Technology history for backendnews.net

2026 1 added

• added Jetpack Apr 2026 · WordPress plugins

2025 10 added · 11 dropped

• dropped Gutenberg Dec 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Jetpack Boost Dec 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped MediaElement.js Dec 2025 · Video players
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Dec 2025 · Font scripts
• added Google Font API Nov 2025 · Font scripts
• added Google Sign-in Oct 2025 · Authentication
• dropped Cart Functionality Sep 2025 · Ecommerce
• dropped Jetpack Sep 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added WPMU DEV Smush Sep 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Google Font API Aug 2025 · Font scripts
• added MediaElement.js Aug 2025 · Video players
• added Cart Functionality Jul 2025 · Ecommerce
• dropped core-js Jun 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• added Jetpack Boost Jun 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Snowplow Analytics Jun 2025 · Analytics
• dropped MediaElement.js May 2025 · Video players
• added Snowplow Analytics Apr 2025 · Analytics
• dropped Snowplow Analytics Mar 2025 · Analytics
• dropped Popper Feb 2025 · Miscellaneous
• added Google Font API Jan 2025 · Font scripts
• added Snowplow Analytics Jan 2025 · Analytics

2024 8 added · 6 dropped

• added Jetpack Nov 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Google Font API Oct 2024 · Font scripts
• added WordPress Block Editor Jul 2024 · Page builders
• added Google Font API Jun 2024 · Font scripts
• added Priority Hints May 2024 · Performance
• dropped Akamai Feb 2024 · CDN
• dropped Akamai Bot Manager Feb 2024 · Security
• dropped MailChimp Feb 2024 · Marketing automation
• dropped Priority Hints Feb 2024 · Performance
• added Facebook Login Jan 2024 · Authentication
• added HTTP/3 Jan 2024 · Miscellaneous
• added MediaElement.js Jan 2024 · Video players
• dropped PayPal Jan 2024 · Payment processors
• added YouTube Jan 2024 · Video players

2023 10 added · 9 dropped · 2 switched

• switched Dojo → Closure Library Dec 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Google Font API Dec 2023 · Font scripts
• added PayPal Nov 2023 · Payment processors
• added Swiper Oct 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Amazon Web Services Aug 2023 · PaaS
• added Priority Hints Aug 2023 · Performance
• switched Amazon S3 → Akamai Jul 2023 · CDN
• added Akamai Bot Manager Jul 2023 · Security
• added Dojo Jul 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Google Tag Manager Jun 2023 · Tag managers
• dropped Jetpack Jun 2023 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Google Tag Manager May 2023 · Tag managers
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) May 2023 · Font scripts
• added Yoast SEO May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• dropped C Apr 2023 · Programming languages
• dropped Amazon ALB Mar 2023 · Load balancers
• dropped Twitter Mar 2023 · Widgets
• dropped Twitter Ads Mar 2023 · Advertising
• added C Feb 2023 · Programming languages
• added Amazon ALB Jan 2023 · Load balancers
• added Google Tag Manager Jan 2023 · Tag managers

2022 36 added · 2 dropped · 1 switched

• added Funding Choices Dec 2022 · Cookie compliance
• dropped Google Tag Manager Dec 2022 · Tag managers
• added RSS Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added HSTS Sep 2022 · Security
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Amazon S3 Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Amazon Web Services Aug 2022 · PaaS
• switched Tailwind CSS → Bootstrap Aug 2022 · UI frameworks
• added core-js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Google AdSense Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added Google Analytics Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Google Font API Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Google Tag Manager Aug 2022 · Tag managers
• added Google Workspace Aug 2022 · Email
• added Gutenberg Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added jQuery Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added LazySizes Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added MailChimp Aug 2022 · Marketing automation
• added MySQL Aug 2022 · Databases
• added Nginx Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added PHP Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added Popper Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added reCAPTCHA Aug 2022 · Security
• added Site Kit Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Twitter Aug 2022 · Widgets
• added Twitter Ads Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added WordPress Aug 2022 · CMS
• added WordPress.com Aug 2022 · PaaS
• dropped Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2022 · Retargeting
• added Amazon S3 May 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Amazon Web Services May 2022 · PaaS
• added Popper Apr 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added reCAPTCHA Apr 2022 · Security
• added Tailwind CSS Apr 2022 · UI frameworks
• added Gutenberg Feb 2022 · Editors
• added LazySizes Feb 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Site Kit Feb 2022 · Analytics

2021 8 added · 3 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Wheelio Nov 2021 · Widgets
• switched Automattic → WordPress.com Oct 2021 · PaaS
• added core-js Sep 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• added Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2021 · Retargeting
• added Bootstrap Jun 2021 · UI frameworks
• added jQuery Migrate Jun 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Twitter Ads Jun 2021 · Advertising
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jun 2021 · Font scripts
• added Automattic Mar 2021 · PaaS
• dropped jQuery Migrate Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2021 · Miscellaneous

2020 2 added · 8 dropped

• added jQuery Migrate Dec 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped jQuery Migrate Oct 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• added MailChimp Aug 2020 · Marketing automation
• dropped React Aug 2020 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped AppNexus Jul 2020 · Advertising Networks
• dropped Automattic Jul 2020 · PaaS
• dropped Babel Jul 2020 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Facebook Jul 2020 · Widgets
• dropped Criteo Apr 2020 · Advertising Networks
• dropped Font Awesome Apr 2020 · Font Scripts