Technology history for indieactivity.com

2026 5 added · 9 dropped · 1 switched

• added Closure Library Jun 2026 · JavaScript libraries
• added Yoast SEO Premium Jun 2026 · SEO
• dropped Closure Library May 2026 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Yoast SEO Premium May 2026 · SEO
• switched Nginx → Apache HTTP Server Apr 2026 · Web servers
• dropped CookieYes Apr 2026 · Cookie compliance
• dropped LazySizes Apr 2026 · Performance
• dropped Microsoft ASP.NET Apr 2026 · Web frameworks
• added RSS Apr 2026 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Font Awesome Mar 2026 · Font scripts
• dropped SiteOrigin Page Builder Mar 2026 · WordPress plugins
• dropped WPMU DEV Smush Mar 2026 · WordPress plugins
• added Microsoft ASP.NET Feb 2026 · Web frameworks
• added WP-Optimize Feb 2026 · WordPress plugins
• dropped WP-Optimize Jan 2026 · WordPress plugins

2025 4 added · 7 dropped

• added WP-Optimize Nov 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Image Placeholders Sep 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Performance Lab Sep 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Cloudflare Aug 2025 · CDN
• dropped Cloudflare Bot Management Aug 2025 · Security
• added Nginx Jul 2025 · Web servers
• dropped Snowplow Analytics May 2025 · Analytics
• dropped RSS Mar 2025 · Miscellaneous
• added Mailmunch Feb 2025 · Email
• added Snowplow Analytics Feb 2025 · Analytics
• dropped Snowplow Analytics Jan 2025 · Analytics

2024 10 added · 8 dropped

• dropped Nginx Dec 2024 · Web servers
• added Cloudflare Nov 2024 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Nov 2024 · Security
• added Snowplow Analytics Nov 2024 · Analytics
• added Closure Library Sep 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added Image Placeholders Sep 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped MailChimp Aug 2024 · Marketing automation
• dropped MailChimp for WordPress Aug 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Mailmunch Aug 2024 · Marketing automation
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jul 2024 · Font scripts
• dropped WP-Optimize Jun 2024 · WordPress plugins
• added Skimlinks May 2024 · Affiliate programs
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) May 2024 · Font scripts
• added Performance Lab Apr 2024 · WordPress plugins
• added WP-Optimize Apr 2024 · WordPress plugins
• added Funding Choices Feb 2024 · Cookie compliance
• dropped Amazon ALB Jan 2024 · Load balancers
• dropped Amazon Web Services Jan 2024 · PaaS

2023 32 added · 3 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Google Optimize Dec 2023 · A/B Testing
• added Bluehost May 2023 · Hosting
• added CookieYes May 2023 · Cookie compliance
• added Endurance Page Cache May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Font Awesome May 2023 · Font scripts
• added Google AdSense May 2023 · Advertising
• added Google Analytics May 2023 · Analytics
• added Google Font API May 2023 · Font scripts
• added Google Optimize May 2023 · A/B Testing
• added Google Tag Manager May 2023 · Tag managers
• added jQuery May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery Migrate May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery UI May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added LazySizes May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added MailChimp May 2023 · Marketing automation
• added MailChimp for WordPress May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Mailmunch May 2023 · Marketing automation
• added MySQL May 2023 · Databases
• added Nginx May 2023 · Web servers
• added Open Graph May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• switched C → PHP May 2023 · Programming languages
• added prettyPhoto May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added reCAPTCHA May 2023 · Security
• added RSS May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added Site Kit May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added SiteOrigin Page Builder May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) May 2023 · Font scripts
• added WordPress May 2023 · CMS
• added WPMU DEV Smush May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Yoast SEO May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Yoast SEO Premium May 2023 · SEO
• dropped Apache HTTP Server Mar 2023 · Web servers
• added C Feb 2023 · Programming languages
• added Nginx Feb 2023 · Web servers
• added Yoast SEO Premium Feb 2023 · SEO
• added Endurance Page Cache Jan 2023 · WordPress plugins

2022 37 added · 4 dropped

• dropped Endurance Page Cache Dec 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added RSS Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Apache HTTP Server Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added Bluehost Aug 2022 · Hosting
• added CookieYes Aug 2022 · Cookie compliance
• added Endurance Page Cache Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Font Awesome Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Google AdSense Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added Google Analytics Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Google Font API Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Google Optimize Aug 2022 · A/B Testing
• added Google Tag Manager Aug 2022 · Tag managers
• added jQuery Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery UI Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added LazySizes Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added MailChimp Aug 2022 · Marketing automation
• added MailChimp for WordPress Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Mailmunch Aug 2022 · Marketing automation
• added MySQL Aug 2022 · Databases
• added PHP Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added prettyPhoto Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added reCAPTCHA Aug 2022 · Security
• added Site Kit Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added SiteOrigin Page Builder Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added WordPress Aug 2022 · CMS
• added WPMU DEV Smush Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Yoast SEO Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2022 · Retargeting
• added Bluehost May 2022 · Hosting
• dropped WebToffee GDPR Cookie Consent May 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Jetpack Apr 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Jetpack Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added LazySizes Feb 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added MailChimp for WordPress Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Mailmunch Feb 2022 · Email
• added SiteOrigin Page Builder Feb 2022 · Page builders
• added WebToffee GDPR Cookie Consent Feb 2022 · Cookie compliance
• added WPMU DEV Smush Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins

2021 13 added · 11 dropped

• dropped Wheelio Dec 2021 · Widgets
• dropped Nginx Nov 2021 · Reverse proxies
• added Site Kit Nov 2021 · Analytics
• added Yoast SEO Nov 2021 · SEO
• added Apache HTTP Server Oct 2021 · Web servers
• dropped Site Kit Oct 2021 · Analytics
• dropped Yoast SEO Oct 2021 · SEO
• added Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• added CookieYes Jul 2021 · Cookie compliance
• added Google Optimize Jul 2021 · A/B Testing
• added Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2021 · Retargeting
• added jQuery UI Jul 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added MailChimp Jul 2021 · Marketing automation
• added reCAPTCHA Jul 2021 · Security
• added Site Kit Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jul 2021 · Font scripts
• dropped MailChimp Jun 2021 · Email
• dropped Twitter May 2021 · Widgets
• dropped Disqus Mar 2021 · Comment systems
• dropped jQuery UI Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped reCAPTCHA Mar 2021 · Security
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Apache HTTP Server Feb 2021 · Web servers
• added MailChimp Feb 2021 · Marketing automation

2020 3 added · 2 dropped

• added Apache HTTP Server Nov 2020 · Web servers
• dropped jQuery Migrate Oct 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• added reCAPTCHA Sep 2020 · Security
• dropped React Aug 2020 · JavaScript frameworks
• added React May 2020 · JavaScript frameworks