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Internet Explorer 6 no longer supported, and redirected if used...

With the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 8, and also with more and more companies deciding to no longer invest any more effort into an outdated and broken Internet Explorer 6 browser, Theme Joomla have decided to finally also stop supporting Internet Explorer 6 (or any browsers lower than this).

Of course in practicality this is way easier said then done, and last thing anyone would want is site users visiting a broken site when viewing in Internet Explorer 6...

So Theme Joomla have decided to redirect any site users using Internet Explorer 6 or less to a unified point (standard .html file) which will inform the user to upgrade there browser, and give them links to sort it all out. Return to the site after the browser has been upgraded (to Internet Explorer 7 or above) and the site will load with no problems.

Rather than give Internet Explorer 6 a diminished user experience, this method would prevent the user from having any interaction with your site at all. That’s not to say the Internet Explorer 6 landing page (as shown as ie6.html in the example below - you can edit this file as you please) need be rude or condescending... In fact, quite the contrary. It could politely explain why it is no longer being supported, whilst giving suggestions on how to obtain a better browser, such as a newer version of Internet Explorer. It could also point them to Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Safari — all of which are superior to any current available version of Internet Explorer.

So how is this all done? Here’s the code. Place as first lines in the <head>...

<!--[if lte IE 6]>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=/ie6.html" />
<script type="text/javascript">
/* <![CDATA[ */
window.top.location = '/ie6.html';
/* ]]> */
</script>
<![endif]-->

Basically, the meta refresh says: “If this browser is Internet Explorer 6, then show the ie6.html page” If for some reason the browser has such redirects disabled, then JavaScript says: “No, Seriously - I said if this browser is Internet Explorer 6, then show the ie6.html page”.

This method is soon to be implemented in all Theme Joomla existing templates, plus any templates that are released from now on. This concept and article was originally take from sonspring.com

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