Technology history for nature.org

2026 2 added · 2 dropped · 1 switched

• switched Uploadcare → Akamai May 2026 · CDN
• added Akamai Web Application Protector May 2026 · Security
• dropped web-vitals Mar 2026 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Fundraise Up Feb 2026 · Fundraising & donations
• added web-vitals Jan 2026 · JavaScript libraries

2025 6 added · 6 dropped

• dropped Google Ads Nov 2025 · Advertising
• added Fundraise Up Oct 2025 · Fundraising & donations
• added Uploadcare Oct 2025 · CDN
• added Vue.js Oct 2025 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped Monsido Sep 2025 · Analytics
• dropped Amazon Advertising Aug 2025 · Advertising
• dropped theTradeDesk Aug 2025 · Advertising
• added Lightbox Jul 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• added Oracle Dynamic Monitoring Service May 2025 · Miscellaneous
• added Oracle WebLogic Server May 2025 · Web servers
• dropped Mixpanel Feb 2025 · Analytics
• dropped Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement Jan 2025 · Marketing automation

2024 7 added · 4 dropped

• dropped Basis Technologies Dec 2024 · Advertising
• added WordPress Block Editor Jul 2024 · Page builders
• dropped cdnjs Jun 2024 · CDN
• dropped crypto-js Jun 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added lit-element Jun 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added lit-html Jun 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Mautic Mar 2024 · Marketing automation
• added Mixpanel Mar 2024 · Analytics
• added OneTrust Mar 2024 · Cookie compliance
• added Very Good Security Mar 2024 · Security
• added Mautic Jan 2024 · Marketing automation

2023 5 added · 9 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Hotjar Dec 2023 · Analytics
• dropped Mixpanel Dec 2023 · Analytics
• added Microsoft Clarity Nov 2023 · Analytics
• switched Choices → Swiper Oct 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added theTradeDesk Sep 2023 · Advertising
• added Priority Hints Aug 2023 · Performance
• dropped jQuery Migrate May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped LazySizes May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped MailChimp May 2023 · Marketing automation
• dropped Underscore.js May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped WordPress VIP May 2023 · PaaS
• dropped Akamai Feb 2023 · CDN
• dropped Akamai Web Application Protector Feb 2023 · Security
• added Choices Jan 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Stripe Jan 2023 · Payment processors

2022 47 added · 8 dropped · 2 switched

• added Akamai Dec 2022 · CDN
• added Akamai Web Application Protector Dec 2022 · Security
• added Google Ads Dec 2022 · Advertising
• added Hotjar Dec 2022 · Analytics
• added RSS Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• switched Pardot → Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement Dec 2022 · Marketing automation
• switched WP Engine → WordPress VIP Dec 2022 · PaaS
• added HSTS Sep 2022 · Security
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Adobe Audience Manager Aug 2022 · Segmentation
• dropped Akamai Aug 2022 · CDN
• dropped Akamai Web Application Protector Aug 2022 · Security
• added Amazon Advertising Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added Apache HTTP Server Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added cdnjs Aug 2022 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Aug 2022 · Security
• added crypto-js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Hoefler&Co Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added jQuery Migrate Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added LazySizes Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Linkedin Insight Tag Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added MailChimp Aug 2022 · Marketing automation
• added Matomo Analytics Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Mixpanel Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added MySQL Aug 2022 · Databases
• added Pardot Aug 2022 · Marketing automation
• added PHP Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added Pinterest Conversion Tag Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Plyr Aug 2022 · Video players
• added Popper Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Reddit Ads Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added TikTok Pixel Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Underscore.js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Vimeo Aug 2022 · Video players
• added WordPress Aug 2022 · CMS
• added WP Engine Aug 2022 · PaaS
• added Yoast SEO Aug 2022 · SEO
• added Yoast SEO Premium Aug 2022 · SEO
• added YouTube Aug 2022 · Video players
• added YouTube Jul 2022 · Video players
• added Akamai Jun 2022 · CDN
• added Akamai Web Application Protector Jun 2022 · Security
• dropped Tailwind CSS Jun 2022 · UI frameworks
• added Cloudflare Bot Management May 2022 · Security
• added Hoefler&Co May 2022 · Font scripts
• added Adobe Audience Manager Apr 2022 · Segmentation
• added crypto-js Apr 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Microsoft Clarity Apr 2022 · Analytics
• added Popper Apr 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Tailwind CSS Apr 2022 · UI frameworks
• added TikTok Pixel Mar 2022 · Analytics
• dropped Cloudflare Bot Management Feb 2022 · Security
• dropped IIS Feb 2022 · Web servers
• added LazySizes Feb 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Microsoft ASP.NET Feb 2022 · Web frameworks
• dropped Windows Server Feb 2022 · Operating systems
• added Yoast SEO Premium Feb 2022 · SEO

