Technology history for countercurrents.org

2025 14 added · 10 dropped · 1 switched

• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Dec 2025 · Font scripts
• dropped Embed Optimizer Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Enhanced Responsive Images Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Image Placeholders Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Image Prioritizer Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Modern Image Formats Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Optimization Detective Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Performant Translations Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Speculative Loading Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Web Worker Offloading Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Nginx Jul 2025 · Web servers
• dropped GTranslate Jun 2025 · WordPress plugins
• switched Partytown → Cloudflare Rocket Loader May 2025 · Performance
• added Embed Optimizer May 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Enhanced Responsive Images May 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Image Placeholders May 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Image Prioritizer May 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Modern Image Formats May 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Optimization Detective May 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Partytown May 2025 · Performance
• added Performant Translations May 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added RSS May 2025 · Miscellaneous
• added Speculative Loading May 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added The SEO Framework May 2025 · SEO
• added Web Worker Offloading May 2025 · WordPress plugins

2024 6 added · 1 dropped

• dropped Cart Functionality Nov 2024 · Ecommerce
• added Cart Functionality Sep 2024 · Ecommerce
• added Cloudflare Zaraz May 2024 · Performance
• added Bricks Mar 2024 · Page builders
• added Cloudflare Browser Insights Mar 2024 · Analytics
• added GTranslate Mar 2024 · WordPress plugins
• added Splide Mar 2024 · JavaScript libraries

2023 22 added · 1 dropped

• added Automatic.css Nov 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Ionicons Nov 2023 · Font scripts
• added Priority Hints Nov 2023 · Performance
• added Google Tag Manager Jul 2023 · Tag managers
• added Translate WordPress Jul 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Cloudflare May 2023 · CDN
• added Google Analytics May 2023 · Analytics
• added Google Font API May 2023 · Font scripts
• added HSTS May 2023 · Security
• added HTTP/3 May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added jQuery May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added MySQL May 2023 · Databases
• added Open Graph May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added Performance Lab May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added PHP May 2023 · Programming languages
• added RankMath SEO May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Redis May 2023 · Databases
• added Redis Object Cache May 2023 · Caching
• added Site Kit May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added WordPress May 2023 · CMS
• added WP Rocket May 2023 · Caching
• added YouTube May 2023 · Video players
• dropped Cart Functionality Feb 2023 · Ecommerce

2022 28 added · 10 dropped

• dropped Autoptimize Dec 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Cart Functionality Dec 2022 · Ecommerce
• dropped Cloudflare Network Error Logging Dec 2022 · Issue trackers
• dropped Google Tag Manager Dec 2022 · Tag managers
• dropped jQuery Migrate Dec 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped LazySizes Dec 2022 · Performance
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Dec 2022 · Font scripts
• added RankMath SEO Nov 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Disqus Oct 2022 · Comment systems
• added Google Font API Oct 2022 · Font scripts
• added Performance Lab Oct 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Redis Oct 2022 · Databases
• added Redis Object Cache Oct 2022 · Caching
• added WP Rocket Oct 2022 · Caching
• added HSTS Sep 2022 · Security
• added HTTP/3 Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Autoptimize Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Cloudflare Aug 2022 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Network Error Logging Aug 2022 · Issue trackers
• added Google Analytics Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Google Tag Manager Aug 2022 · Tag managers
• added jQuery Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added LazySizes Aug 2022 · Performance
• added MySQL Aug 2022 · Databases
• added PHP Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added Site Kit Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added WordPress Aug 2022 · CMS
• added YouTube Aug 2022 · Video players
• dropped Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2022 · Retargeting
• added YouTube Jul 2022 · Video players
• dropped Cart Functionality Jun 2022 · Ecommerce
• dropped Google Font API Jun 2022 · Font scripts
• added Autoptimize Feb 2022 · Performance
• added Cloudflare Network Error Logging Feb 2022 · Issue trackers
• added LazySizes Feb 2022 · JavaScript libraries

2021 9 added · 9 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Wheelio Dec 2021 · Widgets
• added Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• dropped Yoast SEO Sep 2021 · SEO
• added Cart Functionality Jul 2021 · Ecommerce
• added Disqus Jul 2021 · Comment systems
• added Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2021 · Retargeting
• added Google Tag Manager Jul 2021 · Tag managers
• switched Select2 → jQuery Migrate Jul 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Select2 Jul 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Site Kit Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jul 2021 · Font scripts
• added Yoast SEO Jul 2021 · SEO
• dropped Cart Functionality Jun 2021 · Ecommerce
• dropped Google Tag Manager Jun 2021 · Tag managers
• dropped Disqus Mar 2021 · Comment systems
• dropped Font Awesome Mar 2021 · Font scripts
• dropped jQuery Migrate Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped WordPress Super Cache Feb 2021 · Caching

2020 12 added · 12 dropped · 1 switched

• switched jQuery UI → jQuery Migrate Dec 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery UI Dec 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• added Font Awesome Oct 2020 · Font scripts
• added WordPress Super Cache Oct 2020 · Caching
• dropped AddToAny Sep 2020 · Widgets
• dropped jQuery Migrate Sep 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped WordPress Super Cache Sep 2020 · Caching
• added Cart Functionality Aug 2020 · Ecommerce
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Aug 2020 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Facebook Jul 2020 · Widgets
• dropped Font Awesome Jul 2020 · Font scripts
• dropped Google Plus Jul 2020 · Widgets
• dropped Nginx Jul 2020 · Reverse proxies
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jul 2020 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Ubuntu Jul 2020 · Operating systems
• dropped Yoast SEO Jul 2020 · SEO
• added AddToAny Jun 2020 · Widgets
• added Cloudflare Jun 2020 · CDN
• added Disqus Jun 2020 · Comment systems
• added Google Analytics Jun 2020 · Analytics
• added Google Tag Manager Jun 2020 · Tag managers
• added WordPress Super Cache Jun 2020 · Caching
• added Ubuntu May 2020 · Operating systems
• dropped Google Analytics Feb 2020 · Analytics
• dropped jQuery UI Feb 2020 · JavaScript Libraries

2019 15 added · 2 dropped · 1 switched

• added jQuery UI Dec 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• dropped YouTube Jun 2019 · Video Players
• added Facebook Mar 2019 · Widgets
• 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 Gravatar Mar 2019 · Miscellaneous
• added jQuery Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added MySQL Mar 2019 · Databases
• added Nginx Mar 2019 · Web Servers
• added PHP Mar 2019 · Programming Languages
• switched Gravatar → Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2019 · Miscellaneous
• added WordPress Mar 2019 · CMS
• added Yoast SEO Mar 2019 · SEO
• dropped jQuery UI Jan 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Yoast SEO Jan 2019 · SEO

2018 6 added · 1 dropped

• added jQuery UI Sep 2018 · JavaScript Libraries
• dropped Yoast SEO Aug 2018 · SEO
• added Facebook Jul 2018 · Widgets
• added Google Analytics Jun 2018 · Analytics
• added MySQL Jun 2018 · Databases
• added PHP Jun 2018 · Programming Languages
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jun 2018 · Miscellaneous