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Ryan Giusti
Ryan Giusti
18,082 Points
Posted by Ryan Giusti
Ryan Giusti
18,082 Points

Best Way To Go About An "Outdated Browser" Warning

I know there are many ways to approach this with jscript or PHP, but based on your experiences, which route would you take? Specifically for older browsers such as IE6-8

2 Answers

Chris Scott
Chris Scott
7,673 Points
Chris Scott
Chris Scott
7,673 Points

A nice but discrete warning box above the nav it should be distracting but not initially easily ignored.
<!--[if lt IE 9]> <h1> <a>Upgrade your browser now! Save a developer's life. </h1> <![endif]-->

Ryan Giusti
Ryan Giusti
18,082 Points
Ryan Giusti
Ryan Giusti
18,082 Points

When I originally tried conjuring up solutions to this, I figured a box that comes up over everything and gives the warning with an option to close out, but what you said sounds like a given when thinking about usability, thanks!