Technology history for thehourglass.com

2025 10 added · 16 dropped · 2 switched

• dropped Elementor Header & Footer Builder Dec 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Google PageSpeed Dec 2025 · Performance
• dropped Headless UI Nov 2025 · UI frameworks
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Jun 2025 · Security
• added Sentry May 2025 · Issue trackers
• dropped Boomerang Mar 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped AppNexus Feb 2025 · Advertising
• dropped Contact Form 7 Feb 2025 · Form builders
• dropped Gravity Forms Feb 2025 · Form builders
• dropped Isotope Feb 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped MailChimp Feb 2025 · Email
• dropped PWA Feb 2025 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Select2 Feb 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Slick Feb 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped WooCommerce Feb 2025 · Ecommerce
• dropped WordPress Multisite Feb 2025 · Hosting
• dropped WP Fastest Cache Feb 2025 · Performance
• dropped ZURB Foundation Feb 2025 · UI frameworks
• switched jQuery CDN → Amazon CloudFront Jan 2025 · CDN
• added Amazon Web Services Jan 2025 · PaaS
• switched Popup Maker → Elementor Header & Footer Builder Jan 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added Headless UI Jan 2025 · UI frameworks
• added Next.js Jan 2025 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Node.js Jan 2025 · Programming languages
• added Quantcast Measure Jan 2025 · Analytics
• added React Jan 2025 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Tailwind CSS Jan 2025 · UI frameworks
• added Webpack Jan 2025 · Miscellaneous

2024 4 added · 3 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped Cloudflare Bot Management Dec 2024 · Security
• added Google PageSpeed Dec 2024 · Caching
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Oct 2024 · Security
• dropped Polyfill Aug 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Envoy Jun 2024 · Reverse proxies
• added Envoy Apr 2024 · Reverse proxies
• added jQuery CDN Jan 2024 · CDN
• switched Google Tag Manager for WordPress → Popup Maker Jan 2024 · WordPress plugins

2023 48 added · 11 dropped

• dropped Google Optimize Nov 2023 · A/B Testing
• added Microsoft Clarity Oct 2023 · Analytics
• dropped Cloudflare Bot Management Sep 2023 · Security
• added Isotope Sep 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Slick Sep 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Cloudflare Bot Management Jul 2023 · Security
• dropped FancyBox Jul 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Google PageSpeed Jul 2023 · Caching
• dropped Popup Maker Jul 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added WordPress Multisite Jul 2023 · Hosting
• dropped Isotope Jun 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Slick Jun 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Amobee May 2023 · Advertising
• added AppNexus May 2023 · Advertising
• added Boomerang May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added cdnjs May 2023 · CDN
• added Contact Form 7 May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added core-js May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Elementor May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Extendify May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Facebook Pixel May 2023 · Analytics
• added FancyBox May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Flickity May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Google Font API May 2023 · Font scripts
• added Google Hosted Libraries May 2023 · CDN
• added Google Optimize May 2023 · A/B Testing
• added Google PageSpeed May 2023 · Caching
• added Google Tag Manager for WordPress May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Gravity Forms May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added GSAP May 2023 · JavaScript frameworks
• added HSTS May 2023 · Security
• added HTTP/3 May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added jQuery UI May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added jsDelivr May 2023 · CDN
• added LazySizes May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Linkedin Ads May 2023 · Advertising
• added Linkedin Insight Tag May 2023 · Analytics
• added Locksmith May 2023 · Shopify apps
• added MailChimp May 2023 · Email
• added Microsoft 365 May 2023 · Webmail
• dropped Microsoft Clarity May 2023 · Analytics
• added MySQL May 2023 · Databases
• added Open Graph May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added PhotoSwipe May 2023 · Photo galleries
• added PHP May 2023 · Programming languages
• added Polyfill May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Popup Maker May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Priority Hints May 2023 · Performance
• added PWA May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added RSS May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added Select2 May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added WooCommerce May 2023 · Ecommerce
• added WordPress May 2023 · CMS
• added Yoast SEO May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added ZURB Foundation May 2023 · UI frameworks
• dropped Cookie Notice Mar 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Priority Hints Feb 2023 · Performance
• added Google Optimize Jan 2023 · A/B Testing
• dropped Unpkg Jan 2023 · CDN

