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How Does Youy Web Site Load in Different Browsers?

Most people are comfortable with one web browser and they don’t use anything else. Currently the majority of the Webwright staff is using Mozilla Firefox. Even though Firefox is our favorite, it is very important for us to test our sites with all the major browsers.

Why is testing in different browsers important?
Companies that build browsers have their different ideas on how the browser should work, therefore each type of browser loads web sites differently. Sometimes these differences cause the page to load incorrectly and break or look bad.

Below you’ll see the percentage of users for each of the major browsers by month for 2011. This data was found at w3schools.com. For updates visit http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp

Browser Statistics Month by Month

2011	Internet Explorer	Firefox	Chrome	Safari	Opera
April	24.3 %	42.9 %	25.6 %	4.1 %	2.6 %
March	25.8 %	42.2 %	25.0 %	4.0 %	2.5 %
February	26.5 %	42.4 %	24.1 %	4.1 %	2.5 %
January	26.6 %	42.8 %	23.8 %	4.0 %	2.5 %

As of April, 2011, if The Webwright tested with only Firefox, we could be giving 56.6% of the folks that use another browser a bad web experience. Our goal is to make all of our customers' sites load correctly in all major browsers.

Here is a cool tool to test your site. Visit Browser Shots and enter your web site's URL (address). Next select None at bottom of the page, and only check those browsers you want to see. Then click Submit. This tool will provide screen shots of your site in different browsers from around the world and show you what it looks like in each of them.

As browsers evolve, it is important to keep your site up to date with the current technology. How does your site load in the major browsers?

Watch for future "Tips and Tricks" from The Webwright. If you need help implementing Items mentioned above, give The Webwright a call.