Technology history for africat.org

2026 3 added

• added Google Tag Manager Feb 2026 · Tag managers
• added MailChimp Feb 2026 · Marketing automation
• added MailChimp for WordPress Feb 2026 · WordPress plugins

2025 5 added

• added Isotope Dec 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• added PhotoSwipe Dec 2025 · Photo galleries
• added Stripe Dec 2025 · Payment processors
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Dec 2025 · Font scripts
• added YouTube Dec 2025 · Video players

2024 2 added · 3 dropped

• dropped Stripe Dec 2024 · Payment processors
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jul 2024 · Font scripts
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) May 2024 · Font scripts
• added HTTP/3 Jan 2024 · Miscellaneous
• dropped YouTube Jan 2024 · Video players

2023 29 added · 3 dropped · 1 switched

• added Priority Hints Aug 2023 · Performance
• added core-js May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Elementor May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Flickity May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Font Awesome May 2023 · Font scripts
• added Google Analytics May 2023 · Analytics
• added Google Font API May 2023 · Font scripts
• added HSTS May 2023 · Security
• added Jetpack May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added jQuery May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery Migrate May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery UI May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Lightbox May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added MySQL May 2023 · Databases
• added Nginx May 2023 · Web servers
• added OceanWP May 2023 · WordPress themes
• added Open Graph May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• switched C → PHP May 2023 · Programming languages
• added RankMath SEO May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added RSS May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added Site Kit May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Stripe May 2023 · Payment processors
• added Swiper May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) May 2023 · Font scripts
• added WordPress May 2023 · CMS
• added WordPress.com May 2023 · PaaS
• added YouTube May 2023 · Video players
• dropped Backbone.js Apr 2023 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped Underscore.js Apr 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added C Feb 2023 · Programming languages
• added Backbone.js Jan 2023 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Stripe Jan 2023 · Payment processors
• added Underscore.js Jan 2023 · JavaScript libraries

2022 24 added · 3 dropped · 2 switched

• dropped Google Tag Manager Dec 2022 · Tag managers
• added RSS Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Swiper Slider Nov 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added core-js Sep 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• switched reCAPTCHA → HSTS Sep 2022 · Security
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Swiper Sep 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Elementor Aug 2022 · Page builders
• added Flickity Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Font Awesome Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Google Analytics Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Google Font API Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Google Tag Manager Aug 2022 · Tag managers
• dropped Isotope Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Jetpack Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added jQuery Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery UI Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Lightbox Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added MySQL Aug 2022 · Databases
• added Nginx Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added OceanWP Aug 2022 · WordPress themes
• added PHP Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added Site Kit Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Swiper Slider Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added WordPress Aug 2022 · CMS
• switched Automattic → WordPress.com Aug 2022 · PaaS
• added YouTube Aug 2022 · Video players

2021 2 added · 4 dropped

• added reCAPTCHA May 2021 · Security
• added Automattic Apr 2021 · PaaS
• dropped Babel Apr 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Google Analytics Apr 2021 · Analytics
• dropped Lodash Apr 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Apr 2021 · Miscellaneous