Browser Update Warning
Version
1.6 (last update on May 23, 2013)
Rating
Compatibility
Reviews
8
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
Date Added
2 April 2012
Using this plugin, you can choose minimum version numbers for the major browsers. These are the browsers supported by this plugin:
Internet Explorer
Safari
Firefox
Chrome
Opera
Users who don't meet the minimum requirements are shown a modal window suggesting that they update their current browser, or install a new browser - complete with download links! NOTE: You must enable each browser you wish to provide links to - by checkboxes located in the plugin configuration. By default - only the current browser is offered as a download option.
Administrators can enforce these minimum requirements by disabling the "Continue" option, which forces the users to meet the requirements by keeping the site just out of reach behind the modal window.
Aside from version and continue options, administrators can choose to use the default styling or provide their own styling via their template CSS, choose to disable the background overlay, and set the opacity of the background overlay.
For those with multilingual sites, all of the text is set by Joomla language files so you won't be leaving anyone behind.
This plugin is 100% MooTools, so it doesn't require any additional javascript libraries. It makes use of the BrowserUpdateWarning MooTools plugin by Andy Fleming with some of my own modifications to allow for multilingual sites.
The Demo site URL has very high (non-existent) version numbers set, so it will display for all users using the targeted browsers.
Version 1.4 - Joomla 3.0 compatibility update
Version 1.5 - jQuery compatibility update
Version 1.6 - Added mobile exclusion options
4/26/2012 - Joomla 1.6/1.7 availability and support withdrawn.
All of my extensions are free and none of my extensions display advertisements or links to my sites or services. If you feel that I have blessed you, then you can bless me by making a contribution to fund future development. Visit the "Website" link to make a contribution.
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With how fast web standards are changing it's becoming more difficult to keep up with what is current yet still make everything backwards compatible. . . this is a simple and effective plugin to help our guests stay current with their browser.
Great Plugin Works Perfect For Joomla 2.5, i just wish it had to ability to suggest browsers for certain browsers.
For example, tell everyone to update outdated versions for chrome, firefox and safari but tell internet explorer users to use firefox that the site doesnt display correctly with internet explorer.
For example, tell everyone to update outdated versions for chrome, firefox and safari but tell internet explorer users to use firefox that the site doesnt display correctly with internet explorer.
Does what it says. Nice work.
On my old J1.5 Site I used some other extension which used a warning message for outdated IE Versions. This extension gives me the possibility to choose minimum requirements for the main browsers.
That's what I was looking for a long time, as my site is just a private personal project it's easier to display a warning to the user instead of making the layout compatible to stoneage browsers.
Really fine work.
On my old J1.5 Site I used some other extension which used a warning message for outdated IE Versions. This extension gives me the possibility to choose minimum requirements for the main browsers.
That's what I was looking for a long time, as my site is just a private personal project it's easier to display a warning to the user instead of making the layout compatible to stoneage browsers.
Really fine work.
This is the only available plugin I think for the latest version of joomla to show browser update warning.
There is just a small issue that the css not better work with older browser like ie6 to show warning, as we know this plugin work is to warn people that they are using old browser so the warning must look better and at place in older browsers.
And I haven't found the file to do modification in css or main file of the plugin? where it get installed I am not able to see it in plugin system folder?
Overall its working fine and able to show all the download options and continue if people want.
Thanks
Hozefa
There is just a small issue that the css not better work with older browser like ie6 to show warning, as we know this plugin work is to warn people that they are using old browser so the warning must look better and at place in older browsers.
And I haven't found the file to do modification in css or main file of the plugin? where it get installed I am not able to see it in plugin system folder?
Overall its working fine and able to show all the download options and continue if people want.
Thanks
Hozefa
Owner's reply
The plugin css file can be found in /media/plg_system_browserupdatewarning/css/BrowserUpdateWarning.css
I wouldn't suggest editing that file though, as your changes would be lost if you installed a new version. I would suggest, however, that you copy the contents of that file into your template css file and make changes there. Then you can just turn the plugin css off in configuration.
I will do more testing for older browsers.