2021 35 added · 8 dropped

• added Cloudflare Bot Management Dec 2021 · Security
• added IIS Dec 2021 · Web servers
• added Microsoft ASP.NET Dec 2021 · Web frameworks
• added Microsoft Clarity Dec 2021 · Analytics
• added Windows Server Dec 2021 · Operating systems
• added Reddit Ads Nov 2021 · Advertising
• added Yoast SEO Nov 2021 · SEO
• added cdnjs Oct 2021 · CDN
• added Amazon ALB Sep 2021 · Load balancers
• added Amazon Web Services Sep 2021 · PaaS
• dropped Blackbaud Luminate Online Sep 2021 · Payment processors
• added Cloudflare Sep 2021 · CDN
• added core-js Sep 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped DreamWeaver Sep 2021 · Editors
• added Podsights Sep 2021 · Advertising
• added Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• dropped Yoast SEO Sep 2021 · SEO
• dropped YUI Sep 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Bootstrap Aug 2021 · UI frameworks
• added Adobe Analytics Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Adobe Experience Platform Identity Service Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added DreamWeaver Jul 2021 · Editors
• added Facebook Pixel Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Google Ads Conversion Tracking Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2021 · Retargeting
• added jQuery Migrate Jul 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Matomo Analytics Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Mixpanel Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Pinterest Conversion Tag Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Plyr Jul 2021 · Video players
• added Vimeo Jul 2021 · Video players
• added Yoast SEO Jul 2021 · SEO
• dropped jQuery Migrate Jun 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Convert Apr 2021 · A/B Testing
• added Twitter Ads Apr 2021 · Advertising
• added Twitter Analytics Apr 2021 · Analytics
• dropped DreamWeaver Mar 2021 · Editors
• dropped Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce Mar 2021 · Analytics
• added jQuery Migrate Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Plyr Mar 2021 · Video players
• added Blackbaud Luminate Online Feb 2021 · Payment processors
• added Linkedin Insight Tag Feb 2021 · Analytics
• added Microsoft Advertising Feb 2021 · Analytics

2020 5 added · 3 dropped

• dropped Akamai Dec 2020 · CDN
• dropped jQuery Migrate Dec 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• added Akamai Oct 2020 · CDN
• added jsDelivr Jul 2020 · CDN
• added Plyr Jul 2020 · Video players
• dropped Akamai May 2020 · CDN
• added Akamai Mar 2020 · CDN
• added WP Engine Mar 2020 · PaaS

2019 33 added · 1 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped WP Engine Nov 2019 · PaaS
• added DreamWeaver Sep 2019 · Editors
• added Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce Sep 2019 · Analytics
• added YUI Sep 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added WP Engine May 2019 · PaaS
• added AddThis Mar 2019 · Widgets
• added Adobe Experience Manager Mar 2019 · CMS
• added Apache HTTP Server Mar 2019 · Web Servers
• added Facebook Mar 2019 · Widgets
• added FancyBox Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Flickity Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Google Analytics Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added Google Font API Mar 2019 · Font Scripts
• added Google Maps Mar 2019 · Maps
• added Google Tag Manager Mar 2019 · Tag Managers
• added Handlebars Mar 2019 · JavaScript Frameworks
• added Java Mar 2019 · Programming Languages
• added jQuery Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added jQuery UI Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added MailChimp Mar 2019 · Marketing Automation
• added Moment.js Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Mouse Flow Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added MySQL Mar 2019 · Databases
• added Nginx Mar 2019 · Web Servers
• added Optimizely Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added Parse.ly Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added PHP Mar 2019 · Programming Languages
• added Polyfill Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added reCAPTCHA Mar 2019 · Captchas
• added Shopify Mar 2019 · Ecommerce
• switched DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) → Tealium Mar 2019 · Advertising Networks
• added Underscore.js Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added WordPress Mar 2019 · Blogs
• added reCAPTCHA Jan 2019 · Captchas

2018 21 added · 7 dropped · 2 switched

• dropped React Dec 2018 · JavaScript Frameworks
• dropped Hammer.js Nov 2018 · JavaScript Libraries
• dropped Oracle Dynamic Monitoring Service Nov 2018 · Miscellaneous
• added Adobe Experience Manager Oct 2018 · CMS
• added Flickity Oct 2018 · JavaScript Libraries
• dropped Google AdSense Oct 2018 · Advertising Networks
• added Google Maps Oct 2018 · Maps
• added Handlebars Oct 2018 · JavaScript Frameworks
• added Java Oct 2018 · Programming Languages
• added jQuery Migrate Oct 2018 · JavaScript Libraries
• added jQuery UI Oct 2018 · JavaScript Libraries
• added MailChimp Oct 2018 · Marketing Automation
• added Moment.js Oct 2018 · JavaScript Libraries
• added MySQL Oct 2018 · Databases
• added PHP Oct 2018 · Programming Languages
• added Underscore.js Oct 2018 · JavaScript Libraries
• added WordPress Oct 2018 · Blogs
• dropped Java Sep 2018 · Programming Languages
• added Oracle Dynamic Monitoring Service Sep 2018 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Quantcast Measure Sep 2018 · Analytics
• added Mouse Flow Aug 2018 · Analytics
• added Parse.ly Aug 2018 · Analytics
• dropped jQuery Migrate Jul 2018 · JavaScript Frameworks
• added Facebook Jun 2018 · Widgets
• added Google Analytics Jun 2018 · Analytics
• added Google Tag Manager Jun 2018 · Tag Managers
• added Java Jun 2018 · Programming Languages
• switched JavaServer Pages → Java Servlet Jun 2018 · Web Frameworks
• switched Java Servlet → JavaServer Pages Jun 2018 · Web Frameworks
• added Quantcast Measure Jun 2018 · Analytics