Technology history for writer.org

2026 2 added · 2 dropped · 1 switched

• dropped PayPal Sep 2026 · Payment processors
• switched WooCommerce PayPal Payments → Google Analytics for WooCommerce Jul 2026 · WordPress plugins
• dropped HTTP/3 Jul 2026 · Miscellaneous
• added PayPal Apr 2026 · Payment processors
• added WooCommerce PayPal Payments Apr 2026 · WordPress plugins

2025 1 added · 2 dropped

• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Dec 2025 · Font scripts
• dropped PayPal Feb 2025 · Payment processors
• dropped WooCommerce Subscriptions Jan 2025 · WordPress plugins

2024 6 added · 3 dropped · 1 switched

• added PayPal Dec 2024 · Payment processors
• added wp.cloud Nov 2024 · PaaS
• added All in One SEO Jul 2024 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) Jul 2024 · Font scripts
• dropped Lodash May 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped React May 2024 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) May 2024 · Font scripts
• added Lodash Feb 2024 · JavaScript libraries
• added React Feb 2024 · JavaScript frameworks
• switched Babel → HTTP/3 Jan 2024 · Miscellaneous

2023 14 added · 14 dropped

• added WooCommerce Subscriptions Nov 2023 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Advanced Custom Fields Oct 2023 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Cloudflare Oct 2023 · CDN
• dropped Google Maps Oct 2023 · Maps
• dropped GSAP Oct 2023 · JavaScript frameworks
• dropped HTTP/3 Oct 2023 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Isotope Oct 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Lightbox Oct 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Modernizr Oct 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Moment.js Oct 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped MonsterInsights Oct 2023 · WordPress plugins
• dropped Slider Revolution Oct 2023 · Widgets
• dropped WP Rocket Oct 2023 · Caching
• dropped Yoast SEO Oct 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Akismet Sep 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added AOS Sep 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Autoptimize Sep 2023 · WordPress plugins
• added Gauges Sep 2023 · Analytics
• added Hammer.js Sep 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added HSTS Sep 2023 · Security
• added jQuery Migrate Sep 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added Nginx Sep 2023 · Web servers
• added Pressable Sep 2023 · PaaS
• added Swiper Sep 2023 · JavaScript libraries
• added UserWay Sep 2023 · Accessibility
• added ZURB Foundation Sep 2023 · UI frameworks
• added Babel Feb 2023 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Choices Feb 2023 · JavaScript libraries

2022 12 added · 7 dropped

• dropped Babel Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Cloudflare Network Error Logging Dec 2022 · Issue trackers
• added RSS Dec 2022 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Google Tag Manager Nov 2022 · Tag managers
• dropped Apache HTTP Server Oct 2022 · Web servers
• added HTTP/3 Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Open Graph Sep 2022 · Miscellaneous
• added Cloudflare Aug 2022 · CDN
• added Cloudflare Network Error Logging Aug 2022 · Issue trackers
• added Google Workspace Aug 2022 · Webmail
• dropped Google Remarketing Tag Jul 2022 · Retargeting
• dropped Tailwind CSS Jun 2022 · UI frameworks
• added The Events Calendar Jun 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added Tailwind CSS Apr 2022 · UI frameworks
• added Advanced Custom Fields Feb 2022 · WordPress plugins
• added LazySizes Feb 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• added MonsterInsights Feb 2022 · Analytics
• added Lightbox Jan 2022 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Lodash Jan 2022 · JavaScript libraries

2021 19 added · 13 dropped

• added Choices Dec 2021 · Miscellaneous
• added Google Remarketing Tag Dec 2021 · Retargeting
• added Google Tag Manager Dec 2021 · Tag managers
• added Modernizr Dec 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Slider Revolution Dec 2021 · Miscellaneous
• added Underscore.js Dec 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Wheelio Dec 2021 · Widgets
• added WooCommerce Dec 2021 · WordPress plugins
• added Gravity Forms Nov 2021 · Miscellaneous
• added WP Rocket Nov 2021 · Caching
• added Yoast SEO Nov 2021 · SEO
• dropped Gravity Forms Oct 2021 · Miscellaneous
• dropped WP Rocket Oct 2021 · Caching
• dropped Yoast SEO Oct 2021 · SEO
• added Wheelio Sep 2021 · Widgets
• dropped WooCommerce Aug 2021 · Ecommerce
• added Google Analytics Jun 2021 · Analytics
• added GSAP Jun 2021 · JavaScript frameworks
• added Isotope Jun 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added jQuery UI Jun 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Lodash Jun 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added Moment.js Jun 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Chart.js Mar 2021 · JavaScript graphics
• dropped Google Analytics Mar 2021 · Analytics
• dropped Google Tag Manager Mar 2021 · Tag managers
• dropped jQuery Migrate Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Lightbox Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Modernizr Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• dropped Moment.js Mar 2021 · JavaScript libraries
• added reCAPTCHA Mar 2021 · Security
• dropped Slider Revolution Mar 2021 · Miscellaneous
• added Google Font API Feb 2021 · Font scripts

2020 1 added

• added Cart Functionality Aug 2020 · Ecommerce

2019 17 added · 3 dropped · 2 switched

• added Yoast SEO Nov 2019 · SEO
• added Google Tag Manager Oct 2019 · Tag Managers
• added Lightbox May 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Modernizr May 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Slider Revolution May 2019 · Miscellaneous
• dropped Handlebars Apr 2019 · JavaScript Frameworks
• dropped jQuery UI Apr 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• dropped Windows Server Apr 2019 · Operating Systems
• switched IIS → Apache HTTP Server Mar 2019 · Web Servers
• switched Microsoft ASP.NET → Bootstrap Mar 2019 · Web Frameworks
• added Chart.js Mar 2019 · JavaScript Graphics
• added Google Analytics Mar 2019 · Analytics
• added Google Maps Mar 2019 · Maps
• added Gravity Forms Mar 2019 · Miscellaneous
• added jQuery Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added jQuery Migrate Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added Moment.js Mar 2019 · JavaScript Libraries
• added MySQL Mar 2019 · Databases
• added PHP Mar 2019 · Programming Languages
• added WooCommerce Mar 2019 · Ecommerce
• added WordPress Mar 2019 · Blogs
• added WP Rocket Mar 2019 · Cache Tools