Technology history for explaininghistory.org
Stack size over time
From 19 detected technologies in Nov 2023 to 27 in Sep 2026 (peak 28).
Currently detected
- HSTS since Nov 2023
- jQuery since Nov 2023
- jQuery Migrate since Nov 2023
- MySQL since Nov 2023
- Nginx since Nov 2023
- Open Graph since Nov 2023
- Patreon since Nov 2023
- PHP since Nov 2023
- RSS since Nov 2023
- core-js since Nov 2023
- WordPress since Nov 2023
- WordPress.com since Nov 2023
- WordPress Block Editor since Jul 2024
- WordPress Site Editor since Jun 2025
- Gutenberg since Dec 2025
- Jetpack since Dec 2025
- Jetpack Boost since Dec 2025
- Popper since Dec 2025
- Priority Hints since Dec 2025
- Google Analytics since Dec 2025
- Tippy.js since Dec 2025
- Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) since Dec 2025
- Yoast SEO since Feb 2026
- Site Kit since Jun 2026
- Cloudflare since Jul 2026
- Cloudflare Bot Management since Jul 2026
- Cart Functionality since Aug 2026
Previously used
- ConvertKit Jul 2026 to Jul 2026 · 1 mo
- Google Workspace Nov 2023 to Jul 2026 · 2 yrs
- HTTP/3 Mar 2024 to May 2026 · 2 yrs
- Preact Dec 2025 to Apr 2026 · 4 mo
- MediaElement.js Nov 2023 to Dec 2025 · 2 yrs
- React Nov 2023 to Dec 2025 · 2 yrs
- GoDaddy CoBlocks Nov 2024 to Nov 2025 · 1 yr
- YouTube Nov 2023 to Nov 2025 · 2 yrs
- Swiper Nov 2023 to Oct 2025 · 1 yr
- Lodash Nov 2023 to Jul 2025 · 1 yr
- Google Font API Nov 2023 to Nov 2023 · 1 mo
Timeline
2026 6 added · 8 dropped
- dropped ConvertKit Sep 2026 · Email
- dropped Google Workspace Sep 2026 · Webmail
- added Cart Functionality Aug 2026 · Ecommerce
- added Cloudflare Jul 2026 · CDN
- added Cloudflare Bot Management Jul 2026 · Security
- added ConvertKit Jul 2026 · Email
- dropped HTTP/3 Jul 2026 · Miscellaneous
- dropped Preact Jun 2026 · JavaScript libraries
- added Site Kit Jun 2026 · WordPress plugins
- dropped MediaElement.js Feb 2026 · Video players
- dropped React Feb 2026 · JavaScript frameworks
- added Yoast SEO Feb 2026 · WordPress plugins
- dropped GoDaddy CoBlocks Jan 2026 · WordPress plugins
- dropped YouTube Jan 2026 · Video players
2025 11 added · 3 dropped
- added Google Analytics Dec 2025 · Analytics
- added Gutenberg Dec 2025 · WordPress plugins
- added Jetpack Dec 2025 · WordPress plugins
- added Jetpack Boost Dec 2025 · WordPress plugins
- added Popper Dec 2025 · Miscellaneous
- added Preact Dec 2025 · JavaScript libraries
- added Priority Hints Dec 2025 · Performance
- dropped Swiper Dec 2025 · JavaScript libraries
- added Tippy.js Dec 2025 · JavaScript libraries
- added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Dec 2025 · Font scripts
- added WordPress Block Editor Dec 2025 · Page builders
- dropped Lodash Sep 2025 · JavaScript libraries
- dropped WordPress Block Editor Jul 2025 · Page builders
- added WordPress Site Editor Jun 2025 · Page builders
2024 1 added · 1 dropped
- added WordPress Block Editor Jul 2024 · Page builders
- dropped Google Font API Mar 2024 · Font scripts