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Asked: 2026-05-29T11:35:47+00:00

I don’t have IE9 to mess around with this, so it’s a general question.

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I don’t have IE9 to mess around with this, so it’s a general question.

I built a site for a client WordPress (latest version)
Performs fine on all browsers ‘including’ IE9

The clients ‘tech’ expert has switched their browsers on the network to Compatibility view ON by Default.

On Their PC’s there is one gallery (timthumb.php) where the images don’t load (sticks on loading graphic). All other galleries are fine even though they are the same code

I had a friend test on IE9 Comp ON and all was fine.

Question – should Compatibility view be on by Default – does it install OFF or ON?
Client thinks now that people generally will have problems viewing the site.

I was under the impression that it should be OFF unless a site doesn’t display properly.

Any advice would be great.

Thank you.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Compatibility view is OFF by default, but there are enough older versions < 8 of IE around that you should consider creating your sites so that they at least offer an alternative for those.

    However, if it’s just the client who has to be satisfied, you can try to force IE into standard mode by adding the following to the html head:

    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />

    Note that Microsoft doesn’t encourage to use this mode in production. You can read about that here.

    If you are really developing websites, you need IE9 (for testing) along with all other important browsers. Consider using IE Tester which lets you render your pages in all IE versions since 5.5.

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