Technology history for metroweekly.com

2026 1 dropped · 2 switched

• dropped Smash Balloon Instagram Feed Apr 2026 · WordPress plugins
• switched Livewire → Laravel Jan 2026 · Web frameworks
• switched Laravel → Livewire Jan 2026 · Web frameworks

2025 1 added · 3 dropped

• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Dec 2025 · Font scripts
• dropped MonsterInsights Aug 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Intercom Jul 2025 · Live chat
• dropped Webpack Jun 2025 · Miscellaneous

2024 4 added · 28 dropped · 2 switched

• switched Cloudflare Bot Management → HSTS Aug 2024 · Security
• dropped 33Across Jun 2024 · Advertising
• dropped Criteo Jun 2024 · Advertising
• dropped ID5 Jun 2024 · Advertising
• dropped Jetpack Boost Jun 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped jsDelivr Jun 2024 · CDN
• dropped OpenX Jun 2024 · Advertising
• dropped Prebid Jun 2024 · Advertising
• dropped Snowplow Analytics Jun 2024 · Analytics
• dropped Adobe Audience Manager May 2024 · Segmentation
• dropped Amazon Advertising May 2024 · Advertising
• dropped AppNexus May 2024 · Advertising
• dropped Cart Functionality May 2024 · Ecommerce
• dropped cdnjs May 2024 · CDN
• dropped Cloudflare May 2024 · CDN
• dropped Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce May 2024 · Analytics
• dropped GSAP May 2024 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped Media.net May 2024 · Advertising
• dropped PubMatic May 2024 · Advertising
• dropped Quantcast Measure May 2024 · Analytics
• dropped Rubicon Project May 2024 · Advertising
• dropped Smart Ad Server May 2024 · Advertising
• dropped Tapad May 2024 · Advertising
• dropped Unruly May 2024 · Advertising
• added Webpack May 2024 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Funding Choices Apr 2024 · Cookie compliance
• dropped Lodash Apr 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Microsoft ASP.NET Apr 2024 · Web frameworks
• dropped WooCommerce Apr 2024 · Ecommerce
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Mar 2024 · Security
• added Smart Ad Server Mar 2024 · Advertising
• dropped Cloudflare Bot Management Feb 2024 · Security
• switched Conversant Consent Tool → Funding Choices Feb 2024 · Cookie compliance
• added Lodash Feb 2024 · JavaScript libraries

2023 12 added · 12 dropped

• dropped Criteo Oct 2023 · Advertising
• dropped Snowplow Analytics Oct 2023 · Analytics
• added Priority Hints Sep 2023 · Performance
• dropped Adobe Audience Manager Aug 2023 · Segmentation
• dropped Google Font API Aug 2023 · Font scripts
• dropped Google Hosted Libraries Aug 2023 · CDN
• dropped Moment.js Aug 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Alexa Certified Site Metrics Jul 2023 · Analytics
• dropped Cart Functionality Jul 2023 · Ecommerce
• dropped Quantcast Measure Jul 2023 · Analytics
• added Adobe Audience Manager Jun 2023 · Segmentation
• added Criteo Jun 2023 · Advertising
• added Jetpack Boost Jun 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Snowplow Analytics Jun 2023 · Analytics
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jun 2023 · Font scripts
• added Cart Functionality May 2023 · Ecommerce
• dropped C Apr 2023 · Programming languages
• dropped OptinMonster plugin Mar 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Smash Balloon Instagram Feed Mar 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Donorbox Feb 2023 · Fundraising & donations
• added Google Font API Jan 2023 · Font scripts
• added Google Hosted Libraries Jan 2023 · CDN
• added OptinMonster plugin Jan 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Site Kit Jan 2023 · WordPress plugins

