Web Browser Blocking

simon-bromilow wrote on 5/2/2018, 5:18 AM

Hi, Is there a way to block both firefox and chrome browsers from displaying my site so users are forced to use Edge or Internet Explorer. The page will have links to network folders which open fine with the stock browsers in file explorer but on firefox and chrome they open within the browser which i do not want. Thanks 🐍

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emmrecs wrote on 5/2/2018, 6:24 AM

Hi, welcome to the Magix forums.

Short answer to your question: No! Have you considered the effect on users of Chrome and/or Firefox who may have exceedingly good reasons why they will NOT use IE or Edge as their default browser? I know, speaking for myself, as a default Chrome user, if I attempted to visit a site which declared itself blocked to me because I will not use Edge or IE, I would ensure to never visit it again.

What is the specific objection you have to the fact that your network folders open within the Chrome or FF window, rather than file explorer browser?

Jeff

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simon-bromilow wrote on 5/2/2018, 6:31 AM

The site runs on an internal network for employees. When they use chrome to access an excel document they download it. If using edge it opens it from source which is what i need

emmrecs wrote on 5/2/2018, 6:37 AM

Thank you for the additional information, especially that this is an internal, employees-only network.

Unfortunately, I suspect my answer is still the same and I know of no setting it might be possible for users of Chrome or FF to change which would alter the behaviour of those browsers. Hopefully, others with far more experience of using Xara Web Designer may have ideas to offer you. Which version of the program, by the way?

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simon-bromilow wrote on 5/2/2018, 7:06 AM

I have the latest version. I believe version 9. For now i added a warning and some browser icons for supported browsers on a click to continue screen which they should read and a red cross on the other 2 browsers. It should be ok for now

simon-bromilow wrote on 5/2/2018, 7:08 AM

The internal site has a browser block on 1 of the other sites i will have a look at it more closely to see what code they used

johnebaker wrote on 5/2/2018, 12:06 PM

Hi

. . . . The internal site has a browser block on 1 of the other sites i will have a look at it more closely to see what code they used . . . .

The normal method of doing this is to use a script to detecting the browser type and version - if it is not IE or Edge then redirect to a page informing the user that they must use IE or Edge.

There are many script examples for doing this available on the Internet - search for browser detection. - many depend on server side scripting which must be supported.

AFAICS Web Designer does not have a browser detection widget, so you would have to insert the script in the page header - see this topic

HTH

John EB

 

 

 

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simon-bromilow wrote on 5/2/2018, 12:49 PM

Thanks i will take a look