Save WordPress creators with Chrome link popup for IE.
As of April 2026, WP IE Buster is a WordPress ie plugin with 800 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 10K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.2.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Modernizr for WordPress.
“WP IE Buster” is a popup display plug-in that urges Chrome to Internet Explorer (IE) users. I made it to save WordPress developers.
In many cases, IE users are not aware of browser type. Even if I strongly deny IE, a more natural approach is needed because a regrettable response comes back “What is that?”
So I developed “WP IE Buster”. Just by activating the plugin, users using IE 8 – 11 will see a popup prompting for Chrome download.
UI is Microsoft ‘s Fabric style. There is no close button. It is because you will not be able to continue browsing with browsers that are not recommended environment.
We will deliver the right proposal to the IE user as politely as possible.
Although it may not be as strong as the naming destructive power, I&#…
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.0.11 |
| PHP | 5.2.4+ required |
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