Promote Firefox With the Get Firefox Banner Plugin

Optimizing your WordPress website for all browsers can often be annoying. Not only do you need to make sure your browser works with Firefox and Internet Explorer, but you also need to make sure it works with older versions of those same browsers whenever possible.

One method some WordPress bloggers use is to actually refer their Internet Explorer users to Firefox through the use of the Get Firefox Banner WordPress plugin. This plugin will detect people using a version of the Internet Explorer browser and automatically display a banner promoting the free Firefox web browser along the top of the page. When users click on it, they will be taken to a web page where they can download Firefox.

Here is how it looks:

when you upload and activate the plugin, you will be given a few options in the Options panel. You can choose various text and background colors, and the banner will allow your your readers to close it easily to avoid offending any readers.

While this plugin is not a substitute for optimizing your web page for Internet Explorer, I don’t see how it could hurt to promote a better web browser to your readers.