Child theme styles not loading any more

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  • Thread Starter hamutalwz

    (@hamutalwz)

    I see it is the default – so it means that all users with IE9 would see my site wrong. what should I do?

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    what is it and why was it set like this??

    Quirks mode is what the browser uses if no doctype is specified. The developer tools in some browsers can switch to quirks mode in case anyone is developing for it.

    I see it is the default – so it means that all users with IE9 would see my site wrong. what should I do?

    I don’t think that is true. I think IE9 defaults to IE9.

    Thread Starter hamutalwz

    (@hamutalwz)

    it was the default in more than one computer I tested it on.
    can I specify a doctype anywhere to avoid it?
    also, when it’s set to IE9 it still has some minor design issues compared to what I expect it to look. for instance, the menu above the slider has a dark background that should not be there.
    I selected IE8 to see it as I want it to be.
    any advice?

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    Looks like you already have a doctype, however you have this stuff above it:

    <!-- left and right banner areas via AdRotate *** hamutal 06/13-->
<div class="ltower">
</div>

<div class="rtower">
</div>
<!-- left and right banner areas via AdRotate *** hamutal 06/13-->

    That means your doctype is not being used.

    You need to get rid of everything above this:

    <!DOCTYPE html>

    Thread Starter hamutalwz

    (@hamutalwz)

    not sure how to test that. I have moved this code down – inside the main div. can you tell me if that’s ok now? these are the divs for the additional banner spaces I need.
    Thanks!

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    Seems to be fine now. Try clearing your cache in Internet Explorer and refresh the page to explore this for yourself.

    Thread Starter hamutalwz

    (@hamutalwz)

    it seems fine in IE9 but still not ok in quirks mode. should that be ok too?

    Thread Starter hamutalwz

    (@hamutalwz)

    and still, in IE9, the middle menu has a dark background that should not be there.

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    I should let you know that quirks mode is considered to render webpages worse than IE version 5.5. Unless you are very skilled it is very difficult to make your webpage look correctly in quirks mode.

    Why are you developing for quirks mode?

    Thread Starter hamutalwz

    (@hamutalwz)

    I am not. I bought this theme and just developed a child theme so that I’ll be able to modify it a little.

    Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    In future let us know you’re using a commercial theme from the start.

    Thread Starter hamutalwz

    (@hamutalwz)

    I’m sorry. didn’t know I should have. don’t have much experience in it.
    I am so grateful for your help! I was struggling with it for a few days already.
    Many, many thanks!

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