Morten Rand-Hendriksen

<p>Do your part to help phase out Internet Explorer 6 forever by adding a warning to your blog or site that tells visitors using Internet Explorer 6 or older that they need to upgrade to the current version right now.</p>
<p>The plugin inserts a 800px wide blue box with the following warning text:</p>
<p>“Your browser is outdated. Stop living in the past and upgrade!<br />
You are using the long outdated Internet Explorer 6 browser. This site may not display or work correctly and you are<br />
putting your data and privacy at risk. To get the most out of the web, upgrade to the newest version of Internet Explorer<br />
right now. If you are at work and you see this message, talk to your IT department and ask them to upgrade the browser to<br />
secure your company data.”</p>
<p>The text contains two links, one directly to the Internet Explorer download page hosted by Microsoft.com and the other to<br />
the StopLivingInThePast.com website where visitors can get further information about the campaign and download this plugin.</p>
<p>The warning box is triggered by basic JavaScript and contains strict validated CSS and HTML. It is completely self-contained<br />
and will only show up if the visitor uses IE6. The plugin is designed in such a way that other than inserting the box<br />
at the top of the page it will not interfere with the content of your site.</p>


Stop Living in the Past

Do your part to help phase out Internet Explorer 6 forever by adding a warning to your blog or site that tells visitors using Internet Explorer 6 or o …

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<p>IE6 Upgrade Option utilizes the 25K script created by Free the Foxes: http://www.freethefoxes.com/ as a WordPress plugin. This plugin previously utilized a smaller 7K script however its limits had been met in terms of language support, ease-of-use, and options for using the warning messages on browsers other than IE6 (refer to the ie6-upgrade-option.php file for instructions on multiple browser usage).</p>
<p>The warning message is displayed using a Lightbox effect that hovers over the page content. The idea is to display a warning message, simply and politely, informing the user that their browser is out of date while providing links to download newer, more optimal browser choices. Optional browser links included are: IE9, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and Chrome. While this plugin was originally intended for use with IE6 it has now been expanded, due to popular demand, to include a warning message capable of being displayed in any browser. Don’t like Firefox? Simply adjust the FTF rating and ask your users to use IE8. This is not limited to a a single browser either, feel free to use the multi-browser version to display the warning in IE6, IE7 and Chrome simultaneously as a example.</p>
<p>The web page will remain visible through the transparent Lightbox and the user is given the option of closing the window, agreeing that their experience may be severely degraded or downloading a new browser. The javascript then installs a cookie preventing the window from appearing again. The script is loaded in the site footer in two ways: selectively (as in the case of the basic setup) or permanent (if desiring to use this for browsers other than IE6).</p>
<p>To change the text to reflect the language of your choice simply open the “lang” folder and create your own .json file to replace the default message, then be sure to add your new language code to the ie6-upgrade-option.php file. Current translations include: English, French, German, Spanish, Hungarian, Swedish, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch and Norwegian Bokmâl.</p>
<h4>Plugin URL</h4>
<p><a href="https://doc4design.com/ie6-upgrade-option/" rel="nofollow ugc">IE6 Upgrade Option</a></p>
<h4>Screenshots</h4>
<p><a href="https://doc4design.com/ie6-upgrade-option/" rel="nofollow ugc">View Screenshots</a></p>
<h3>Credits & Thanks</h3>
<h4>Recent Donations</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bill Hollings</li>
</ul>
<h4>Thanks</h4>
<ul>
<li>J.D. Grimes</li>
<li>TOnin</li>
<li>Mark Verbeeck</li>
<li>Kjetil Flekkøy</li>
<li>Raoni</li>
<li>Melvis Leon</li>
<li>Jimmy</li>
</ul>
<h4>Translations</h4>
<ul>
<li>French: TOnin</li>
<li>Dutch: Marc Verbeeck – http://www.rodenbachschool.be/</li>
<li>Norwegian Bokmâl: Kjetil Flekkøy – http://www.kjetil@dolcevita.no</li>
<li>Brazilian Portuguese: Raoni – http://www.agenciaad.com.br</li>
<li>Spanish: Melvis Leon</li>
<li>Swedish: Jimmy – http://www.angrycreative.se/</li>
</ul>


IE6 Upgrade Option

Display a warning message to users of IE6.

Stop Living in the Past vs IE6 Upgrade Option