Technology history for chicagohistory.org

2026 2 added

• added SiteOrigin Page Builder Jun 2026 · WordPress plugins
• added SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle Jun 2026 · WordPress plugins

2025 2 added · 3 dropped

• added Cloudflare Browser Insights Dec 2025 · Analytics
• added Gravity Forms Nov 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped EqualWeb Aug 2025 · Accessibility
• dropped Nagich Aug 2025 · Accessibility
• dropped Boomerang Mar 2025 · JavaScript libraries

2024 4 added · 5 dropped

• dropped Emotion Nov 2024 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped Gorgias Nov 2024 · Live chat
• added All in One SEO Jul 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped anime.js Jul 2024 · JavaScript graphics
• added Beaver Builder Jul 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Amplitude Jun 2024 · Analytics
• dropped Envoy Jun 2024 · Reverse proxies
• added Envoy Apr 2024 · Reverse proxies
• added VideoJS Jan 2024 · Video players

2023 36 added · 9 dropped · 1 switched

• added Amplitude Nov 2023 · Analytics
• added Emotion Nov 2023 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Gorgias Nov 2023 · Live chat
• dropped Microsoft 365 Nov 2023 · Webmail
• added Swiper Oct 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Microsoft 365 Sep 2023 · Webmail
• dropped MonsterInsights Aug 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Animate.css May 2023 · UI frameworks
• added anime.js May 2023 · JavaScript graphics
• added AOS May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Apple Pay May 2023 · Payment processors
• added Boomerang May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added cdnjs May 2023 · CDN
• added Contact Form 7 May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Dropzone May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added EqualWeb May 2023 · Accessibility
• added Flickity May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Instafeed May 2023 · Shopify apps
• added JsObservable May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added JsRender May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added JsViews May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added LazySizes May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Lightbox May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added MonsterInsights May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Nagich May 2023 · Accessibility
• added OWL Carousel May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added PDF.js May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added PhotoSwipe May 2023 · Photo galleries
• added Priority Hints May 2023 · Performance
• added PWA May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added Route May 2023 · Fulfilment
• added Select2 May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Shop Pay May 2023 · Payment processors
• added Shopify May 2023 · Ecommerce
• added Slick May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added WP Rocket May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• dropped C Apr 2023 · Programming languages
• dropped New Relic Apr 2023 · RUM
• switched Google Ads Conversion Tracking → Quantcast Measure Mar 2023 · Analytics
• dropped reCAPTCHA Mar 2023 · Security
• dropped Swiper Mar 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Underscore.js Mar 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added anime.js Feb 2023 · JavaScript graphics
• added C Feb 2023 · Programming languages
• added Priority Hints Feb 2023 · Performance
• dropped Gravity Forms Jan 2023 · WordPress plugins

