Miscellaneous Hacks - Block ALL IE versions

This is a simple plugin that blocks all IE versions from viewing your website. I know some people will be crying foul, given that Internet Explorer 8 has taken steps toward web standards; however, it is far behind in both function and stability. In the same time that Opera, Gecko, and Webkit have been moving toward CSS3 functioning and XHTML 2.0 functioning, IE8 has been achieving well established CSS 2.1 functionality.

This plugin is for the most radical IE haters, it will do a simple match with the user agent string and block any trident engine based browser (msie). It will show a page recommending a different browsers (Firefox, Opera, Safari, and Chrome), picture below.

The difference between this mod:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=208958

And mine is that there is NO html of your page served to the IE user. PHP deals out the notice before anything else is loaded.

Installation instructions are simple, upload the product xml file and enjoy!

[Oblivion Knight]

You'd have to be mad to stop IE users accessing your forums..

[Cole2026]

Originally Posted by Oblivion Knight

You'd have to be mad to stop IE users accessing your forums..

Whoa! Oblivion Knight, I haven't seen you online for like, years now it seems. I was a big fan of Gamers Euphoria.

But yes, this modification is not for the faint of heart. I figured since there wasn't anything like this that I might as well release it for the sake of releasing it.

[unp]

Originally Posted by Oblivion Knight

You'd have to be mad to stop IE users accessing your forums..

+ 1

[Calash]

Mad or not, if people want to block IE from their sites it is a choice they can make. More choice is better than less.

Nice mod. Ill never use it but it is still a good thing to have available.

[djbaxter]

I can't imagine a more moronic add-on. The majority of people on the net are still using some version of IE, like it or not.

[Infopro]

Originally Posted by djbaxter

I can't imagine a more moronic add-on. The majority of people on the net are still using some version of IE, like it or not.

Bots as well.

[Cole2026]

Originally Posted by Infopro

Bots as well.

There is no bot I know that uses the trident engine. Bots scout information, not layout information. I would assume that most bots use a rendering program very similar to Lynx.

Most people will not use this, but a couple might find it interesting. I don't plan on getting more than say, ten installs total (if that), I just figured it would be good to release something like this for those who have no ability to work with php and may want it.

[Rhyaehar]

I would like the mod, if it allowed individual versions to be blocked. Say anything under IE7. I don't mind supporting IE7 (do it daily in my job), but IE6 and earlier are horrors which should be banned from the web.

[Loki12]

Install this if you hate your own site and want to diminish traffic!