Technology history for extremetech.com

2026 2 added · 2 dropped

• dropped LiveIntent Jun 2026 · Advertising
• dropped PubMatic Jun 2026 · Advertising
• added theTradeDesk Mar 2026 · Advertising
• added Microsoft Clarity Feb 2026 · Analytics

2025 2 added · 1 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped 33Across Dec 2025 · Advertising
• switched Funding Choices → OneTrust Aug 2025 · Cookie compliance
• added Funding Choices May 2025 · Cookie compliance
• added Priority Hints May 2025 · Performance

2024 8 added · 2 dropped

• added LiveIntent Nov 2024 · Advertising
• added TripleLift Oct 2024 · Advertising
• dropped Teads Jul 2024 · Advertising
• added ID5 Jun 2024 · Advertising
• added OpenX Jun 2024 · Advertising
• added PubMatic Jun 2024 · Advertising
• added Teads May 2024 · Advertising
• added 33Across Apr 2024 · Advertising
• added Chakra UI Feb 2024 · UI frameworks
• dropped Stripe Feb 2024 · Payment processors

2023 45 added · 8 dropped

• dropped 33Across Nov 2023 · Advertising
• dropped Dynamic Yield Nov 2023 · A/B Testing
• dropped Google Optimize Nov 2023 · A/B Testing
• dropped Hotjar Nov 2023 · Analytics
• dropped Pinterest Conversion Tag Nov 2023 · Analytics
• dropped Reddit Ads Nov 2023 · Advertising
• added Swiper Oct 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added FullStory Sep 2023 · Analytics
• added Stripe Sep 2023 · Payment processors
• added 33Across Jul 2023 · Advertising
• added Criteo Jun 2023 · Advertising
• added jsDelivr Jun 2023 · CDN
• added Adobe Audience Manager May 2023 · Segmentation
• added Alpine.js May 2023 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Apollo May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Axios May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Cart Functionality May 2023 · Ecommerce
• added Dynamic Yield May 2023 · A/B Testing
• added Emotion May 2023 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Facebook Pixel May 2023 · Analytics
• added Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce May 2023 · Analytics
• added Google Optimize May 2023 · A/B Testing
• added GraphQL May 2023 · Programming languages
• added Hotjar May 2023 · Analytics
• added HSTS May 2023 · Security
• added Lightbox May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Microsoft Advertising May 2023 · Advertising
• added New Relic May 2023 · RUM
• added Next.js May 2023 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Nginx May 2023 · Web servers
• added Node.js May 2023 · Programming languages
• added Open Graph May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added Pinterest Conversion Tag May 2023 · Analytics
• added React May 2023 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Reddit Ads May 2023 · Advertising
• added RSS May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added Salesforce Audience Studio May 2023 · Segmentation
• added Segment May 2023 · Customer data platform
• added Sentry May 2023 · Issue trackers
• added Signifyd May 2023 · Analytics
• added Snowplow Analytics May 2023 · Analytics
• added StackCommerce May 2023 · Ecommerce
• added TikTok Pixel May 2023 · Analytics
• added Twitter Ads May 2023 · Advertising
• added Typekit May 2023 · Font scripts
• added TypeScript May 2023 · Programming languages
• added Webpack May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added Alpine.js Apr 2023 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Axios Apr 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped C Apr 2023 · Programming languages
• added Snowplow Analytics Apr 2023 · Analytics
• added C Feb 2023 · Programming languages
• dropped Java Jan 2023 · Programming languages

