Title: IE – ONLY problem, with layout
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# IE – ONLY problem, with layout

 *  [mobidem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mobidem/)
 * (@mobidem)
 * [22 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-only-problem-with-layout/)
 * Ok, this is weird and I cannot figure it out for some reason.
    [http://www.level13designs.us](http://www.level13designs.us)–
   actual site [http://www.level13designs.us/wp-layout2.css](http://www.level13designs.us/wp-layout2.css)–
   css file (for now) In IE 5.5 and above, the story content box starts, but renders
   the first line of text, below the padded area of my left side menu. I have everything
   positioned relatively, and it works fine in Mozilla 0.71 and Opera 7.2 but not
   IE 6…. It is really strange. I would like to take the float out for the menu,
   but something is causing it to get it’s positioning call below the content. I
   have tried putting it first in the hierarchy in the index page also. Anyway, 
   if any of you can figure it out, that would be awesome. I am converting all my
   friends over to wordpress (am doing it for them, as I am the admin and hoster)
   and would really like my site to shine. I gotta figure this out also, before 
   I build alternate themes. I have 4 built already, and was going to implement 
   them on my B2 site, but gotta rework them now. Thanks

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 *  Moderator [Matt Mullenweg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matt/)
 * (@matt)
 * [22 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-only-problem-with-layout/#post-24905)
 * You might want to check out [http://css.maxdesign.com.au/floatutorial/](http://css.maxdesign.com.au/floatutorial/).
 *  [Sushubh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sushubh/)
 * (@sushubh)
 * [22 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-only-problem-with-layout/#post-24912)
 * just 1 thing come to mind. IE’s CSS support is the worst amongst the current 
   browsers. But I think you already know this…
 *  Thread Starter [mobidem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mobidem/)
 * (@mobidem)
 * [22 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-only-problem-with-layout/#post-24951)
 * I understand that IE blows in it’s ideas of the css standards even though MS 
   sits on the W3C board.
    Anyway, I am just going to not worry about it fiddle 
   with the site to get it. I jsut wanted a fluid site deshn for diffrent screen
   res. Will keep everyone posted….. Ohh yeah and actually thanks for the links,
   they helped. I knew the info on the float tutorial, but got some new ideas/insight
   on some list stuff. I am rereading zeldmans books, and mike meyers stuff. I also
   pured over the alistaprt.org website the other day.
 *  [arthuc01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arthuc01/)
 * (@arthuc01)
 * [22 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-only-problem-with-layout/#post-25025)
 * Hi
    If you change contents position to absolute rather than relative the content
   box will move up in both ie and mozilla (you’ll have to play about with the left
   and right padding to include the menu. However this will also move the footer,
   which is just a paragraph, up to just under the header Not the solution but it
   might point you in the direction. McC
 *  Thread Starter [mobidem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mobidem/)
 * (@mobidem)
 * [22 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-only-problem-with-layout/#post-25075)
 * i could call them absolute, but then you loose the fluidity of the site also.
   That really kills my other theme layouts.
    I am working off the idea from [http://www.bluerobot.com](http://www.bluerobot.com)
   for layout. I did not use his code, but I did borrow the idea. I am also working
   on a layout to push all items to certain areas on the screen. This is a really
   weird one, and I have talked to Zeldman, and he looked at it and is pondering
   this one also. he says that it may have something to do with the menu form and
   stuff. He suggested wrapping the entire menu, in a sub class called menuwrap 
   or something. I am probably going to try this. Sucks, that is works in EVERY 
   browser but IE 6. M$ maybe you shoudl pull your heads out and figure that one
   out huh!!! (sorry had to rant)

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 * Last activity: [22 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ie-only-problem-with-layout/#post-25075)
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