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Asked: 2026-05-19T23:43:26+00:00

I’m using the dropdown menu from http://www.wappler.eu/swdropdownmenu/ and it works fine in all browsers

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I’m using the dropdown menu from http://www.wappler.eu/swdropdownmenu/ and it works fine in all browsers except IE.. the demo on the website works in IE, and the only thing i’ve changed is the styling.. mine is at http://www.futureworkinstitute.com/2010/ – at first i thought it might have been a conflict between scriptaculous/prototype/jquery, but even after removing other JS, it still doesnt work.

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  1. Editorial Team

    The problem is that you have not included a doctype on your website.

    With few exceptions, the first line of every new page you create should be this, the HTML5 doctype:

    <!DOCTYPE html>

    Because you haven’t included a doctype, your page is rendering in Quirks mode in IE8:

    Quirks mode is a rendering mode used
    by some web browsers for the sake of
    maintaining backward compatibility
    with web pages designed for older
    browsers or coded without standards
    conformance.

    If you add in that magical doctype line, your drop down works in IE8 and IE7.

    I did not notice any significant unpleasant side effects by adding in the doctype, but after adding it, you should test your entire site in every browser you care about to make sure your site still works properly.

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