Technology

Supported Browsers and Platforms

Off on a Tangent is designed for a viewport width of at least 360dp. It should work properly in most modern browsers on most modern platforms. If you have any trouble using the site with any of the browsers listed below, please let me know!

Browsers

The most recent version of each of the browsers listed below is fully supported:

Operating Systems

The above-listed browsers are tested (when available) on the latest versions of the following operating systems:

Core and Libraries

WordPress—the blogging and content management system at the core of this site, including the following plugins:
- Ads.txt Manager by 10up
- Akismet Anti-Spam by Automattic
- Broken Link Checker by WPMU DEV
- Debug Info by AMP-MODE
- Disable Comments by WPDeveloper
- Yoast Duplicate Post by Enrico Battocchi & Team Yoast
- Site Kit by Google by Google
- Jetpack by Automattic
- Regenerate Thumbnails by Alex Mills (Viper007Bond)
- Search Exclude by Roman Pronskiy
- Yoast SEO by Team Yoast
- WP Crontrol by John Blackbourn & crontributors
Underscores (_s)—the WordPress starter theme base of the Tangent theme
This site also makes use of the following libraries:
- jQuery—used by most of the site’s client-side JavaScript code
- Bootstrap—the responsive layout and interface framework
- Bootstrap Icons—the icon library used throughout the site
- Bootstrap Navbar Dropdowns—improved Bootstrap menu functions
- jsVectorMap—the foundation of the electoral and other maps
- Mousetrap—used by the site’s keyboard shortcut system