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Internet Explorer 8 is here - What is means for Joomla and your CSS templates

Written by Marco Conti Wednesday, 27 May 2009 00:00

IE8 is finally here and sure enough I already got several calls asking me to fix the layout of web sites I designed years ago. I am sure a lot of you are in the same boat.

While is a bit too early for me to write about the type of CSS fixes IE8 needs, I figure I'd publish this quick fix that should at least buy you some time while we all get used to the new browsers.

In essence, to make Internet Explorer 8 render a page in Internet Explorer 7 mode all you need to do is insert this tag in the head of your index.php template file:

Bad News Department: Since writing this article I have had a chance to work on several web sites that needed minor fixes to look right in Internet Explorer 8. I am UNhappy to report that neither of the snippets of code in this article work in actuality. Please stay tuned for an updated article on the topic. For now, the best option I found is to use IE8 built in Developers tools to find the offending code and fix the page's layout.

I have heard this also works:

But I haven't had a chance to test it yet.

As far as why IE8 mangles pages that otherwise look great in Firefox, the gold standard in CSS compatibility, your guess so far is as good as mine.

I hope this helps someone and stay tuned for more articles about IE8 and it's compatibility with previously written CSS.

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Thanks

Thank you this command working great

Subashan , July 22, 2010

SEO Company

From time to time I will also include templates that have been around for a while, just to mix it up and bring out templates that I think have excellent usability. So, let's get started!!

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Edit:
Whatever the hell that means.
I don't mind readers commenting while promoting their business. But at least your comment should be related to the article you comment on is some way shape or form. Since I am not the New York Times, I have all the time in the world to edit these comments and delete URL I think are spam. Like yours.
Write something relative and instead you can keep your URL in the comment. Good bye

livefaq , July 02, 2010

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Thanks for the info.

Thanks for the info. please keep us update! Thanks!

Olivia

Olivia , March 17, 2010 | url

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I wonder i found this post sudden. thank you very much for sharing this post.

SEO company , December 04, 2009 | url

How about the transparebt png in IE

Hi thanks for the great article .. both tags are working so far ..

I was wondering if there is a similar "hack" to show transparent PNG images on IE ..

Let me know thanks ..

Keresőoptimalizálás , November 14, 2009 | url