Web Design and Browser Compatibility

Remember to take browser compatibility into consideration when it comes to web design.  Since different browsers have different standards when it comes to displaying web pages,  it’s a good idea to check how your website looks across these different browsers.  There are sites that look perfectly fine on one browser and a total wreck on another.   The more popular ones are Internet Explorer (vers 6 & 7), Firefox, Safari (also used in iPhones), Opera and Chrome.

Although Internet Explorer is still the most widely used browser with over 60% of users, Firefox users have tremendously grown from 9 to 15% over the last year.    With more users adopting the iPhone, you’ll also want to minimize the use of Flash since it’s not being supported by the Safari mobile browser.  What happens is that visitors see a blank image in place, and we dont want to leave a bad user experience do we?