IE6 Upgrade Option
IE6 Upgrade Option utilizes the 25K script created by Free the Foxes: http://www.freethefoxes.com/ as a WordPress plugin. This plugin previously utili …
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·10 active installs·Updated 4 months agoAs of April 2026, IE6 Upgrade Option is a WordPress ie6 plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 20K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP 5.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Top alternative: Stop Oldies.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
20K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
IE6 Upgrade Option utilizes the 25K script created by Free the Foxes: http://www.freethefoxes.com/ as a WordPress plugin. This plugin previously utilized a smaller 7K script however its limits had been met in terms of language support, ease-of-use, and options for using the warning messages on browsers other than IE6 (refer to the ie6-upgrade-option.php file for instructions on multiple browser usage).
The warning message is displayed using a Lightbox effect that hovers over the page content. The idea is to display a warning message, simply and politely, informing the user that their browser is out of date while providing links to download newer, more optimal browser choices. Optional browser links included are: IE9, Firefox, Opera, Safari, and Chrome. While this plugin was originally int…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.7+ requiredTested up to 6.7.5 |
| PHP | 5.4+ required |
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Changelog
3.9
- Updated code to ensure functionality with WordPress 6.7.1
- Updated code to ensure functionality with WordPress 6.4.3+
- Updated Required Headers for readme.txt
- Updated Required Headers for ie6-upgrade-option.php
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