2022 32 added · 31 dropped · 4 switched

• dropped Google Ads Conversion Tracking Dec 2022 · Analytics
• added RSS Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Salesforce Audience Studio Oct 2022 · Segmentation
• dropped SummerCart Oct 2022 · Ecommerce
• dropped Twitter Analytics Oct 2022 · Analytics
• added HSTS Sep 2022 · Security
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Adobe Audience Manager Aug 2022 · Segmentation
• dropped Aimtell Aug 2022 · Marketing automation
• added Amazon Advertising Aug 2022 · Advertising
• dropped AngularJS Aug 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped Axios Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Chartbeat Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Cloudflare Aug 2022 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Aug 2022 · Security
• added Cloudflare Network Error Logging Aug 2022 · Issue trackers
• added comScore Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added core-js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Facebook Aug 2022 · Widgets
• added Facebook Login Aug 2022 · Authentication
• added Font Awesome Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Google Analytics Aug 2022 · Analytics
• dropped Google Font API Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Google Publisher Tag Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added Google Tag Manager Aug 2022 · Tag managers
• added Google Workspace Aug 2022 · Webmail
• dropped Handlebars Aug 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added jQuery Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Lodash Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Modernizr Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Moment.js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added MySQL Aug 2022 · Databases
• switched Ruby → PHP Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added Prebid Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added PWA Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added reCAPTCHA Aug 2022 · Security
• dropped Ruby on Rails Aug 2022 · Web frameworks
• dropped Sift Aug 2022 · Analytics
• dropped Twitter Aug 2022 · Widgets
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• dropped Ubuntu Aug 2022 · Operating systems
• dropped Wheelio Aug 2022 · Widgets
• added WordPress Aug 2022 · CMS
• added WP Engine Aug 2022 · PaaS
• added Yoast SEO Aug 2022 · SEO
• switched Bootstrap → ZURB Foundation Aug 2022 · UI frameworks
• added Cloudflare Network Error Logging Jul 2022 · Issue trackers
• dropped Integral Ad Science Jul 2022 · Advertising
• dropped Moat Jul 2022 · Analytics
• added WP Engine Jul 2022 · PaaS
• dropped AppNexus Jun 2022 · Advertising
• dropped DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) Jun 2022 · Advertising
• dropped Evidon Jun 2022 · Cookie compliance
• dropped OpenX Jun 2022 · Advertising
• dropped PubMatic Jun 2022 · Advertising
• dropped Rubicon Project Jun 2022 · Advertising
• dropped Sharethrough Jun 2022 · Advertising
• dropped Snowplow Analytics Jun 2022 · Analytics
• dropped IIS May 2022 · Web servers
• dropped Microsoft ASP.NET May 2022 · Web frameworks
• dropped Salesforce Audience Studio May 2022 · Segmentation
• switched Windows Server → Ubuntu Apr 2022 · Operating systems
• dropped OneSignal Mar 2022 · A/B Testing
• switched Crownpeak → Evidon Feb 2022 · Cookie compliance
• added Integral Ad Science Feb 2022 · Advertising
• added Sharethrough Feb 2022 · Advertising
• dropped Google AdSense Jan 2022 · Advertising

