Best internet explorer plugins for WordPress
The most popular internet explorer plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Modernizr for WordPress leads with 800+ active installs, ahead of PHP Browser Detection (500+) and Stop Oldies (100+). All 25 plugins tagged “internet explorer” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 internet explorer plugins
- 1.
Modernizr for WordPressThe most installed internet explorer plugin, with 800+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 5 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
- 2.
PHP Browser Detection500+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 16 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 3.
Stop Oldies100+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 4.
OS Integration70+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 5 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 5.
JT Internet explorer URL70+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 6.
Browser Blocker50+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 7 reviews, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2.
- 7.
Stop IE630+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 16 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.0.5.
- 8.
Custom Windows Pinned Tiles30+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 9.
Browser Update Ribbon30+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.
- 10.
Google Chrome Frame for WordPress30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
All 25 plugins tagged “internet explorer”
Modernizr for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:29#7,469by Ramoonus7 years ago
This plugin adds the Modernizr to your WordPress installation.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 3.4(5)
- Downloads
- 8/day
PHP Browser Detection
Up in the last 7 days:40#8,689by Mindshare Labs, Inc.11 years ago
PHP Browser Detection is a WordPress plugin used to detect a user's browser. Please report any bugs on the support forums.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.1(16)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Stop Oldies
Down in the last 7 days:62#15,021by Pierre-André Boissinot12 years ago
This plugin detects if a visitor is using some old version of Internet Explorer and suggests to upgrade to a recent browser.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
OS Integration
#18,319by Greg Ross2 years ago
User's have all kinds of devices these days and your site needs to look the best it can when being displayed, pinned or added to your users syste …
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 4.8(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
JT Internet explorer URL
Up in the last 7 days:165#18,641by studio-jt10 years ago
Display User Friendly URL on Internet Explorer (for non English Alphabet).
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Browser Blocker
Down in the last 7 days:115#20,554by bdoga14 years ago
Browser Blocker allows you to pick and choose which browsers(versions) can access your web page and which ones are given a blocked splash screen.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 4.4(7)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Stop IE6
#24,100by alencvitkovic16 years ago
This plugin identifies if a visitor is using Internet Explorer 6 (or older) and suggests to upgrade to a recent version or to install another web brow …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Custom Windows Pinned Tiles
#24,111by Nick Halsey12 years ago
Look at the plugin banner image - which of these Windows Start Screen Tiles would you open, colorful live-updating ones in the top row or static, plai …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Browser Update Ribbon
Down in the last 7 days:11#24,573by duckinformatica10 years ago
Puts a ribbon on the website if the user browser is older than expected.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Google Chrome Frame for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:141#25,143by Zack Katz13 years ago
Enable Google Chrome Frame functionality by adding the tag to the of your site.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Gecka IE Warning
#31,821by Gecka15 years ago
Display a configurable warning for some versions of Internet Explorer
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Internet Explorer 6 Upgrade
Up in the last 7 days:59#32,141by mrodrigow16 years ago
Detects if visitor using Internet Explorer 6 and offers a screen to download a better an update version of most popular browsers
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
IE Check
Down in the last 7 days:515#34,217by José Marques13 years ago
Checks if the browser is an older version of Internet Explorer, releases rage if it's IE
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP IE Compatibility Checker
Down in the last 7 days:1,114#34,852by Jonathan de Jong9 years ago
Prompt users to turn off IE compatibility mode if enabled.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
No IE
Up in the last 7 days:2,275#39,049by lupomontero17 years ago
'No IE' blocks visits from Internet Explorer 7 and earlier and displays a nice message with a list of better browsers.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Stop Living in the Past
#41,552by Morten Rand-Hendriksen17 years ago
Do your part to help phase out Internet Explorer 6 forever by adding a warning to your blog or site that tells visitors using Internet Explorer 6 or o …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
IE6 Upgrade Option
#42,303by doc45 months ago
Display a warning message to users of IE6.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Internet Explorer 8 Accelerator
Up in the last 7 days:2,391#44,640by anantgarg17 years ago
The Internet Explorer 8 Accelerator plugin enables you to post an entry with selected text of any web-page to your WordPress blog.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 1/day
Compatibility Mode Disabler
Up in the last 7 days:1,385#44,900by canis19809 years ago
Disable Compatibility Mode in Internet Explorer for intranet sites. Also starts Chrome Frame if present.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simplified Content
#45,127by Lucien Taylor10 years ago
A plugin which generates alternative 'simplified' content for a given set of browsers. Useful legacy browser support and intranet systems.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
No IE Welcome
Up in the last 7 days:2,384#45,598by gnarf16 years ago
No IE Welcome allows you to inform Vistors of a specified IE Version to Update their Browser. Also a different Theme can be used for these Visitors.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
IE9 Pinned Site
Down in the last 7 days:847#46,045by fatihboy16 years ago
Adds support for Internet explorer 9 pinned site features to wordpress blog.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Compatiblizr
Down in the last 7 days:239#47,415by Designer02312 years ago
Plugin for patching old versions of IE (7 and 8)to work with CSS3 selectors and Media Queries.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day