2022 55 added · 4 dropped · 2 switched

• dropped Cloudflare Network Error Logging Dec 2022 · Issue trackers
• added RSS Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• switched reCAPTCHA → HSTS Sep 2022 · Security
• added HTTP/3 Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Isotope Sep 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• switched Google Ads Conversion Tracking → Microsoft Clarity Sep 2022 · Analytics
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added PhotoSwipe Sep 2022 · Photo galleries
• added Slick Sep 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Amobee Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added AppNexus Aug 2022 · Advertising
• added Boomerang Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added cdnjs Aug 2022 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Network Error Logging Aug 2022 · Issue trackers
• added Contact Form 7 Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added core-js Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Extendify Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Facebook Pixel Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added FancyBox Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Flickity Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Google Ads Conversion Tracking Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Google Font API Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Google Hosted Libraries Aug 2022 · CDN
• added Google PageSpeed Aug 2022 · Caching
• added Google Tag Manager for WordPress Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Gravity Forms Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added GSAP Aug 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added jQuery UI Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jsDelivr Aug 2022 · CDN
• added LazySizes Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Linkedin Insight Tag Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Locksmith Aug 2022 · Shopify apps
• added MailChimp Aug 2022 · Email
• added Microsoft 365 Aug 2022 · Webmail
• added MySQL Aug 2022 · Databases
• added PHP Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added Polyfill Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Popup Maker Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added PWA Aug 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Select2 Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Unpkg Aug 2022 · CDN
• added WooCommerce Aug 2022 · Ecommerce
• added WordPress Aug 2022 · CMS
• added Yoast SEO Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added ZURB Foundation Aug 2022 · UI frameworks
• dropped Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2022 · Retargeting
• added Locksmith Jul 2022 · Shopify apps
• added AppNexus Jun 2022 · Advertising
• added Google Font API Jun 2022 · Font scripts
• dropped Typekit Jun 2022 · Font scripts
• added Extendify Apr 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Google PageSpeed Apr 2022 · Caching
• added Unpkg Apr 2022 · CDN
• dropped Nginx Mar 2022 · Web servers
• added Amobee Feb 2022 · Advertising
• added Contact Form 7 Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Google Hosted Libraries Feb 2022 · CDN
• added Google Tag Manager for WordPress Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added LazySizes Feb 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Popup Maker Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Nginx Jan 2022 · Web servers

2021 24 added · 14 dropped

• dropped Hotjar Dec 2021 · Analytics
• dropped Redis Dec 2021 · Databases
• dropped Redis Object Cache Dec 2021 · Caching
• dropped Wheelio Dec 2021 · Widgets
• added Gravity Forms Nov 2021 · Miscellaneous
• added WooCommerce Nov 2021 · WordPress plugins
• added Yoast SEO Nov 2021 · WordPress plugins
• added cdnjs Oct 2021 · CDN
• added Redis Oct 2021 · Databases
• added Redis Object Cache Oct 2021 · Caching
• added core-js Sep 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Facebook Login Sep 2021 · Social logins
• dropped Google PageSpeed Sep 2021 · Web server extensions
• dropped Gravity Forms Sep 2021 · Miscellaneous
• added Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• dropped WooCommerce Sep 2021 · Ecommerce
• dropped Yoast SEO Sep 2021 · SEO
• added Google Remarketing Tag Aug 2021 · Retargeting
• added Boomerang Jul 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Facebook Login Jul 2021 · Social logins
• added Facebook Pixel Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Flickity Jul 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Google Ads Conversion Tracking Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added GSAP Jul 2021 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Yoast SEO Jul 2021 · SEO
• added ZURB Foundation Jul 2021 · UI frameworks
• added reCAPTCHA May 2021 · Security
• added Hotjar Mar 2021 · Analytics
• dropped reCAPTCHA Mar 2021 · Security
• dropped ZURB Foundation Mar 2021 · UI frameworks
• added AOS Feb 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped jQuery Migrate Feb 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Linkedin Insight Tag Feb 2021 · Analytics
• added MailChimp Feb 2021 · Email
• dropped TrackJs Feb 2021 · Analytics
• dropped Twitter Feb 2021 · Widgets
• added Typekit Feb 2021 · Font scripts
• added Google PageSpeed Jan 2021 · Caching

2020 8 added · 5 dropped · 1 switched

• added jQuery UI Nov 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• added Cart Functionality Sep 2020 · Ecommerce
• switched VWO → TrackJs Sep 2020 · Analytics
• added jsDelivr Aug 2020 · CDN
• added Select2 Aug 2020 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped TrackJs Aug 2020 · Analytics
• added WooCommerce Jun 2020 · Ecommerce
• dropped AppNexus May 2020 · Advertising Networks
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2020 · Miscellaneous
• added Vue.js Mar 2020 · JavaScript Frameworks
• dropped W3 Total Cache Mar 2020 · Cache Tools
• dropped Google PageSpeed Feb 2020 · Web Server Extensions
• added FancyBox Jan 2020 · JavaScript Libraries
• added VWO Jan 2020 · Analytics

2019 19 added · 5 dropped

• added AppNexus Oct 2019 · Advertising Networks
• dropped FancyBox May 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• dropped VWO May 2019 · Analytics
• dropped Hotjar Apr 2019 · Analytics
• dropped Nginx Apr 2019 · Web Servers
• added Facebook Mar 2019 · Widgets
• added FancyBox Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Google Analytics Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added Google PageSpeed Mar 2019 · Web Server Extensions
• added Google Tag Manager Mar 2019 · Tag Managers
• added Gravity Forms Mar 2019 · Miscellaneous
• 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 reCAPTCHA Mar 2019 · Captchas
• added TrackJs Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added Twitter Mar 2019 · Widgets
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2019 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Vue.js Mar 2019 · JavaScript Frameworks
• added VWO Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added W3 Total Cache Mar 2019 · Cache Tools
• added WordPress Mar 2019 · Blogs
• added ZURB Foundation Mar 2019 · Web Frameworks