babel-plugin-transform-es2015-template-literals transforms ES2015 template literals (e.g., ` Hello, ${name}! `) into ES5 compatible code. This plugin is crucial for ensuring that applications utilizing template literals function correctly in older JavaScript environments unsupported by modern ECMAScript features. It converts template literals into standard string concatenation, improving browser compatibility and broader JavaScript runtime support. Use this plugin to maintain support for legacy browsers.
The babel-plugin-transform-es2015-template-literals npm package saw releases from October 2015 to January 2017, with a high frequency in late 2015 and early 2016. After January 2017, releases became sparse, with only one release that month. There have been no releases since then, up to August 2025, suggesting the package is no longer actively maintained or has reached a stable state.
Babel-plugin-transform-es2015-template-literals downloads show fluctuation. They peaked in November 2024 (10.4M) and July 2025 (10.5M). Downloads generally ranged between 5.5M and 7M. September 2025 downloads are incomplete but significantly lower so far (2M).