2022 55 added · 21 dropped

• dropped Disqus Dec 2022 · Comment systems
• dropped Google Font API Dec 2022 · Font scripts
• dropped Jetpack Dec 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped OptinMonster plugin Dec 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped React Dec 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added RSS Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• dropped styled-components Dec 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Alexa Certified Site Metrics Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Apache HTTP Server Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added Bootstrap Aug 2022 · UI frameworks
• added cdnjs Aug 2022 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Aug 2022 · CDN
• added core-js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Disqus Aug 2022 · Comment systems
• added DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added Facebook Login Aug 2022 · Authentication
• added Facebook Pixel Aug 2022 · Analytics
• 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 Publisher Tag Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added Google Tag Manager Aug 2022 · Tag managers
• added Google Workspace Aug 2022 · Webmail
• added GSAP Aug 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Intercom Aug 2022 · Live chat
• added Jetpack Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added jQuery Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery UI Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Moment.js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added MonsterInsights Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added MySQL Aug 2022 · Databases
• added Nginx Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added OptinMonster Aug 2022 · Marketing automation
• added OptinMonster plugin Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added PHP Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added Quantcast Measure Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added React Aug 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added reCAPTCHA Aug 2022 · Security
• dropped Smash Balloon Instagram Feed Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added styled-components Aug 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Ubuntu Aug 2022 · Operating systems
• added WooCommerce Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added WordPress Aug 2022 · CMS
• added WordPress Super Cache Aug 2022 · Caching
• added Yoast SEO Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Yoast SEO Premium Aug 2022 · SEO
• dropped Cloudflare Bot Management Jul 2022 · Security
• dropped Facebook Jul 2022 · Widgets
• dropped Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2022 · Retargeting
• dropped Jetpack Jul 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped MGID Jul 2022 · Advertising
• dropped MobX Jul 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped PubMatic Jul 2022 · Advertising
• dropped STN Video Jul 2022 · Advertising
• added OptinMonster Jun 2022 · Marketing automation
• added OptinMonster plugin Jun 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added React Jun 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added styled-components Jun 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Cloudflare May 2022 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Bot Management May 2022 · Security
• added Google Font API May 2022 · Font scripts
• added MGID May 2022 · Advertising
• added MobX May 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added PubMatic May 2022 · Advertising
• added STN Video May 2022 · Advertising
• added WordPress Super Cache May 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped AppNexus Mar 2022 · Advertising
• dropped Google Font API Mar 2022 · Font scripts
• dropped Moment.js Mar 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped React Mar 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped styled-components Mar 2022 · Development
• dropped WordPress Super Cache Mar 2022 · WordPress plugins

2021 3 added · 3 dropped

• dropped Google Font API Jun 2021 · Font scripts
• dropped Quantcast Choice Mar 2021 · Cookie compliance
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2021 · Miscellaneous
• added Bootstrap Feb 2021 · UI frameworks
• added Google Publisher Tag Feb 2021 · Advertising
• added reCAPTCHA Feb 2021 · Security

2020 7 added · 9 dropped · 2 switched

• dropped HubSpot Dec 2020 · Marketing automation
• added jQuery Migrate Dec 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Matomo Analytics Dec 2020 · Analytics
• added Google Font API Oct 2020 · Font scripts
• dropped jQuery Migrate Sep 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Google Font API Aug 2020 · Font scripts
• added GSAP Aug 2020 · JavaScript frameworks
• switched Matomo → Matomo Analytics Aug 2020 · Analytics
• added Quantcast Choice Aug 2020 · Cookie compliance
• dropped React Aug 2020 · JavaScript frameworks
• added AppNexus Jul 2020 · Advertising
• dropped jQuery UI Jul 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• added Google Font API Jun 2020 · Font scripts
• added React Jun 2020 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped reCAPTCHA Jun 2020 · Captchas
• switched Dojo → jQuery UI May 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped React Jan 2020 · JavaScript Frameworks
• dropped Yoast SEO Jan 2020 · SEO

2019 22 added · 1 dropped · 1 switched

• added reCAPTCHA Dec 2019 · Captchas
• added HubSpot Oct 2019 · Marketing Automation
• added Matomo Oct 2019 · Analytics
• added React Oct 2019 · JavaScript Frameworks
• added Apache HTTP Server Mar 2019 · Web Servers
• added Dojo Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) Mar 2019 · Advertising Networks
• switched Twitter → 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 Tag Manager Mar 2019 · Tag Managers
• added jQuery Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added MySQL Mar 2019 · Databases
• added PHP Mar 2019 · Programming Languages
• added Quantcast Measure Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2019 · Miscellaneous
• added Ubuntu Mar 2019 · Operating Systems
• added WooCommerce Mar 2019 · Ecommerce
• added WordPress Mar 2019 · CMS
• added WordPress Super Cache Mar 2019 · Cache Tools
• added Yoast SEO Mar 2019 · SEO
• dropped WordPress Super Cache Feb 2019 · Cache Tools

2018 11 added

• added Dojo Dec 2018 · JavaScript Libraries
• added DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) Jun 2018 · Advertising Networks
• added Facebook Jun 2018 · Widgets
• added Google AdSense Jun 2018 · Advertising Networks
• added Google Analytics Jun 2018 · Analytics
• added Google Tag Manager Jun 2018 · Tag Managers
• added MySQL Jun 2018 · Databases
• added PHP Jun 2018 · Programming Languages
• added Quantcast Measure Jun 2018 · Analytics
• added Twitter Jun 2018 · Miscellaneous
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jun 2018 · Miscellaneous