Web Design – How Well Do Browsers Render Your Site?
There are so many web browser in use now. Not only that, there are so many different versions available. Firefox 3.0 is now being used but there are those still using the original. The forgotten former giant of browsers, Netscape, still has a wide variation in versions being used whilst, Microsoft, well they are Microsoft and every version reacts to differently to some component of a web site. How well do each of these browsers render your web design?
It is almost impossible to create a web design that will render perfectly in every browser. It is possible though. What is more important, do you know which browsers are being used on a regular basis to visit your site?
You can quickly find out by visiting either Google Analytics, if you have it installed, or through one of your analytics programs such as AWStats. By checking this data you can determine which browsers are being used most commonly. The next step is to check your web design in each of these browsers.
Sounds like hard work? You don’t have versions of these browsers? Don’t worry, there are several browser checking tools available that will do the job for you.
BrowserShots is one service that enables you check your web design is a wide variety of browsers. It also allows you to select which versions of each browser you want check. You can the see how your web design renders on that particular browser.
Your web design is not complete until you know how well appear to each user. It is difficult to test them all yourself so take advantage of the browser tools on line.
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