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kathyt45027460
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July 31, 2020
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Edit page not showing properly in Internet Explorer

  • July 31, 2020
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Hello,

 

I edited a webpage that displays correctly in Firefox, Chrome and Safari but appears jumbled in Internet Explorer. Any recommendations? I don't see an issue in the code. On my preview in Explorer, it looks fine too but not live on Explorer.

 

KT

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    Jon Fritz
    Community Expert
    Jon FritzCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 31, 2020

    You're likely seeing a cache issue in IE, clear the browser cache and try again..

     

    https://support.pearson.com/getsupport/s/article/Internet-Explorer-Delete-Cached-Files-and-Cookies

     

    B
    Community Expert
    Ben MCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 31, 2020

    Can you post a link to the page in question for us to examine?  As stated, IE is old and outdated and even newer machines have MS Edge installed.  So for the most part you can safely develop for Chrome, Firefox and Safari.  However,  with that said, if you are targeting large enterprises, they may still have IE as an option (or be forced to use it in rare cases) so you should have a fallback style to use where IE cannot be avoided.

      kathyt45027460
      kathyt45027460Author
      Participating Frequently
      July 31, 2020

      Here is the link. It looks fine in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.

       

      Only IE shows a jumble. I was hoping there was a quick fix.

       

      https://www.mctwf.org/infolinks.htm

      Nancy OShea
      Community Expert
      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 31, 2020

      I see some critical problems:

      #1 An undeclared document type which sends legacy IE browsers into Quirks Mode.

      #2 Extremely outdated code, not suitable for use on modern web devices.

      #3 An excessive number of code validation errors.

      https://validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mctwf.org%2Finfolinks_July2020.htm

      #4 See screenshot from Firefox.

       

      Time for a new, modern website.  This one is ready for retirement.

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      hans-g.
      hans-g.
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      July 31, 2020

      Hi KT,

       

      IE is now widely out of use, see for example https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/184317/umfrage/marktanteile-der-browser-bei-der-internetnutzung-in-den-usa-seit-2009/  so don't worry about this.

       

      Hans-Günter

       

       

       

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