Title: Layout Problems
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Layout Problems

 *  Resolved [broomy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/broomy/)
 * (@broomy)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layout-problems/)
 * I’m trying to make my layout (wahow. org)compatible in I.E and Firefox but I’m
   having a couple of problems.
 * The left sidebar is positioned correctly in Firefox but in I.E it is way off 
   position.
 * The main content area should be slightly wider to the right in Firefox, exactly
   like it appears in I.E.
 * I’ve uploaded a part of my stylesheet at wahow .org/stylesheet.txt if it helps.
 * Could anyone help?
 * Thanks.

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 *  Thread Starter [broomy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/broomy/)
 * (@broomy)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layout-problems/#post-441248)
 * Ok, I’ve sorted the main content area problem but can’t fix the left sidebar 
   positioning problem.
 * I’d appreciate any help on this part.
 *  [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layout-problems/#post-441252)
 * If it’s fine in Firefox, then use a conditional comment to fix the problem in
   IE, without affecting any other browser 🙂
 *  [onocrotalus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onocrotalus/)
 * (@onocrotalus)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layout-problems/#post-441255)
 * You could try working through some of the validation [errors](http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wahow.org%2F&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&ss=1)
   to see if solving them fixes the layout problem.
 *  Thread Starter [broomy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/broomy/)
 * (@broomy)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layout-problems/#post-441263)
 * Thanks doodlebee and onocrotalus.
 * Doodlebee – get ready for a noob question, what’s a conditional comment? Could
   you provide me with an example. I guess it something do with “should the browser
   be I.E then use this css” but i’m not sure how i’d do this.
 * onocrotalus – thanks, i was planning on checking for errors once i’d got the 
   layout sorted but i’ll start going through them to see if it helps the layout
   problem.
 * Thanks again.
 *  [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layout-problems/#post-441276)
 * >>what’s a conditional comment?<<
 * <A href=”[http://www.positioniseverything.net/articles/multiIE.html>Exmplanation](http://www.positioniseverything.net/articles/multiIE.html>Exmplanation)
   here – scroll down to the header “A technical discussion about CC’s” – just after
   all of the images.
 * >>I guess it something do with “should the browser be I.E then use this css” 
   <<
 * That’s about right 🙂
 * >>thanks, i was planning on checking for errors once i’d got the layout sorted
   <<
 * If your layout is wonkied, the *first* thing you should do is validate. Validation
   is to be sure your markup is semantic and…well, valid. If it’s not, it throws
   IE in ot “quirks” mode – which means IE will “guess” what you want it to do, 
   and adjust itself accordingly. If you fix the IE errors, and *then* validate,
   it’ll remove the page from “quirks” mose, and could throw you right back into“
   my sites screwed up!”
 * Validate first. Then fix. Saves time and headaches 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [broomy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/broomy/)
 * (@broomy)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layout-problems/#post-441293)
 * Thanks Doodlebee, i’ve validated and fixed all errors (apart from one section
   which finds errors from a bookmark plugin but i’ve removed it for now) so my 
   page now validates, yippee!
 * It hasn’t fixed my layout problem so it’s time for a bit of reading, thanks for
   the link.
 * Thanks for your help.
 *  [yosemite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yosemite/)
 * (@yosemite)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layout-problems/#post-441299)
 * This disturbs me:
    `<div id="left" class="column">`
 * I can’t find any reference to .column in your css. Yet, IE believes the left 
   sidebar should be inheriting `left:150px;` from somewhere, but I can’t see where(
   note the left sidebar is ‘pushed in’ exactly 150px).
 * Sorry I can’t be of more help…
 *  Thread Starter [broomy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/broomy/)
 * (@broomy)
 * [19 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/layout-problems/#post-441321)
 * I think it’s all sorted. It seems to work fine in I.E and Firefox anyway.
 * Thanks Yosemite. My problem was that I was using an IsulongSEOPH theme which 
   many were having a problem with because of the left sidebar positioning so I 
   decided to change the css to be more like the Glish version of IsulongSEOPH which
   doesn’t have the problem. Whilst changing the css I hadn’t noticed that there
   was a seperate style that was also copied across for I.E. After altering that
   to 5px it seems as near as I can get it in both browsers. The new stylesheet 
   also does not need .column so i’ve been trying to find instances of it to remove.
   Thanks for reminding me.
 * >> Sorry I can’t be of more help…
 * You have been, thanks very much.

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