Store performs fast in all browser except ie

Hi,

I have a website which runs slow in IE but fast in all other browsers like firefox, safari etc...

Does anybody encountered the same issue before? Mind if you can share some tips on how can I optimize the site?

Note:
+new install zencart version 1.3.8a
+template is customized using theme114 from templatemonster

URL is: http://topamanila.com

Regards,
czetsuya

Your images are all pretty huge which can slow things down ...

You do not have Gzip enabled and that can help speed things up ...

I did not see any additional slow down in IE 6.x ...

Seems plenty fast here in IE7.

Ajeh:

Your images are all pretty huge which can slow things down ...

You do not have Gzip enabled and that can help speed things up ...

I did not see any additional slow down in IE 6.x ...
So Ajeh, you are one of those that force us designers to still code for IE6?

yellow1912:

So Ajeh, you are one of those that force us designers to still code for IE6?
I would say that it is users that drive this as IE6 is reported to still have approx 30% of the market

A lot of the IE6 users are inside corporate environments where IE6 is necessary for proprietary program access.

stevesh:

A lot of the IE6 users are inside corporate environments where IE6 is necessary for proprietary program access.
Bet they are not supposed to be surfing the net shopping!!!

kobra:

Bet they are not supposed to be surfing the net shopping!!!

True, but if they want to surf my sites ... :laugh:

Hi,

Thanks for all the reply. I've found the cause of the slowdown it's the css tag behavior: url(csshover.htc) which I used to enable the dropdown menu for IE6.

Now, I've temporarily removed it and it's running fast however I have no dropdown menu for IE6.

Any suggestion guys?

Regards,
czetsuya

Now, I've temporarily removed it and it's running fast however I have no dropdown menu for IE6.

Any suggestion guys?
To assist in determining if this is a server issue or a browser issue go to the admin > config > logging > display parse times > set to true

Evaluate the server parse times between browsers and if they are similar it is wholly a browser issue

yellow1912:

So Ajeh, you are one of those that force us designers to still code for IE6?

You betcha ... I like, if I have to use IE, IE 6.x vs IE 7.x or IE *.x ... I know just what keys to push when ... :lamo:

Hi Kobra,

I've already enabled the "display parse times" key and as you'll notice it's almost the same parse time for IE and firefox and etc.

I found the culprit which is this tag in my css file:

.navHorizontal li { behavior: url("includes/csshover.htc"); }
.navVertical li { behavior: url("includes/csshover.htc"); }

Which is used to make the dropdown menu work in IE6. Is there a way to make this tag readable only by IE6? Or is there a workaround?

Regards,
czetsuya

I found the culprit which is this tag in my css file:

.navHorizontal li { behavior: url("includes/csshover.htc"); }
.navVertical li { behavior: url("includes/csshover.htc"); }
Where did you find that this belongs in your css file?

I see now and it is a highly NOT recommended way to do this