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Fusion2 12-25-2009 07:27 PM
What is the ideal minimum browser resolution? (for custom vbulletin widths)
 
I have my website set to 1,000 width, which requires 800x600 users to scroll, but is viewable by everyone else.

But, this resolution makes my front page very crowded. I need to widen it by another 100-200px. But, i am afraid it might require a lot of people to scroll then.

What is the minimum width that will meet most users screen resolution? I imagine in the age of wide screen LCD's, that users are now viewing at higher resolutions?

Seven Skins 12-25-2009 08:03 PM
1024 x 768

http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_display.asp

According to the above site only 4% user use 800 x 600 resolution.

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Alfa1 12-25-2009 08:28 PM
Mind that these figures relate to the specific website of w3schools. This website caters a specific audience. It is no wonder that they do not see mobile browsing in their stats, while mobile PSP/Xbox/Iphone browsing is rising fast on vbulletin websites.

radmoose 12-25-2009 08:33 PM
If your site is already active, I suggest looking at your Google Analytics reports.

You DO have Google Analytics setup right? =)

In GA, under Visitors > Browser Capabilities > Screen Resolutions you should see the top 10 resolutions used on your site.

I usually look at the top 3 or so based upon visits to the site, and forget about iPhone and small device resolutions as if there is a high number you are better off targeting them separately.

Here is the list for my top 10 based upon visits for one site for the past few weeks.

Code:
1.        1280x800        12,082        20.37%       
2.        1024x768        10,853        18.29%       
3.        1440x900        7,542        12.71%       
4.        1280x1024        7,489        12.62%       
5.        1680x1050        5,250        8.85%       
6.        1366x768        3,599        6.07%       
7.        320x396                1,540        2.60%       
8.        1920x1200        1,424        2.40%       
9.        1152x864        1,422        2.40%       
10.        1920x1080        1,297        2.19%
As you can see, for my particular site, 800x600 isn't even in the top 10. (It shows up at #1 with 1.21%) The 320x396 is a mobile device so I don't need to worry about that. So making my site with a minimum of 1024x768 resolution in mind will take care of 80%+ of my particular visitors. (I also was running Tapatalk for my iPhone/Android visitors, however, when I did poll my visitors they said they were also ok with zooming in/out. Waiting for the 4.x version to be available.)

And based upon other sites stats, I am pretty comfortable with the 1024x768 baseline. Of course, your site might vary and that is why I suggest looking at your Google Analytics reports. It is possible that your particular demographic does use widescreens more but in general 1024x768 is the norm.

Fusion2 01-08-2010 02:20 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by radmoose (Post 1938196)
If your site is already active, I suggest looking at your Google Analytics reports.

You DO have Google Analytics setup right? =)

No, i am using an analytic program provided by my host, which doesnt show screen resolution. But, i will look to add google analytics!


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