Technology history for afro.com

2026 2 added · 2 dropped

• added Swiper Apr 2026 · JavaScript libraries
• added Vue.js Apr 2026 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped PubMatic Feb 2026 · Advertising
• dropped 33Across Jan 2026 · Advertising

2025 13 added · 6 dropped · 2 switched

• added ID5 Nov 2025 · Advertising
• added jsDelivr Nov 2025 · CDN
• added MailChimp Nov 2025 · Marketing automation
• switched WooCommerce Subscriptions → MailChimp for WooCommerce Nov 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Moment.js Nov 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• added OpenX Nov 2025 · Advertising
• dropped React Nov 2025 · JavaScript frameworks
• added 33Across Oct 2025 · Advertising
• added Criteo Oct 2025 · Advertising
• added PubMatic Oct 2025 · Advertising
• added Snowplow Analytics Oct 2025 · Analytics
• added Moment.js Sep 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• added React Sep 2025 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped Cloudflare Bot Management Aug 2025 · Security
• added ZURB Foundation Aug 2025 · UI frameworks
• dropped FlippingBook Jul 2025 · Widgets
• added Cloudflare Bot Management May 2025 · Security
• added FlippingBook May 2025 · Widgets
• switched Underscore.js → Preact Feb 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Cart Functionality Jan 2025 · Ecommerce
• dropped Webpack Jan 2025 · Miscellaneous

2024 7 added · 6 dropped

• added Stripe Dec 2024 · Payment processors
• added WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway Dec 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Imgix Nov 2024 · CDN
• dropped Cart Functionality Sep 2024 · Ecommerce
• added WordPress Block Editor Jul 2024 · Page builders
• added Hotjar Jun 2024 · Analytics
• dropped Adobe Audience Manager Apr 2024 · Segmentation
• added Adobe Audience Manager Feb 2024 · Segmentation
• added Cart Functionality Feb 2024 · Ecommerce
• dropped Cloudflare Bot Management Feb 2024 · Security
• dropped Microsoft ASP.NET Feb 2024 · Web frameworks
• dropped DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) Jan 2024 · Advertising
• added HTTP/3 Jan 2024 · Miscellaneous

2023 16 added · 9 dropped

• dropped Datadog Dec 2023 · Analytics
• added Microsoft ASP.NET Dec 2023 · Web frameworks
• dropped Pico Dec 2023 · CRM
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Nov 2023 · Security
• dropped Adobe Audience Manager Aug 2023 · Segmentation
• dropped DoubleClick Campaign Manager (DCM) Aug 2023 · Advertising
• dropped Flowplayer Aug 2023 · Video players
• added ActiveCampaign Jun 2023 · Email
• added Adobe Audience Manager Jun 2023 · Segmentation
• dropped Adobe Audience Manager May 2023 · Segmentation
• dropped C Apr 2023 · Programming languages
• added DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) Apr 2023 · Advertising
• added Imgix Apr 2023 · CDN
• added Adobe Audience Manager Mar 2023 · Segmentation
• dropped Cart Functionality Mar 2023 · Ecommerce
• added Draftpress HFCM Mar 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Microsoft Clarity Mar 2023 · Analytics
• added Perfmatters Mar 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Priority Hints Mar 2023 · Performance
• dropped Adobe Audience Manager Feb 2023 · Segmentation
• added C Feb 2023 · Programming languages
• added Cloudflare Jan 2023 · CDN
• added Datadog Jan 2023 · Analytics
• added DoubleClick Campaign Manager (DCM) Jan 2023 · Advertising
• added Pico Jan 2023 · CRM

2022 35 added · 20 dropped

• dropped Datadog Dec 2022 · Analytics
• dropped DoubleClick Campaign Manager (DCM) Dec 2022 · Advertising
• dropped Pico Dec 2022 · CRM
• added RSS Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Cart Functionality Sep 2022 · Ecommerce
• added HSTS Sep 2022 · Security
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Adobe Audience Manager Aug 2022 · Segmentation
• added Datadog Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added DoubleClick Campaign Manager (DCM) Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added Flowplayer Aug 2022 · Video players
• added Google Workspace Aug 2022 · Webmail
• dropped Integral Ad Science Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added Pico Aug 2022 · CRM
• added PWA Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added The Events Calendar Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Datadog Jun 2022 · Analytics
• added DoubleClick Campaign Manager (DCM) Jun 2022 · Advertising
• added Flowplayer Jun 2022 · Video players
• added Integral Ad Science Jun 2022 · Advertising
• added Pico Jun 2022 · CRM
• dropped Tailwind CSS Jun 2022 · UI frameworks
• added The Events Calendar Jun 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Adobe Audience Manager May 2022 · Segmentation
• added Tailwind CSS Apr 2022 · UI frameworks
• added Constant Contact Mar 2022 · Marketing automation
• dropped CookieYes Mar 2022 · Cookie compliance
• dropped Facebook Mar 2022 · Widgets
• dropped Facebook Pixel Mar 2022 · Analytics
• dropped Fireblade Mar 2022 · CDN
• dropped Hotjar Mar 2022 · Analytics
• added Jetpack Mar 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped LiveChat Mar 2022 · Live chat
• added Lodash Mar 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added MediaElement.js Mar 2022 · Video players
• dropped OneAll Mar 2022 · Authentication
• dropped OneSignal Mar 2022 · A/B Testing
• added Parse.ly Mar 2022 · Analytics
• added PayPal Mar 2022 · Payment processors
• dropped Preact Mar 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped React Mar 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped Select2 Mar 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped styled-components Mar 2022 · Development
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2022 · Font scripts
• dropped Underscore.js Mar 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped YouTube Mar 2022 · Video players
• added AMP Feb 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added AMP for WordPress Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped DoubleClick Campaign Manager (DCM) Feb 2022 · Advertising
• added Newspack Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Newspack by Automattic Feb 2022 · Hosting
• added Nginx Feb 2022 · Web servers
• added Site Kit Feb 2022 · Analytics
• added WooCommerce Feb 2022 · Ecommerce
• added Yoast SEO Premium Feb 2022 · SEO

