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Browser Testing

When developing web pages it is customary to test the layout and features in several browsers. At Sac State, we've collected data on visitors to csus.edu to form the recommendations below. The data come from all visitors to www.csus.edu via Google Analytics.

The list of browsers that Sac State websites should support is:

  • Internet Explorer 7
  • Internet Explorer 8
  • Internet Explorer 9
  • Firefox 
  • Chrome
  • Safari (windows or mac)

     
Browser Usage for csus.edu
  IE7      IE8  IE9

Firefox 3,6,7,8

Firefox 9,10

 Firefox 11 Safari Chrome

Others

Q1

2012

4.31 %

(149,892)

20.26 %

(715,007)

8.89 %

(313,935)

12.87 %

(454,479)

9.6 %

(340,681)

1.1 %

(39,849)

23.96 %

(845,455)

16.16 %

(570,391)

2.85 %

(107,821)
Browser Usage for csus.edu
  IE7      IE8  IE9

Firefox 3

Firefox 6

 Firefox 7,8 Safari Chrome

Others

Q4

2011

4.54 %

(171,328)

22.46 %

(848,093)

7.01 %

(264,785)

7.35 %

(277,811)

2.38 %

(90,436)

10.50 %

(395,027)

23.74 %

(896,389)

14.78 %

(558,226)

2.22 %

(83,619)
IE7  IE8 IE9 Firefox 3 Firefox 5 Firefox 6 Safari Chrome Others
Q3 2011

6.54 %

(191,359)

26.13 %

(803,362)

6.46 %

(188,764)

5.06 %

(155,672)

12.45 %

(380,708)

6.24 %

(191,829)

22.26 %

(684,118)

12.57 %

(386,234)

2.29 %

(67,173)
Browser Usage for csus.edu
  IE7, IE9, (others)      IE 8 Firefox (ALL)
 All Safari Chrome

Others
Q2 2011

10.45 %

(350,856)

30.90 %

(1,037,560)

24.99 %

(839,119)

22.42 %

(752,742)

10.36 %

(347,903)

0.88 %

(29,124)
Q1 2011

9.49 %

(335,669)

33.18 %

(1,174,243)

25.82 %

(913,658)

22.03 %

(779,799)

9.05 %

(320,302)

0.43 %

(15,217)
Q4 2010

10.9 %

(403,468)

33.3 %

(1,232,968)

26.5 %

(98,2813)

21.0 %

(781,036)

8.0 %

(292,761)

0.32 %

(11,866)
Q3 2010

14.77 %

(424,740)

32.10 %

(929,523)

26.70 %

(767,612)

19.01 %

(546,893)

7.0 %

(189,558)

0.46 %

(13,227)
Q2 2010

23.04 %

(680,328)

26.72 %

(789,165)

28.35 %

(834,366)

16.08 %

(474,710)

5.33 %

(157,316)

0.48 %

(14,174)
Q1 2010

29.10 %

(958,053)

21.62 %

(711,845)

28.35 %

(933,388)

16.3 %

(533,226)

4.15 %

(136,481)

0.48 %

(15,802)
Q4 2009

35.07 %

(1,242,263)

18.24 %

(646,325)

28.87 %

(1,022,541)

14.70 %

(516,437)

2.67 %

(94,735)

0.45 %

(15,937)
Q3 2009

41.60 %

(1,165,733)

15.77 %

(443,576)

27.75 %

(780,021)

12.50 %

(351,301)

1.96 %

(55,128)

0.42 %

(12,369)

In analyzing traffic, it is clear that Sac State visitors are different than the world at large. Notably, we should support Safari, which might be typically left off of "global" support lists.

* IE 6 and Firefox 2  were removed from the supported browsers list at the end of 2009.

To perform browser testing, open your site in each of the 4 browsers listed above. Ensure that the page displays as expected, including mousing over links or menus. If you use the official Sac State template, this will not be necessary, as the template has already been tested.

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