A web page is made from separate files, like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. The files are stored on computers called servers. When a visitor types a website address or clicks on a link, the server sends the files associated with that web page to a computer, tablet or cell phone. The browser rearranges them to make a web page. Common browsers are Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer and Firefox.

The browser reads the style sheet to determine how the incoming files line up, the way the text looks, the appearance of forms, the colour of the background and many other factors.

Browser programs are frequently updated. When a new version is released, you’ll be prompted to download it. If you don’t, you will not see newer websites the way they were meant to be seen.

We add “fixes” to the sites we build at Kits Media so files will display well enough in older versions of browsers. Unfortunately there is a limit to how “backward compatible” we can make your website. We have to count on your visitors having a browser that isn’t more than one or two versions behind.

For example, WordPress sites do not display on Internet 7 or previous versions because WordPress was not even available as a platform at that time. If you’re not sure what version you have, search Google for “what is my browser”.