HTML5shiv for WordPress WordPress Plugin
This script is the defacto way to enable use of HTML5 sectioning elements in legacy Internet Explorer.
This script is the defacto way to enable use of HTML5 sectioning elements in legacy Internet Explorer. http://paulirish.com/2011/the-history-of-the-html5-shiv/
The HTML5 Shiv enables use of HTML5 sectioning elements in legacy Internet Explorer and provides basic HTML5 styling for Internet Explorer 6-9, Safari 4.x (and iPhone 3.x), and Firefox 3.x.
html
html5
html5shiv
IE
internet explorer
javascript
legacy
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Usage of HTML5shiv for WordPress over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 142 to 95 — down 47 (-33.1%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 95 | -4 |
| June 2024 | 99 | -2 |
| May 2024 | 101 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 101 | +2 |
| March 2024 | 99 | -12 |
| February 2024 | 111 | -1 |
| January 2024 | 112 | -13 |
| December 2023 | 125 | -2 |
| November 2023 | 127 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 127 | -3 |
| September 2023 | 130 | -9 |
| August 2023 | 139 | -2 |
| July 2023 | 141 | -1 |
| June 2023 | 142 | — |
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