Template strings introduced in version 3

[mjkstudios]

The bundler for my project has started complaining about the template strings that were introduced in version 3. Specifically, the UglifyJs plugin that is packaged with Webpack 3 is throwing this error:

Unexpected character '`'

Can the code be transpiled to ES5?

[sindresorhus]

This module mainly targets Node.js, not the browser. It's up to you to transpile it with Babel if you want to use it in the browser. You can find a more detailed explanation here: sindresorhus/ama#446

If you use Webpack, check out babel-engine-plugin, which transpiles only the dependencies that needs to be transpiled.

If you use Create React App, upgrade to Create React App v2. It supports automatic transpilation of dependencies, which will make this package just work.