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iskwew
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I’m going to try dragging this up again. This is a problematic issue.
Thread Starter
iskwew
(@iskwew)
This problem is not going away. Does anyone have any idea what to do?
I havent used the admin area in IE6, but I can tell you, that area has nothing whatsoever to do with your readers.
your blog theme is distinct from the admin theme… you may simply need to control the environment in which you create posts, either by upgrading IE, or by using Windows Live Writer to publish your posts, if indeed your admin area is hosed under IE6.
As I say, I’ve not tested it under IE6, but I would be kind of surprised if it didn’t work passably… but either way, it has bugger all to do with your blog’s visitors.
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iskwew
(@iskwew)
The problem is that i cannot post properly. I am asuming that other people are also using it to post. I didn’t say anything about it causing problems for my readers – I just mentioned that to highlight that more people than me are still using IE 6.0.
I won’t be able to make my employer upgrade from IE 6.0 just because I can’t post properly in wordpress.
you could always consider doing what they actually pay you to do, during work hours 😉
I don’t have a solution for you… if the wp admin panel really doesn’t work on IE6, that’s pretty sad, not very bright, etc… but I honestly feel like there’s a big psychological difference between blog readers and those who choose to write blogs.
I feel that difference would result in a much lower percentage of blog authors on IE6 than is reflected by your readership…
but, we can chat statistics all night, it’s still not going to fix your admin panel, I suppose.
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iskwew
(@iskwew)
Yes, I could consider not blogging during work hours. However it would be better if I did that for other reasons than WordPress 2.5 not working in IE 6.0, I think :o)
I am of course not using it at home, but at work I have no choice. And I suspect it is in office locations they are still using IE 6.0.
That leads me back to my initial post – maybe it IS a conspiracy between WordPress and employers around the world :o)
I can’t argue with your point…
I think the wordpress guys have made it abundantly clear that they’re happy to wage an anti-microsoft browser jihad… “browse happy” links at the bottom of the admin panel, etc….
it’s pretty unprofessional if you ask me (nobody is, but they should be).
they can use whatever they want – they can make whatever enhancements they want for a specific browser, but the open flag burnings are getting a bit much…
I really thought the great browser wars of the mid-90s were over… unfortunately there are still some zealots looking for reds under their beds, and throwing rocks at sushi bars.
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iskwew
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I would think it would be a good thing if people can use wordpress in most browsers, but it seems I’m wrong. And I wish I would have known before ugrading, but they managed to spook me with potential vulnerabilities.
At least my employer should be pleased. IE 6.0 is a problem in many ways, not just wordpress. That keeps us from doing stuff we would otherwise do during workhours.
