Technology history for alastairhumphreys.com

2026 6 added · 2 dropped

• added MailerLite plugin May 2026 · WordPress plugins
• dropped HTTP/3 Mar 2026 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Litespeed Cache Mar 2026 · WordPress plugins
• added HSTS Feb 2026 · Security
• added Redis Feb 2026 · Databases
• added Redis Object Cache Feb 2026 · Caching
• added Stripe Feb 2026 · Payment processors
• added WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway Feb 2026 · WordPress plugins

2025 21 added · 23 dropped · 1 switched

• added Bootstrap Dec 2025 · UI frameworks
• dropped OpenResty Dec 2025 · Web servers
• added OpenResty Oct 2025 · Web servers
• dropped Cloudflare Aug 2025 · CDN
• dropped Cloudflare Bot Management Aug 2025 · Security
• dropped Contact Form 7 Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Facebook Login Aug 2025 · Authentication
• dropped Genesis blocks Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped MailerLite plugin Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Transistor.fm Aug 2025 · Widgets
• dropped Twitter Ads Aug 2025 · Advertising
• dropped W3 Total Cache Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped WP Rocket Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped EasyDigitalDownloads Jul 2025 · Ecommerce
• dropped Google Font API Jul 2025 · Font scripts
• added GSAP Jul 2025 · JavaScript frameworks
• added HTTP/3 Jul 2025 · Miscellaneous
• added Isotope Jul 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• added Ko-fi Jul 2025 · Widgets
• added LazySizes Jul 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• added Litespeed Cache Jul 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Patreon Jul 2025 · Widgets
• added Site Kit Jul 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Stripe Jul 2025 · Payment processors
• added Swiper Jul 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• switched YouTube → Vimeo Jul 2025 · Video players
• added Cloudflare Jun 2025 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Jun 2025 · Security
• added Contact Form 7 Jun 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Facebook Login Jun 2025 · Authentication
• added Genesis blocks Jun 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added MailerLite plugin Jun 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Twitter Ads Jun 2025 · Advertising
• added W3 Total Cache Jun 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Contact Form 7 Feb 2025 · Form builders
• dropped Facebook Login Feb 2025 · Authentication
• dropped Fast Checkout Feb 2025 · Ecommerce
• dropped Lodash Feb 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped MailerLite plugin Feb 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped React Feb 2025 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped Sumo Feb 2025 · Marketing automation
• dropped Twitter Ads Feb 2025 · Advertising
• dropped W3 Total Cache Feb 2025 · Caching
• added Google Font API Jan 2025 · Font scripts
• added WP Rocket Jan 2025 · WordPress plugins

2024 5 added · 3 dropped · 1 switched

• switched core-js → Lodash Oct 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added React Jun 2024 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped HSTS May 2024 · Security
• added W3 Total Cache Apr 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Lodash Mar 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped React Mar 2024 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Lodash Jan 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added MailerLite plugin Jan 2024 · WordPress plugins
• added React Jan 2024 · JavaScript frameworks

2023 23 added · 8 dropped

• added EasyDigitalDownloads Nov 2023 · Ecommerce
• added Stripe Nov 2023 · Payment processors
• dropped EasyDigitalDownloads Sep 2023 · Ecommerce
• dropped MailerLite plugin Sep 2023 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Stripe Sep 2023 · Payment processors
• added Priority Hints Aug 2023 · Performance
• dropped Cloudflare Jul 2023 · CDN
• dropped Cloudflare Bot Management Jul 2023 · Security
• added core-js Jul 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Vimeo Jul 2023 · Video players
• added YouTube Jun 2023 · Video players
• added Cart Functionality May 2023 · Ecommerce
• added Cloudflare May 2023 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Bot Management May 2023 · Security
• added Contact Form 7 May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added EasyDigitalDownloads May 2023 · Ecommerce
• added Facebook Login May 2023 · Authentication
• added Fast Checkout May 2023 · Ecommerce
• added HSTS May 2023 · Security
• added MailerLite May 2023 · Marketing automation
• added MailerLite plugin May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Open Graph May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added RSS May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added Stripe May 2023 · Payment processors
• added Sumo May 2023 · Widgets
• added Transistor.fm May 2023 · Widgets
• added Twitter Ads May 2023 · Advertising
• added Vimeo May 2023 · Video players
• dropped C Apr 2023 · Programming languages
• added C Feb 2023 · Programming languages
• dropped core-js Feb 2023 · JavaScript libraries

