Technology history for policylab.us

2026 5 added · 3 dropped · 1 switched

• added Redis Jun 2026 · Databases
• switched WP Rocket → Redis Object Cache Jun 2026 · Caching
• dropped Priority Hints Apr 2026 · Performance
• dropped Redis Apr 2026 · Databases
• dropped Redis Object Cache Apr 2026 · Caching
• added Contact Form 7 Mar 2026 · WordPress plugins
• added OptinMonster Mar 2026 · Marketing automation
• added OptinMonster plugin Mar 2026 · WordPress plugins
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2026 · Font scripts

2025 5 added · 7 dropped

• dropped Contact Form 7 Oct 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Priority Hints Oct 2025 · Performance
• dropped GenerateBlocks Sep 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped WordPress Block Editor Sep 2025 · Page builders
• added WP Rocket Sep 2025 · Caching
• dropped Lodash Aug 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Moment.js Aug 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped React Aug 2025 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Aug 2025 · Font scripts
• added Debian Jul 2025 · Operating systems
• added Redis Jul 2025 · Databases
• added Redis Object Cache Jul 2025 · Caching

2024 3 added

• added Amazon SES Sep 2024 · Email
• added Sendgrid Sep 2024 · Email
• added WordPress Block Editor Aug 2024 · Page builders

2023 22 added · 15 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Taboola Dec 2023 · Advertising
• dropped Bootstrap Aug 2023 · UI frameworks
• dropped FlexSlider Aug 2023 · Widgets
• dropped Google AdSense Aug 2023 · Advertising
• dropped Isotope Aug 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped jQuery UI Aug 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Media.net Aug 2023 · Advertising
• dropped prettyPhoto Aug 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped reCAPTCHA Aug 2023 · Security
• dropped Slider Revolution Aug 2023 · Widgets
• dropped Thrive Leads Aug 2023 · WordPress plugins
• dropped wpBakery Aug 2023 · Page builders
• added Contact Form 7 Jul 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added GenerateBlocks Jul 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added GeneratePress Jul 2023 · WordPress themes
• added Lodash Jul 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Moment.js Jul 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• switched GSAP → React Jul 2023 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jul 2023 · Font scripts
• dropped LazySizes Mar 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped NitroPack Mar 2023 · Performance
• dropped web-vitals Mar 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Bootstrap Feb 2023 · UI frameworks
• added core-js Feb 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Facebook Pixel Feb 2023 · Analytics
• added FlexSlider Feb 2023 · Widgets
• added Font Awesome Feb 2023 · Font scripts
• added Google Tag Manager Feb 2023 · Tag managers
• added GSAP Feb 2023 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Isotope Feb 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery Feb 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Feb 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery UI Feb 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Media.net Feb 2023 · Advertising
• added prettyPhoto Feb 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Slider Revolution Feb 2023 · Widgets
• added Taboola Feb 2023 · Advertising
• added Thrive Leads Feb 2023 · WordPress plugins

2022 23 added · 6 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Amazon EC2 Dec 2022 · Web servers
• dropped OpenSSL Dec 2022 · Web server extensions
• added RSS Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Amazon EC2 Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added Amazon Web Services Aug 2022 · PaaS
• added Apache HTTP Server Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added Google AdSense Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added Google Analytics Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Google Font API Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Google Workspace Aug 2022 · Webmail
• added LazySizes Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added MySQL Aug 2022 · Databases
• added NitroPack Aug 2022 · Performance
• added OpenSSL Aug 2022 · Web server extensions
• added PHP Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added reCAPTCHA Aug 2022 · Security
• added web-vitals Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added WordPress Aug 2022 · CMS
• added wpBakery Aug 2022 · Page builders
• added Yoast SEO Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Font Awesome Jun 2022 · Font scripts
• dropped Froala Editor Jun 2022 · Rich text editors
• dropped jQuery Jun 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Google Tag Manager May 2022 · Tag managers
• added reCAPTCHA Apr 2022 · Security
• added Google Tag Manager Feb 2022 · Tag managers
• added LazySizes Feb 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• switched Google Core Web Vitals → web-vitals Feb 2022 · RUM
• added wpBakery Feb 2022 · Page builders

2021 6 added · 12 dropped

• dropped Wheelio Dec 2021 · Widgets
• added Yoast SEO Nov 2021 · SEO
• dropped Yoast SEO Oct 2021 · SEO
• added Google Core Web Vitals Sep 2021 · RUM
• added Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• added Google Analytics Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added NitroPack Jul 2021 · Caching
• added Yoast SEO Jul 2021 · SEO
• dropped Bootstrap May 2021 · UI frameworks
• dropped Facebook May 2021 · Widgets
• dropped FlexSlider May 2021 · Widgets
• dropped Google Analytics May 2021 · Analytics
• dropped Google Tag Manager May 2021 · Tag managers
• dropped prettyPhoto May 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Slider Revolution May 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Yoast SEO May 2021 · SEO
• dropped GSAP Mar 2021 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped jQuery UI Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries

2020 8 added · 4 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped jQuery Migrate Nov 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Cloudflare Aug 2020 · CDN
• added Amazon EC2 Jul 2020 · Web servers
• switched WP Engine → Amazon Web Services Jul 2020 · PaaS
• added Apache HTTP Server Jul 2020 · Web servers
• added Froala Editor Jul 2020 · Rich text editors
• added OpenSSL Jul 2020 · Web server extensions
• dropped Google Maps Jun 2020 · Maps
• dropped Select2 Jun 2020 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Facebook Apr 2020 · Widgets
• added Google Maps Apr 2020 · Maps
• added Select2 Apr 2020 · JavaScript Libraries
• added WP Engine Mar 2020 · PaaS