Technology history for directronix.net

2026 2 added

• added lit-element Jan 2026 · JavaScript libraries
• added lit-html Jan 2026 · JavaScript libraries

2025 11 added · 24 dropped · 5 switched

• added Lodash Nov 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• switched Venmo → Sezzle Jul 2025 · Payment processors
• dropped anime.js May 2025 · JavaScript graphics
• dropped Astra May 2025 · WordPress themes
• dropped Elementor May 2025 · Page builders
• dropped GSAP May 2025 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped jQuery May 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped jQuery Migrate May 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped jQuery UI May 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped MediaElement.js May 2025 · Video players
• dropped MySQL May 2025 · Databases
• dropped Nginx May 2025 · Web servers
• dropped PhotoSwipe May 2025 · Photo galleries
• dropped PHP May 2025 · Programming languages
• dropped Popper May 2025 · Miscellaneous
• dropped RSS May 2025 · Miscellaneous
• dropped SiteGround May 2025 · PaaS
• dropped Slick May 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Slider Revolution May 2025 · Photo galleries
• dropped Swiper May 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Tippy.js May 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Underscore.js May 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Vue.js May 2025 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway May 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped WordPress May 2025 · CMS
• dropped wpBakery May 2025 · Page builders
• added American Express Apr 2025 · Payment processors
• added Apple Pay Apr 2025 · Payment processors
• added cdnjs Apr 2025 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Apr 2025 · CDN
• switched Google Font API → Font Awesome Apr 2025 · Font scripts
• added Google Pay Apr 2025 · Payment processors
• switched reCAPTCHA → HSTS Apr 2025 · Security
• added HTTP/3 Apr 2025 · Miscellaneous
• added Mastercard Apr 2025 · Payment processors
• added Shop Pay Apr 2025 · Payment processors
• switched WooCommerce → Shopify Apr 2025 · Ecommerce
• added Venmo Apr 2025 · Payment processors
• added Visa Apr 2025 · Payment processors
• switched WPForms → WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway Jan 2025 · WordPress plugins

2024 13 added · 11 dropped

• added PayPal Oct 2024 · Payment processors
• added anime.js Aug 2024 · JavaScript graphics
• added jQuery UI Aug 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added MediaElement.js Aug 2024 · Video players
• added PhotoSwipe Aug 2024 · Photo galleries
• added Popper Aug 2024 · Miscellaneous
• added Slick Aug 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added Swiper Aug 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added Tippy.js Aug 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added Underscore.js Aug 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added Vue.js Aug 2024 · JavaScript frameworks
• added WPForms Aug 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped anime.js Jul 2024 · JavaScript graphics
• dropped jQuery UI Jul 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped MediaElement.js Jul 2024 · Video players
• dropped PhotoSwipe Jul 2024 · Photo galleries
• dropped Popper Jul 2024 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Slick Jul 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Swiper Jul 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Tippy.js Jul 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Underscore.js Jul 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Vue.js Jul 2024 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped WPForms Jul 2024 · WordPress plugins
• added reCAPTCHA Feb 2024 · Security

2023 5 added · 8 dropped · 1 switched

• added Priority Hints Dec 2023 · Performance
• dropped WooCommerce Blocks Oct 2023 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Google Analytics Sep 2023 · Analytics
• dropped MonsterInsights Sep 2023 · WordPress plugins
• switched Vimeo → MediaElement.js Aug 2023 · Video players
• dropped Cloudflare Jun 2023 · CDN
• dropped Cloudflare Bot Management Jun 2023 · Security
• dropped C Apr 2023 · Programming languages
• dropped PayPal Apr 2023 · Payment processors
• dropped WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway Apr 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Cloudflare Mar 2023 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Mar 2023 · Security
• added Vimeo Mar 2023 · Video players
• added C Feb 2023 · Programming languages

2022 45 added · 4 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Google Tag Manager Dec 2022 · Tag managers
• added RSS Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Swiper Slider Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added PhotoSwipe Sep 2022 · Photo galleries
• added Swiper Sep 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added anime.js Aug 2022 · JavaScript graphics
• added Astra Aug 2022 · WordPress themes
• added Cart Functionality Aug 2022 · Ecommerce
• added core-js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Elementor Aug 2022 · Page builders
• 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 · Webmail
• added GSAP Aug 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added jQuery Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery UI Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added MonsterInsights Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added MySQL Aug 2022 · Databases
• added Nginx Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added PayPal Aug 2022 · Payment processors
• added PHP Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added Popper Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added SiteGround Aug 2022 · PaaS
• added Slick Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Slider Revolution Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Swiper Slider Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Tippy.js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Underscore.js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Vue.js Aug 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added WooCommerce Aug 2022 · Ecommerce
• added WooCommerce Blocks Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added WordPress Aug 2022 · CMS
• added wpBakery Aug 2022 · Page builders
• added WPForms Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2022 · Retargeting
• added Popper Jul 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Tippy.js Jul 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Slick Jun 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Tailwind CSS Jun 2022 · UI frameworks
• added Tailwind CSS Apr 2022 · UI frameworks
• added anime.js Feb 2022 · JavaScript graphics
• switched WP-Statistics → MonsterInsights Feb 2022 · Analytics
• added WooCommerce Blocks Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added wpBakery Feb 2022 · Page builders
• added WPForms Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins

2021 11 added · 10 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Wheelio Dec 2021 · Widgets
• added Astra Nov 2021 · WordPress themes
• added Slider Revolution Nov 2021 · Miscellaneous
• added WooCommerce Nov 2021 · Ecommerce
• added WP-Statistics Nov 2021 · Analytics
• dropped Slider Revolution Oct 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped WooCommerce Oct 2021 · Ecommerce
• dropped WP-Statistics Oct 2021 · Analytics
• added Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• added Google Font API Jul 2021 · Font scripts
• added Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2021 · Retargeting
• added GSAP Jun 2021 · JavaScript frameworks
• added jQuery UI Jun 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added PayPal Jun 2021 · Payment processors
• added Google Tag Manager Apr 2021 · Tag managers
• dropped Font Awesome Mar 2021 · Font scripts
• dropped GSAP Mar 2021 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped SiteGround Mar 2021 · PaaS
• switched Moment.js → jQuery Migrate Feb 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Gravity Forms Jan 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Plyr Jan 2021 · Video players
• dropped YouTube Jan 2021 · Video players

2020 15 added · 8 dropped · 1 switched

• added Gravity Forms Nov 2020 · Miscellaneous
• added Moment.js Nov 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Bootstrap Oct 2020 · UI frameworks
• dropped Chart.js Oct 2020 · JavaScript graphics
• dropped Google Tag Manager Oct 2020 · Tag managers
• dropped jQuery Migrate Oct 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Lightbox Oct 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Modernizr Oct 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• added Elementor Sep 2020 · Page builders
• added Font Awesome Sep 2020 · Font scripts
• added Plyr Sep 2020 · Video players
• added Swiper Slider Sep 2020 · Miscellaneous
• added Underscore.js Sep 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• added Vue.js Sep 2020 · JavaScript frameworks
• added YouTube Sep 2020 · Video players
• switched Flow → Cart Functionality Aug 2020 · Ecommerce
• added Flow Aug 2020 · Ecommerce
• dropped Google Font API Apr 2020 · Font Scripts
• dropped Yoast SEO Apr 2020 · SEO
• added Google Analytics Mar 2020 · Analytics
• added Google Tag Manager Mar 2020 · Tag Managers
• added GSAP Mar 2020 · JavaScript Frameworks
• added SiteGround Mar 2020 · PaaS
• added WP-Statistics Mar 2020 · Analytics