2021 48 added · 19 dropped · 1 switched

• added Cloudflare Nov 2021 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Nov 2021 · Security
• dropped Disqus Nov 2021 · Comment systems
• added Yoast SEO Nov 2021 · SEO
• dropped Quantcast Choice Oct 2021 · Cookie compliance
• dropped Yoast SEO Oct 2021 · SEO
• added core-js Sep 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added IIS Sep 2021 · Web servers
• added Microsoft ASP.NET Sep 2021 · Web frameworks
• added Salesforce Audience Studio Sep 2021 · Segmentation
• added StackCommerce Sep 2021 · Ecommerce
• switched Google Plus → Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• added Windows Server Sep 2021 · Operating systems
• added Quantcast Choice Aug 2021 · Cookie compliance
• added AngularJS Jul 2021 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Axios Jul 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Cart Functionality Jul 2021 · Ecommerce
• added Facebook Pixel Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Google Ads Conversion Tracking Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Google Optimize Jul 2021 · A/B Testing
• added Handlebars Jul 2021 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Lodash Jul 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Moment.js Jul 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added New Relic Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Pinterest Conversion Tag Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Ruby Jul 2021 · Programming languages
• added Ruby on Rails Jul 2021 · Web frameworks
• added SummerCart Jul 2021 · Ecommerce
• added TikTok Pixel Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Amazon Advertising Jun 2021 · Advertising
• dropped Cart Functionality Jun 2021 · Ecommerce
• added comScore Jun 2021 · Analytics
• added Disqus Jun 2021 · Comment systems
• added Facebook Login Jun 2021 · Social logins
• added Google AdSense Jun 2021 · Advertising
• added Modernizr Jun 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added OpenX Jun 2021 · Advertising
• added Prebid Jun 2021 · Advertising
• added PubMatic Jun 2021 · Advertising
• added Rubicon Project Jun 2021 · Advertising
• added Snowplow Analytics Jun 2021 · Analytics
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jun 2021 · Font scripts
• added ZURB Foundation Jun 2021 · UI frameworks
• added Twitter Ads May 2021 · Advertising
• added Twitter Analytics May 2021 · Analytics
• dropped AngularJS Mar 2021 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped comScore Mar 2021 · Analytics
• dropped Disqus Mar 2021 · Comment systems
• dropped Google AdSense Mar 2021 · Advertising
• dropped Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce Mar 2021 · Ecommerce
• dropped Handlebars Mar 2021 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped jsDelivr Mar 2021 · CDN
• dropped Modernizr Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Moment.js Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped New Relic Mar 2021 · Analytics
• dropped Prebid Mar 2021 · Advertising
• dropped Ruby Mar 2021 · Programming languages
• dropped Ruby on Rails Mar 2021 · Web frameworks
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped ZURB Foundation Mar 2021 · UI frameworks
• added Aimtell Feb 2021 · Marketing automation
• added Dynamic Yield Feb 2021 · A/B Testing
• added Google Publisher Tag Feb 2021 · Advertising
• added Microsoft Advertising Feb 2021 · Analytics
• added Moat Feb 2021 · Analytics
• added OneSignal Feb 2021 · Marketing automation
• added Sift Feb 2021 · Analytics

2020 6 added · 5 dropped

• dropped Optimizely Dec 2020 · Analytics
• dropped Quantcast Choice Dec 2020 · Cookie compliance
• dropped Quantcast Measure Dec 2020 · Analytics
• added Cart Functionality Aug 2020 · Ecommerce
• added Crownpeak Aug 2020 · Cookie compliance
• added Quantcast Choice Aug 2020 · Cookie compliance
• added jsDelivr Jul 2020 · CDN
• added Segment Jun 2020 · Analytics
• added Hotjar Apr 2020 · Analytics
• dropped DoubleClick Campaign Manager (DCM) Feb 2020 · Advertising Networks
• dropped Lodash Feb 2020 · JavaScript Libraries

2019 28 added · 3 dropped

• added DoubleClick Campaign Manager (DCM) Dec 2019 · Advertising Networks
• added Lodash Dec 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• dropped W3 Total Cache Aug 2019 · Cache Tools
• dropped Nginx Jul 2019 · Web Servers
• dropped Varnish Jul 2019 · Cache Tools
• added AppNexus Mar 2019 · Advertising Networks
• added Chartbeat Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added comScore Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added Disqus Mar 2019 · Comment Systems
• added DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) Mar 2019 · Advertising Networks
• added Facebook Mar 2019 · Widgets
• added Font Awesome Mar 2019 · Font Scripts
• added Google AdSense Mar 2019 · Advertising Networks
• added Google Analytics Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added Google Font API Mar 2019 · Font Scripts
• added Google Plus Mar 2019 · Widgets
• added Google Tag Manager Mar 2019 · Tag Managers
• added jQuery Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Modernizr Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added MySQL Mar 2019 · Databases
• added Nginx Mar 2019 · Web Servers
• added PHP Mar 2019 · Programming Languages
• added Prebid Mar 2019 · Advertising Networks
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2019 · Miscellaneous
• added Varnish Mar 2019 · Cache Tools
• added W3 Total Cache Mar 2019 · Cache Tools
• added WordPress Mar 2019 · Blogs
• added Yoast SEO Mar 2019 · SEO
• added ZURB Foundation Mar 2019 · Web Frameworks
• added Nginx Jan 2019 · Web Servers
• added Varnish Jan 2019 · Cache Tools

2018 2 dropped

• dropped Nginx Sep 2018 · Web Servers
• dropped Varnish Sep 2018 · Cache Tools