2021 10 added · 7 dropped · 2 switched

• dropped Babel Dec 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Wheelio Dec 2021 · Widgets
• dropped Criteo Nov 2021 · Retargeting
• switched Sizmek → DoubleClick Campaign Manager (DCM) Nov 2021 · Advertising
• added Select2 Nov 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Preact Oct 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Babel Jul 2021 · Miscellaneous
• added CookieYes Jul 2021 · Cookie compliance
• added Criteo Jul 2021 · Retargeting
• switched TrackJs → Facebook Pixel Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2021 · Retargeting
• added Google Tag Manager Jul 2021 · Tag managers
• dropped PubMatic Jul 2021 · Advertising
• dropped Babel Mar 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Google PageSpeed Mar 2021 · Web server extensions
• added OneAll Mar 2021 · Social logins
• added OneSignal Mar 2021 · Marketing automation
• added PubMatic Mar 2021 · Advertising
• dropped Font Awesome Feb 2021 · Font scripts

2020 17 added · 17 dropped

• added Font Awesome Dec 2020 · Font scripts
• added YouTube Dec 2020 · Video players
• added Facebook Nov 2020 · Widgets
• added Hotjar Nov 2020 · Analytics
• dropped Apache HTTP Server Sep 2020 · Web servers
• dropped AppNexus Sep 2020 · Advertising
• dropped DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) Sep 2020 · Advertising
• dropped Google Tag Manager Sep 2020 · Tag managers
• added LiveChat Sep 2020 · Live chat
• dropped OpenSSL Sep 2020 · Web server extensions
• dropped Cloudflare Aug 2020 · CDN
• added Google PageSpeed Aug 2020 · Caching
• dropped MediaElement.js Aug 2020 · Video players
• dropped WordPress Super Cache Aug 2020 · Caching
• dropped wpCache Aug 2020 · Caching
• added AppNexus Jul 2020 · Advertising
• dropped FingerprintJS Jul 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• added Fireblade Jul 2020 · CDN
• dropped Font Awesome Jul 2020 · Font scripts
• dropped jQuery UI Jul 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• added reCAPTCHA Jul 2020 · Captchas
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jul 2020 · Miscellaneous
• added Yoast SEO Jul 2020 · SEO
• added Apache HTTP Server Jun 2020 · Web servers
• added OpenSSL Jun 2020 · Web server extensions
• added WordPress Super Cache Jun 2020 · Caching
• added wpCache Jun 2020 · Caching
• added MediaElement.js May 2020 · Video players
• dropped Prebid May 2020 · Advertising Networks
• added Underscore.js Apr 2020 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Babel Feb 2020 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Twitter Feb 2020 · Widgets
• dropped Chart.js Jan 2020 · JavaScript Graphics
• dropped Google Plus Jan 2020 · Widgets

2019 21 added · 1 dropped

• added Google AdSense Nov 2019 · Advertising Networks
• dropped Google AdSense Apr 2019 · Advertising Networks
• added Chart.js Mar 2019 · JavaScript Graphics
• added Cloudflare Mar 2019 · CDN
• added DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) Mar 2019 · Advertising Networks
• added FingerprintJS Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Font Awesome Mar 2019 · Font Scripts
• added Google Analytics Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added Google Font API Mar 2019 · Font Scripts
• added Google Plus Mar 2019 · Widgets
• added Google Tag Manager Mar 2019 · Tag Managers
• added jQuery Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added jQuery UI Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added MySQL Mar 2019 · Databases
• added PHP Mar 2019 · Programming Languages
• added Prebid Mar 2019 · Advertising Networks
• added TrackJs Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added Twitter Mar 2019 · Widgets
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2019 · Miscellaneous
• added WordPress Mar 2019 · CMS
• added Google AdSense Feb 2019 · Advertising Networks

2018 3 added · 6 dropped

• added Chart.js Nov 2018 · JavaScript Graphics
• added FingerprintJS Nov 2018 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Google Plus Nov 2018 · Widgets
• dropped Apache HTTP Server Jul 2018 · Web Servers
• dropped jQuery Mobile Jul 2018 · Mobile Frameworks
• dropped OpenSSL Jul 2018 · Web Server Extensions
• dropped UNIX Jul 2018 · Operating Systems
• dropped WooCommerce Jul 2018 · Ecommerce
• dropped Yoast SEO Jul 2018 · SEO