · Ecommerce
• added Lodash Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped reCAPTCHA Mar 2021 · Security
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped jQuery Migrate Feb 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Select2 Feb 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped TrackJs Feb 2021 · Analytics
• added Cart Functionality Jan 2021 · Ecommerce
• switched Typekit → Google Font API Jan 2021 · Font scripts
• added Osano Jan 2021 · Cookie compliance
• added Slick Jan 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Underscore.js Jan 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added WooCommerce Jan 2021 · Ecommerce

2020 2 added · 2 dropped

• added Facebook Nov 2020 · Widgets
• dropped Hotjar Nov 2020 · Analytics
• dropped WooCommerce Nov 2020 · Ecommerce
• added jsDelivr Jul 2020 · CDN

2019 2 added · 3 dropped

• dropped Nginx Nov 2019 · Web Servers
• added LiteSpeed Oct 2019 · Web Servers
• added reCAPTCHA Sep 2019 · Captchas
• dropped Slick Sep 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• dropped reCAPTCHA May 2019 · Captchas