2022 78 added · 21 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Cloudflare Network Error Logging Dec 2022 · Issue trackers
• added RSS Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Amazon S3 Nov 2022 · CDN
• added MailChimp Nov 2022 · Marketing automation
• dropped Adobe Audience Manager Oct 2022 · Segmentation
• dropped Akamai Oct 2022 · CDN
• dropped Akamai Bot Manager Oct 2022 · Security
• dropped Amazon S3 Oct 2022 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Dojo Oct 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped HubSpot Oct 2022 · Marketing automation
• dropped MailChimp Oct 2022 · Marketing automation
• dropped Moment.js Oct 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Simpli.fi Oct 2022 · Advertising
• dropped Swiper Slider Oct 2022 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Oct 2022 · Font scripts
• dropped Ubuntu Oct 2022 · Operating systems
• added Amazon SES Sep 2022 · Email
• added Cloudflare Network Error Logging Sep 2022 · Issue trackers
• added Gravity Forms Sep 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added HSTS Sep 2022 · Security
• added HTTP/3 Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added MonsterInsights Sep 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added PhotoSwipe Sep 2022 · Photo galleries
• added Swiper Sep 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added W3 Total Cache Sep 2022 · Caching
• added Adobe Audience Manager Aug 2022 · Segmentation
• added Akamai Aug 2022 · CDN
• added Akamai Bot Manager Aug 2022 · Security
• added Amazon S3 Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Amazon Web Services Aug 2022 · PaaS
• added AOS Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Apache Tomcat Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added Apple Pay Aug 2022 · Payment processors
• added Boomerang Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Cart Functionality Aug 2022 · Ecommerce
• added cdnjs Aug 2022 · CDN
• dropped Cloudflare Network Error Logging Aug 2022 · Issue trackers
• added Contact Form 7 Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added core-js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Dojo Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Dropzone Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Facebook Pixel Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Flickity Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Google Ads Conversion Tracking Aug 2022 · Analytics
• dropped Google Remarketing Tag Aug 2022 · Retargeting
• added Google Tag Manager Aug 2022 · Tag managers
• added HubSpot Aug 2022 · Marketing automation
• added Instafeed Aug 2022 · Shopify apps
• added Java Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added jQuery Migrate Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added JsObservable Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added JsRender Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added JsViews Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added LazySizes Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Lightbox Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added MailChimp Aug 2022 · Marketing automation
• added Mailgun Aug 2022 · Email
• added Moment.js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added MySQL Aug 2022 · Databases
• added OWL Carousel Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added PDF.js Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added PHP Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added PWA Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Route Aug 2022 · Fulfilment
• added Shop Pay Aug 2022 · Payment processors
• added Shopify Aug 2022 · Ecommerce
• added Simpli.fi Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added Slick Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Sumo Aug 2022 · Marketing automation
• added Swiper Slider Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Ubuntu Aug 2022 · Operating systems
• added WordPress Aug 2022 · CMS
• added Yoast SEO Aug 2022 · SEO
• added Dropzone Jul 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added JsObservable Jul 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added JsRender Jul 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added JsViews Jul 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped reCAPTCHA Jul 2022 · Security
• added Ubuntu Jul 2022 · Operating systems
• added Amazon S3 Jun 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Amazon Web Services Jun 2022 · PaaS
• added Facebook Pixel Jun 2022 · Analytics
• added cdnjs May 2022 · CDN
• added reCAPTCHA May 2022 · Security
• added Adobe Audience Manager Apr 2022 · Segmentation
• added Akamai Mar 2022 · CDN
• added Akamai Bot Manager Mar 2022 · Security
• added Dojo Mar 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Cloudflare Bot Management Feb 2022 · Security
• added Cloudflare Network Error Logging Feb 2022 · Issue trackers
• dropped Facebook Pixel Feb 2022 · Analytics
• dropped HubSpot Analytics Feb 2022 · Analytics
• added LazySizes Feb 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Matomo Analytics Feb 2022 · Analytics
• dropped reCAPTCHA Feb 2022 · Security
• added Route Feb 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Shop Pay Feb 2022 · Payment processors
• switched Wheelio → Sumo Feb 2022 · Widgets

2021 8 added · 10 dropped

• added Cloudflare Bot Management Nov 2021 · Security
• added Yoast SEO Nov 2021 · SEO
• dropped HubSpot Cookie Oct 2021 · Cookie compliance
• dropped Yoast SEO Oct 2021 · SEO
• added core-js Sep 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Simpli.fi Sep 2021 · Advertising
• added Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• added HubSpot Cookie Aug 2021 · Cookie compliance
• added Google Ads Conversion Tracking Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2021 · Retargeting
• dropped HubSpot Mar 2021 · Marketing automation
• dropped Matomo Analytics Mar 2021 · Analytics
• dropped Moment.js Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped reCAPTCHA Mar 2021 · Security
• dropped Swiper Slider Mar 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Matomo Feb 2021 · Analytics
• dropped W3 Total Cache Feb 2021 · Cache Tools

2020 6 added

• added Babel Oct 2020 · Miscellaneous
• added Bootstrap Oct 2020 · UI frameworks
• added Leaflet Oct 2020 · Maps
• added React Oct 2020 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Webpack Oct 2020 · Miscellaneous
• added Swiper Slider Mar 2020 · Miscellaneous

2019 5 added · 7 dropped

• dropped DreamWeaver Dec 2019 · Editors
• dropped Prototype Dec 2019 · JavaScript Frameworks
• dropped script.aculo.us Dec 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Lightbox Nov 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added OWL Carousel Nov 2019 · Widgets
• added Slick Nov 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• dropped MailChimp Oct 2019 · Marketing Automation
• added reCAPTCHA Sep 2019 · Captchas
• added W3 Total Cache Sep 2019 · Cache Tools
• dropped Matomo Analytics Jun 2019 · Analytics
• dropped W3 Total Cache May 2019 · Cache Tools
• dropped Yoast SEO May 2019 · SEO

2018 8 added

• added Google Analytics Jun 2018 · Analytics
• added HubSpot Jun 2018 · Marketing Automation
• added jQuery UI Jun 2018 · JavaScript Frameworks
• added Matomo Analytics Jun 2018 · Analytics
• added Moment.js Jun 2018 · JavaScript Frameworks
• added MySQL Jun 2018 · Databases
• added PHP Jun 2018 · Programming Languages
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jun 2018 · Miscellaneous