Why does my site look like crap on IE?

[hireconrad 0]

Hi, I've been using safari, chrome and firefox to test out my site, and i recently tried out my site on IE and it looks horrible. Issues: 1)Top menu bar links are missing 2)Feature Images load weird every time you refresh 3)image on the homepage in the (violin/bow/music) is massive and did not resize as supposed to.

[WebWerx 0]

@hireconrad: What version of IE are you using? Older versions will surely produce lousy results.

[hireconrad 0]

i am using version 9.1

[WebWerx 0]

@hireconrad: In general IE "blows". That being said, you can do some tweaks to get things back in line using the browser specific CSS plugin. I usually don't spend much time worrying about IE.....

[hireconrad 0]

the browser specific CSS plugin hasn't been updated in 3 years. Is it still worth using? Any other suggestions? In regards to IE, don't many people still use it, so shouldn't our sites be compatible with IE?

[WebWerx 0]

@hireconrad: First... the plugin is just a baseline for you to add CSS that will fix all that ails IE... Second... I always check browser data in Google Analytics for a site before I spend any time doing IE tweaks (Did I say I hate IE?). If you spend your time trying to be compatible with too many browsers, nobody in Toronto will learn how to play a violin!

[hireconrad 0]

I've manually adjusted the image on the front page, however i cannot get the top menu to work. Any ideas?

[hireconrad 0]

on my other site that i run google analytics, the top browser visits are 1) Safari 28% 2) Internet Explorer 24.6% 3)Chrome 22% seems like lots of people still using IE, and id like the site to look right for everyone who does.

[hireconrad 0]

Still can't get my menus to work at the top of the page. Looks perfect in every browser except for IE. Any help figuring out whats the issue?

[beardedavenger 158]

We're going to support forward thinking browsers like IE9 and up, Chrome, Safari, and newer versions of FF. Only partial support is provided for IE8 and below. With that being said, you can patch the IE8 bug with this css .nav-collapse{height:auto;} // IE8 FIx Nick

[hireconrad 0]

Where do i add ".nav-collapse{height:auto;} // IE8 Fix"?

[hireconrad 0]

ok, i figured it out. Thanks. I have a menu again. Any solution to the weird loading of the feature images?

[beardedavenger 158]

Sorry about that, add that that to the Custom Code area, under Site Options within PageLines.