Cross Browser Web Compatibility
A website looks perfect on Internet Explorer but when browsing in other browsers like Firefox, it could be an utter mess.
Often, web-designers do not check their designs across multiple browsers and thus they don’t realize if it works well on other browsers. This leads to loss of precious web-traffic. We at Pappas Development Group make sure our web-designs pass cross browser compatibility check and ensure that the our web-designs function correctly across major browsers like IE 6,7 and 8, Firefox 3, Safari 4, Chrome, Opera and the iPhone.
Web Browsers
Not everyone uses the same browser. Similar to how everyone is running on a different operating system, you can’t expect all people to be using the same web browsing tool. So what are the options? The data about current browser share varies depending on the source and the region, but in general, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera make up most of the market share, with Internet Explorer no longer dominating the market. Internet Explorer 8 has 16.0% market share, Internet Explorer 6 has 7.1% and Internet Explorer 7 having 9.1%. Mozilla FireFox has made a push to be a top competitor with IE. When there are so many different options out there, each running their own rendering engine.
How Does Your Site Perform?
So, how does your current site perform in the multitude of browsers that are out there? Why not check for yourself? If you don’t want to install all the major browsers out there on your own personal machine, here are some resources to help you out.
Windows Users
BrowserShots
Makes screenshots of your web design in a lot of different browsers. After you submit your URL, it gives you a url where your screenshots will be loaded up.
Mac Users:
Browsrcamp
Allows you to test the compatibility of your design with Mac OS X browsers.
The Verdict
How does your website work in multiple web browsers? If your site looks different in browsers then there could be many different reasons. It could be because of bad coding, poor web layout, or just because the designer never checked the design in multiple browsers.
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