The Internet Explorer 6 was released in 2001 and nowadays it is still largely used (almost 25% market share). Despite any anti-microsoft fanatism IE6 is by far the most buggy, unsecure, off the standards, and not to mention obsolete (8 years people!) web browser ever made.
Because of this I have made this plugin. When activated in your WordPress blog it shows a warning message to every user using IE6 (or less) showing some links to alternate and much more up-to-date web browsers.
Features
- Two types of warnings: a small and discreete top bar or a huge-fullscreen-site-cover popup
- Option to crash IE6 browsers instead of giving any warning (oh! that’s a secure browser)
- Customizable message, be kind or be mean with your visitors
- Suggest up to six different browsers: Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer
- Test mode, preview the warning in any browser
Download
Instalattion
- Upload shockingly-big-ie6-warning.X.X.X.zip through WordPress interface or install it directly from the plugin area
- Activate it through the ‘Plugins’ menu
- Visit the settings page in the admin area at Settings > S. Big IE6 Warning and configure it
Changelog
- 1.6.3
- You can know use links and html code at the warning massages
- readme.txt updated
- pt-BR localization added
- Some code optimization
- 1.6.2
- Minor code fixes
- 1.6.1
- Options Page redesigned
- JavaScript IE6 detection improved
- Debug Mode added
- 1.5.9
- Blank Options Page fixed(?)
- IE6 PHP detection function inserted, for those with layout errors
- 1.5.6
- Some options page styles fixed
- 1.5.5
- Ready for localization (pt_BR already done)
- 1.5.4
- Fixed the JS error, was just a comma misplaced =/
- 1.5.2
- Estetical changes in the option page and readme.txt
- 1.5.1
- Now you can use HTML and special characters in the messages
- TEST Mode code changed
- Fixed the bug that reset the options of the plugin
- 1.5.0
- Conditional comments fixed
- Fixed the CRASH mode (after some tuning i think we are finally REALLY stable)
- 1.4.9
- Some links erros
- 1.4.7
- Almost everything recoded
- Now uses wordpress jQuery not an external .js
- Browsers download urls now editable
- Test mode, to preview the warning in any browser
- 1.4.4
- Settings accessible via plugin page
- Minor code change
- 1.4.2
- Menu text changed to 1 line
- 1.4.0
- Test mode added
Registry Viewer
On the Shockingly Big IE6 Warning options page, if you click on the Red IE6 Logo a tab named Registry will showed up, click it to see the value of all the fields. nice for debugging.
Blocking Every IE Version
Alex Bailey have posted a modified .js file to show the full page warning with every Internet Explorer version, you can download it here.
Screenshots
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- TOP Warning
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- FULL Warning
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- Option page
Observation
I’m no professional programmer, this plugin is mantained in the little spare time that I have between work and university and neither is english my native language so ANY suggestion for the plugin coding or text will be appreciated.
Donation
If this plugin helped you in some way, or you just like it and want to contribute to my late night coffee (I code at night!), just use the button below:
If you donate, send me an e-mail and I will link you at the donors list!
Any plans for adding IE7 anytime soon? It’s market share has dropped and with all the new advances in the web it’s too hard to support anymore, so it’d be nice to let users who use IE6 and IE7 receive a notification to upgrade.
whats the way to block whole IE not matter what version it is?
don’t bother to reply, did it with small piece of php code…
Nice plugin. Can it be modified to include IE7?
Bho, in my custom theme doesn’t work. Are there any problem with custom themes?
I’ve been using your plugin since WordPress 3.0.
But I have problem with WordPress 3.2.1, this plugin caused 404 not found for all of pages in my site. please update you plugin.
keep up the good work!
To anyone looking to block other all versions of IE.
Edit either js file, top.js or center.js Change 6 on line 41 in top.js to 8.
Example: line 41 in top.js
if ((jQuery.browser.msie && jQuery.browser.version<=6 && (Client.Engine.ie && !Client.Engine.ie6)) || (ie6w.test == 'true')) {
Change to:
if ((jQuery.browser.msie && jQuery.browser.version<=8 && (Client.Engine.ie && !Client.Engine.ie8)) || (ie6w.test == 'true')) {
Blocking Every IE Version link at the top is broken.
Could you re-host this file. Thanks
It would be nice if this continuously floated on the screen blocking the website. That way the user would be forced to see it. Right now users tend to scroll down and they won’t see the message.
coming from a designer who despises everything internet explorer, I can’t wait to use this on my business site when I redesign it. I won’t make their browser crash, but my message will be less than pleasant.
Question here:
I was wondering if we can configure this plugin to also Warn when a User is using IE 7?
I would really like this warning to appear for both IE6 and IE7.
Thanks! Great plugin by the way!
@Phil
I just design a new website, and it seams that is not fully compatible with IE6 ,Like you It seams that this is the perfect plugin, I hope my visitations will upgrade to newest browsers.
otimo! funciona muito bem, obrigada
Exactly the plugin I was looking for, if only all websites included a message like this to warn IE6 users we’d be rid of IE6 in not time!
@daddy design
Hey! really cool!! and a nice plugin indeed :D
Hi.. Just wanted to let you know that we have created a wordpress plugin that was inspired by this plugin. It’s called WP Javascript Detect: http://www.daddydesign.com/wordpress/javascript-detect-wordpress-plugin/
We gave you a shout out on the post ;)
Oi, eu estou usando o seu plugin para WP ie6 mensagem de aviso, eu quero agradecer por isso, a sua grande .. na página do plugin que você pediu sugestões, eu gostaria de sugerir, a caixa amarela a mensagem é, eu tentei adicionar mais texto para ele com um pouco mais detalhadamente, o texto fica cortado porque a caixa amarela não se maior quanto mais o texto é adicionado. de modo que pode ser uma boa coisa a acrescentar, e eu imagen seria fácil. Obrigado por seu plugin
Hi, I am using your WP plugin for ie6 warning message, i want to thank you for it, its great.. on the plugin page you asked for suggestions, i would like to suggest, the yellow box the message is in, i tried to add more text to it with a little more detail, and the text gets cut off because the yellow box does not get bigger as more text is added. so that might be a good thing to add, and i imagen would be easy. thank you for your plugin
hello
is there any way that we can change the font size ? like i want to change it to Tahoma – 8pt – text-align-right
where can i edit it ?
thanks
ANy way to use this against IE7 as well? Its b cool.
thx in advance!
Just a suggesstion/request for future builds….
It’d be cool to also use this warning for IE 7, 8, etc….
We could really get a movement going!
thanks, and very very cool plugin!
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For some reason I am unable to get the window to pop up. Im using testing mode and browser labs, any idea what would cause the plug-in to not work at all?
The message looks bad here (testing with Firefox, Chrome, Opera):
http://modelingwizards.sabetta.com/
Any way to fix it? Or will it show properly in IE6?
Thanks for the nice plugin!
ie6w is undefined.
What does it mean?
It’s not even working on my site… :S :S :S
Parabéns pela iniciativa.
Mas você poderia botar pra detectar outros browsers antigos.
Fora isso, ta tudo ótimo.
Valeu ai!