Comments on: Test Your Church Website In Different Web Browsers http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:53:42 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Mean Dean http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Mean Dean Thu, 05 Jul 2007 16:13:28 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/#comment-565 Thanks for the link Cory. I also agree with your analysis, especially where you assert: "<i>Ideally, you want your website guests to see the exact representation of what you want your site to look like no matter what browser they are using.</i>" Amen! Though if given my druthers - and had to choose between use case testing and/or browser testing ... I'd test use cases as getting things done or inspiring users to do certain things are probably more important than rendering. Then again, if one doesn't render correctly then perhaps the user won't execute correctly ... ... great, now I have a catch 22 on my hands. See what you did?! Thanks for the link Cory. I also agree with your analysis, especially where you assert: “Ideally, you want your website guests to see the exact representation of what you want your site to look like no matter what browser they are using.”

Amen!

Though if given my druthers – and had to choose between use case testing and/or browser testing … I’d test use cases as getting things done or inspiring users to do certain things are probably more important than rendering.

Then again, if one doesn’t render correctly then perhaps the user won’t execute correctly …

… great, now I have a catch 22 on my hands. See what you did?!

]]> By: Cory Miller http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-571 Cory Miller Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:33:23 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/#comment-571 Quick FYI, I just checked the stats on my church's website ... this is what I gauge a lot of it by because the people accessing our site are not your typical blog readers. Anyway, here's what I saw since Aug. 2006 to date ... * Internet Explorer - 80.86% (with IE6 being 77% of that) * Firefox - 14.42% * Safari - 3.65% * A bunch of others less than .65% Like KP said, it goes back to target audience (if it's a bunch of Mac users, sure, it's going to be Safari) ... but these are the general figures I'm seeing and thus designing for. Quick FYI, I just checked the stats on my church’s website … this is what I gauge a lot of it by because the people accessing our site are not your typical blog readers.

Anyway, here’s what I saw since Aug. 2006 to date …

* Internet Explorer – 80.86% (with IE6 being 77% of that)
* Firefox – 14.42%
* Safari – 3.65%
* A bunch of others less than .65%

Like KP said, it goes back to target audience (if it’s a bunch of Mac users, sure, it’s going to be Safari) … but these are the general figures I’m seeing and thus designing for.

]]> By: Cory Miller http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Cory Miller Wed, 04 Jul 2007 22:27:13 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/#comment-570 Anna, yes, absolutely ... I didn't say "only" browser ... I meant most popular. I'm saying "in my experience" these are the most popular browsers I'm seeing by far. Safari and Camino though barely pop up on my personal stats radar (less than 5%). And as far as I know, Safari is a great browser ... and not prone to all the issues of IE. Also, I'm by no means an AOL guru ... but I thought they used a version of IE?? Anna, yes, absolutely … I didn’t say “only” browser … I meant most popular.

I’m saying “in my experience” these are the most popular browsers I’m seeing by far.

Safari and Camino though barely pop up on my personal stats radar (less than 5%). And as far as I know, Safari is a great browser … and not prone to all the issues of IE.

Also, I’m by no means an AOL guru … but I thought they used a version of IE??

]]> By: anna http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-569 anna Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:37:06 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/#comment-569 IE6, IE7 and Firefox are not the only browsers out there. Maybe I mostly cater to niche interest (and those being usually Mac and virtualization related) I still see things like Safari and Camino high on the statistics.. IE6, IE7 and Firefox are not the only browsers out there. Maybe I mostly cater to niche interest (and those being usually Mac and virtualization related) I still see things like Safari and Camino high on the statistics..

]]> By: kp http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-568 kp Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:36:39 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/#comment-568 You bet, Cory. In your defense, you are correct in that you must know your target audience. If your audience (for those sites) are in that range then you must test for that range. We just can't forget the true metrix across the Internet. You bet, Cory. In your defense, you are correct in that you must know your target audience. If your audience (for those sites) are in that range then you must test for that range. We just can’t forget the true metrix across the Internet.

]]> By: Cory Miller http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Cory Miller Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:24:10 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/#comment-567 KP, hey, I didn't pick that out of thin air ... that's what my logs say. I know that's probably not a great gauge, but that's what I've found (both on my sites and my church website). Thanks for your input. KP, hey, I didn’t pick that out of thin air … that’s what my logs say.

I know that’s probably not a great gauge, but that’s what I’ve found (both on my sites and my church website). Thanks for your input.

]]> By: kp http://churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-566 kp Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:13:59 +0000 http://www.churchcommunicationspro.com/2007/07/04/test-your-church-website-in-different-web-browsers/#comment-566 Might want to check your logs a little closer. I know developers 'love' FF but it's not in the top 4 across the Internet. AOL's numbers are significantly above FF and in a lot of cases Netscape is still above FF. Be realistic with yourself when testing for the Internet. Don't think with your heart. :) God Bless. Might want to check your logs a little closer. I know developers ‘love’ FF but it’s not in the top 4 across the Internet. AOL’s numbers are significantly above FF and in a lot of cases Netscape is still above FF. Be realistic with yourself when testing for the Internet. Don’t think with your heart. :)
God Bless.

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