Browser-update.org – An initiative by webdesigners to inform users about browser-updates.

This service is an opportunity to inform your visitors unobtrusively to switch to a newer browser.

Many internet users are still using very old, out-dated browsers – most of them for no actual reason. Switching to an newer browser is better for them and for you as a webdesigner.

Advantages and features

Subtle

The user will be notified only once, and won't be bothered any more. The notification bar is very small and won't affect the browsing experience negatively.

Informative

Tell the users that they are using an out-dated browser and that your website looks even better with a newer one.

Idealistic

Help evolve the web! Support the standards-based web! Support Open Source software projects! Help your visitors! Help increase security awareness! Support your favorite webbrowser!

Low maintenance and up-to-date

If there come more browser versions which won't be supported by the vendor in the future, exhibit security gaps or have been very old for a long time we are going to add them to our list automatically.

Customizable work in progress

You can customize the browsers and versions to notifiy.
In future releases you can also customize the text that should be shown, the frequency of the bar to appear and many other things.

Localized

The message is automatically displayed in the user's language.

Statistics work in progress

You get statistics about which browsers your visitors are using and how much users got proselyted: How many users updated or changed their browser through your advice.