Technology history for thelocalproject.com.au

2026 3 added

• added Amazon S3 Feb 2026 · CDN
• added Amazon Web Services Feb 2026 · PaaS
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Feb 2026 · Font scripts

2025 4 added · 3 dropped

• added Lodash Nov 2025 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped HTTP/3 Sep 2025 · Miscellaneous
• dropped LiteSpeed Sep 2025 · Web servers
• added Microsoft Clarity Sep 2025 · Analytics
• added PixelYourSite Jun 2025 · WordPress plugins
• dropped PixelYourSite Mar 2025 · WordPress plugins
• added PixelYourSite Jan 2025 · WordPress plugins

2024 3 added · 8 dropped

• dropped PixelYourSite Dec 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Bootstrap Nov 2024 · UI frameworks
• dropped Slick Nov 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped WooCommerce Subscriptions Nov 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped PayPal Oct 2024 · Payment processors
• dropped WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway Oct 2024 · WordPress plugins
• added Priority Hints Jul 2024 · Performance
• added WooCommerce Subscriptions Jul 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Akismet Jun 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Mautic Mar 2024 · Marketing automation
• added Mautic Jan 2024 · Marketing automation

2023 36 added · 6 dropped

• added Workable Nov 2023 · Recruitment & staffing
• added reCAPTCHA Sep 2023 · Security
• dropped Autoptimize Jul 2023 · WordPress plugins
• dropped LazySizes Jul 2023 · Performance
• dropped OptinMonster Jul 2023 · Marketing automation
• dropped reCAPTCHA Jul 2023 · Security
• dropped W3 Total Cache Jul 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Akismet Jun 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Bootstrap Jun 2023 · UI frameworks
• added PayPal Jun 2023 · Payment processors
• added Slick Jun 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jun 2023 · Font scripts
• added WooCommerce PayPal Checkout Payment Gateway Jun 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Autoptimize May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Cart Functionality May 2023 · Ecommerce
• added Cloudflare May 2023 · CDN
• added Contact Form 7 May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added core-js May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Facebook Pixel May 2023 · Analytics
• added Google Analytics May 2023 · Analytics
• added Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce May 2023 · Analytics
• added HTTP/3 May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added jQuery May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery Migrate May 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added LazySizes May 2023 · Performance
• added LiteSpeed May 2023 · Web servers
• added Litespeed Cache May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Microsoft 365 May 2023 · Email
• added MySQL May 2023 · Databases
• added Open Graph May 2023 · Miscellaneous
• added OptinMonster May 2023 · Marketing automation
• added PHP May 2023 · Programming languages
• added Pinterest Conversion Tag May 2023 · Analytics
• added reCAPTCHA May 2023 · Security
• added Sendgrid May 2023 · Email
• added TikTok Pixel May 2023 · Analytics
• added Typekit May 2023 · Font scripts
• added W3 Total Cache May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added WooCommerce May 2023 · Ecommerce
• added WordPress May 2023 · CMS
• added Yoast SEO May 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added TikTok Pixel Mar 2023 · Analytics

2022 31 added · 3 dropped · 2 switched

• added core-js Nov 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added Facebook Pixel Nov 2022 · Analytics
• dropped Google Tag Manager Nov 2022 · Tag managers
• dropped Google Font API Oct 2022 · Font scripts
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Autoptimize Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Cart Functionality Aug 2022 · Ecommerce
• added Contact Form 7 Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Google Analytics Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce Aug 2022 · Analytics
• added Google Font API Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Google Tag Manager Aug 2022 · Tag managers
• added jQuery Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Aug 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added LazySizes Aug 2022 · Performance
• added LiteSpeed Aug 2022 · Web servers
• added Microsoft 365 Aug 2022 · Email
• added MySQL Aug 2022 · Databases
• added OptinMonster Aug 2022 · Marketing automation
• added PHP Aug 2022 · Programming languages
• added Pinterest Conversion Tag Aug 2022 · Analytics
• switched styled-components → React Aug 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added reCAPTCHA Aug 2022 · Security
• added Sendgrid Aug 2022 · Email
• switched React → styled-components Aug 2022 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added Typekit Aug 2022 · Font scripts
• added W3 Total Cache Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added WooCommerce Aug 2022 · Ecommerce
• added WordPress Aug 2022 · CMS
• added Yoast SEO Aug 2022 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2022 · Retargeting
• added Autoptimize Feb 2022 · Performance
• added Contact Form 7 Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added LazySizes Feb 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added OptinMonster Feb 2022 · Marketing automation

2021 17 added · 14 dropped

• dropped Wheelio Dec 2021 · Widgets
• dropped Bootstrap Nov 2021 · UI frameworks
• added Cart Functionality Nov 2021 · Ecommerce
• added W3 Total Cache Nov 2021 · WordPress plugins
• added WooCommerce Nov 2021 · WordPress plugins
• added Yoast SEO Nov 2021 · SEO
• dropped Gravatar Oct 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped WooCommerce Oct 2021 · Ecommerce
• dropped WordPress Super Cache Oct 2021 · Caching
• dropped Yoast SEO Oct 2021 · SEO
• added Pinterest Conversion Tag Sep 2021 · Analytics
• added Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• added Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce Jul 2021 · Analytics
• added Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2021 · Retargeting
• added Google Tag Manager Jul 2021 · Tag managers
• added Gravatar Jul 2021 · Miscellaneous
• added jQuery Migrate Jul 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added React Jul 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added styled-components Jul 2021 · Development
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jul 2021 · Font scripts
• added Typekit Jul 2021 · Font scripts
• added WooCommerce Jul 2021 · Ecommerce
• added Yoast SEO Jul 2021 · SEO
• dropped Google Tag Manager Jun 2021 · Tag managers
• dropped Font Awesome Mar 2021 · Font scripts
• dropped Google Analytics Enhanced eCommerce Mar 2021 · Ecommerce
• dropped Gravatar Mar 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped jQuery Migrate Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Mar 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Typekit Mar 2021 · Font scripts
• dropped WooCommerce Mar 2021 · Ecommerce

2020 1 added · 1 dropped

• added reCAPTCHA Nov 2020 · Security
• dropped W3 Total Cache Jan 2020 · Cache Tools

2019 8 added · 5 dropped

• dropped prettyPhoto Dec 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added WordPress Super Cache Dec 2019 · Cache Tools
• added Typekit Nov 2019 · Font Scripts
• dropped Facebook Oct 2019 · Widgets
• added Font Awesome Oct 2019 · Font Scripts
• dropped jQuery UI Oct 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• dropped Lightbox Aug 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• dropped Slick Aug 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Bootstrap Jul 2019 · Web Frameworks
• added jQuery UI Jul 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added prettyPhoto Jul 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Gravatar Apr 2019 · Miscellaneous
• added Slick Apr 2019 · JavaScript Libraries