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There are several external libraries that are included in each release of WordPress. They are all listed below with relevant details.
npm Dependencies
The following external libraries are managed through npm by including them in the list of dependencies in the package.json file:
| Name | Status | Maintenance State | Maintainer(s) | Canonical Location | First included | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twemoji | Bundled | Active | Justine De Caires | GitHub | Library | |
| Moment.js | Bundled | Legacy | GitHub | Library | ||
| jQuery | Bundled | Active | jQuery Team | Website | Library | |
| Backbone | Library | |||||
| clipboard.js | Library | |||||
| element-closest | Polyfill | |||||
| FormData | Polyfill | |||||
| jQuery Color | Library | |||||
| jQuery Form | ||||||
| jQuery hoverIntent | ||||||
| Lodash | Library | |||||
| Masonry | Bundled | Active | GitHub | Library | ||
| objectFitPolyfill | Polyfill | |||||
| polyfill-library | Polyfill | |||||
| ReactReact React is a JavaScript library that makes it easy to reason about, construct, and maintain stateless and stateful user interfaces. https://reactjs.org/. | Library | |||||
| React DOM | ||||||
| Regenerator Runtime | ||||||
| Underscore | Library | |||||
| whatwg-fetch | Polyfill | |||||
“Adopted” Dependencies
The following external libraries have been effectively abandoned by their original maintainers and are considered “adopted” by the WordPress project. The WordPress CoreCore Core is the set of software required to run WordPress. The Core Development Team builds WordPress. code base has become the canonical location for the latest version of the library.
| Name | Status | Maintenance State | Maintainer(s) | Canonical Location | First included | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MagpieRSS | Bundled | Deprecated | The WordPress Project | WordPress Core | Library |
Composer Dependencies
The following external libraries are managed through Composer by including them in the composer.json file
| Name | Status | Maintenance State | Maintainer(s) | Canonical Location | First included | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundle of CA Root Certificates | Bundled | Active | Mozilla | Bundle |