2022 25 added · 2 dropped · 1 switched

• added RSS Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Transistor.fm Nov 2022 · Widgets
• added HSTS Sep 2022 · Security
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Cart Functionality Aug 2022 · Ecommerce
• added Cloudflare Aug 2022 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Aug 2022 · Security
• added Contact Form 7 Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added core-js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added EasyDigitalDownloads Aug 2022 · Ecommerce
• added Facebook Login Aug 2022 · Authentication
• added Fast Checkout Aug 2022 · Ecommerce
• added MailerLite Aug 2022 · Marketing automation
• added MailerLite plugin Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Stripe Aug 2022 · Payment processors
• added Sumo Aug 2022 · Widgets
• added Twitter Ads Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added Vimeo Aug 2022 · Video players
• dropped Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2022 · Retargeting
• added MailerLite Jul 2022 · Marketing automation
• added MailerLite plugin Jul 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Tailwind CSS Jun 2022 · UI frameworks
• added Cloudflare May 2022 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Bot Management May 2022 · Security
• added Tailwind CSS Apr 2022 · UI frameworks
• added Contact Form 7 Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Fast Checkout Feb 2022 · Ecommerce
• switched Wheelio → Sumo Feb 2022 · Widgets

2021 12 added · 7 dropped

• added Stripe Dec 2021 · Payment processors
• added EasyDigitalDownloads Oct 2021 · Ecommerce
• added Vimeo Oct 2021 · Video players
• dropped Babel Sep 2021 · Miscellaneous
• added core-js Sep 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped EasyDigitalDownloads Sep 2021 · Ecommerce
• dropped Lodash Sep 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• added Babel Jul 2021 · Miscellaneous
• added Cart Functionality Jul 2021 · Ecommerce
• added EasyDigitalDownloads Jul 2021 · Ecommerce
• added Facebook Login Jul 2021 · Social logins
• added Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2021 · Retargeting
• added Twitter Ads Jul 2021 · Advertising
• dropped Cart Functionality Jun 2021 · Ecommerce
• dropped Google Font API May 2021 · Font scripts
• added Lodash May 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped WP Rocket May 2021 · Caching
• dropped Font Awesome Mar 2021 · Font scripts

2020 5 added · 1 dropped

• added Font Awesome Oct 2020 · Font scripts
• added Google Font API Oct 2020 · Font scripts
• added WP Rocket Sep 2020 · Caching
• added Cart Functionality Aug 2020 · Ecommerce
• dropped Apache HTTP Server Mar 2020 · Web Servers
• added Nginx Feb 2020 · Reverse Proxy

2019 16 added · 2 dropped

• added Google AdSense Oct 2019 · Advertising Networks
• added Apache HTTP Server Mar 2019 · Web Servers
• added Facebook Mar 2019 · Widgets
• added Flickity Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• dropped Font Awesome Mar 2019 · Font Scripts
• added Google Analytics Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added Google Tag Manager Mar 2019 · Tag Managers
• added jQuery Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• dropped jQuery UI Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added MySQL Mar 2019 · Databases
• added PHP Mar 2019 · Programming Languages
• added reCAPTCHA Mar 2019 · Captchas
• added Twitter Mar 2019 · Widgets
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2019 · Miscellaneous
• added WooCommerce Mar 2019 · Ecommerce
• added WordPress Mar 2019 · CMS
• added Yoast SEO Mar 2019 · SEO