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Mar

ADVICE: IE9 not displaying heading ( tags ) in WordPress Blog


48 Comments

The Problem

I have been playing around with Internet Explorer 9 for the past couple of days , I have noticed one major thing, that some WordPress Blogs I visit are not showing the header tags.  It seems 1 in 3 sites are affected (that I use) , so I cannot imagine how big this ‘issue’ is.

I have found the answer, it seems to be any website that the blog theme uses the Cufon Font generator to create custom fonts. It seems the version of Cufon the site has does not work with IE9 (see link to the Cufon web site below).  I think that the title(heading) “bombs out” because the base H1 title displays and then the Cufon Javascript tries to replace it and bombs while doing so.

The Fix

This fix has worked for me on my website ( Caravan In Brean ) and was very simple to apply , firstly download the latest cufon font js from here (you may need to right click and save link/target as , else you will see a page of writing) or grab the .zip from us here.

Now replace the existing cufon-yui.js file on your folder, for most WordPress installations this can be found in wp-content/themes/YOURTHEME/js/

This has worked for every site I own that was affected by this issue/bug I hope it works for yours too.

Cufon Website : Here

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48 Comments

  • Ricardo March 18, 2011 1:53:pm

    Thank you so much!
    I just downloaded the latest cufon font js as you said and now my theme is working perfectly on IE9.

  • admin March 18, 2011 2:09:pm

    No Problem, Glad you have your issue sorted :)

  • Dave Guindon March 30, 2011 2:59:am

    I just found your post from Google .. and it fixed my problem! I have 2 custom made membership sites where I have been using the cufon-yui.js script … and had no idea that was the problem with IE 9 until I found this post!

    I can’t thank you enough .. I almost redesigned my membership sites because of this problem! you saved me countless hours!!

    thanks again

    Dave

  • Heather March 31, 2011 2:02:pm

    Thank you for posting this… I’ll be using this on all my WP sites! You’ve saved me many hours as well!

  • admin March 31, 2011 2:36:pm

    No problem guys , thanks and good luck :)

  • Reggie April 5, 2011 9:23:pm

    Yes, this fix worked for me too. Thanks!!!

  • amy April 6, 2011 8:53:pm

    Thank you!!! This has been frustrating me for months and the fix was so simple! Awesome…

  • Roslyn Lavery April 13, 2011 10:21:am

    This saved me so much time! Thank you!

  • Nerds 4 U April 14, 2011 8:24:am

    Thanks for all the people that thanked me on this one, I’m glad I showed up in Google to be able to assist you. Please bear us in mind if you require some great hosting or assistance.

  • Gino lancaster April 20, 2011 3:06:am

    Thanks this a great fix..Cheers Gino

  • Tom May 6, 2011 10:50:am

    Perfect, thankyou!

  • Nerds 4 U May 6, 2011 10:55:am

    no problem, truly glad it helped :D

  • dharmageek May 26, 2011 9:59:pm

    Wow – thanks for the tip! I kept getting a call from my brother saying people were complaining that they couldn’t see what he was talking about when he told them where to go on his site. Ha I din’t put two and two together until I decided to load IE9 myself to test (as I am a big fan of Chrome,Firefox, and Rockmelt).

    Glad your article was listed in Google search. Keep up the good work!

  • Suusz June 14, 2011 9:33:am

    Why are the solvings always that simple?
    THNX for posting!!!!!

  • Tim June 21, 2011 10:47:pm

    Really, really thanks!

  • Jeroen June 22, 2011 1:30:pm

    Thank you so much. You prevented a major headache!

  • psychoyan June 23, 2011 3:52:pm

    Was looking EVERYWHERE for this fix! THanks a bunch. Saved my life.. Wonder how’d you even know the fix!

  • Mike July 3, 2011 8:08:am

    Thanks! That worked great.

  • Casper Valk July 3, 2011 9:50:am

    Thanks so much,…

    I saved this ‘little’ issue for last (head burried deep in the sand,…
    Great update THNXS! again.

  • NrFive July 15, 2011 12:37:pm

    fix worked here also, thanks!

    Note:
    You might have to rename “cufon-yui.js” to “cufon.js”

  • Mike July 21, 2011 3:29:am

    Thank you so much, simple and effective. Very much appreciated!

  • Jason August 15, 2011 12:34:pm

    This worked for me as well. Thank you for posting and helping others out with this widespread problem.

  • Toni August 15, 2011 4:14:pm

    Thanks so much for sharing. Worked like a charm!

  • Junior D'haese August 17, 2011 11:41:am

    Thank you so much. You just saved me a lot of time!

  • Joshua Brown August 17, 2011 2:55:pm

    Thanks a lot! That saved me lots of time banging my head against a wall trying to figure it out! You are awesome!

  • Nerds 4 U August 17, 2011 4:48:pm

    Thanks for all the comments, I am glad you have all EASILY solved your problems . Well done everyone :D

  • J.R. Williams August 31, 2011 8:56:pm

    Thank you so much! I was working on this for hours until I found your page. Now I can breathe a sigh of relief. :)

  • Dave Franklin September 1, 2011 2:59:am

    You sir are the MAN!

    Thanks so much for the fix.

  • Dom September 2, 2011 9:18:pm

    Thanks !

  • Jason September 19, 2011 8:55:am

    Thanks for the help. Our headings in IE are working again now. I should be able to get this website finished now :)

  • user September 27, 2011 12:36:pm

    AWESOME!!! THX A BUNCH

  • Lilliana Castro October 12, 2011 8:40:pm

    Thank you so much for taking the time out to post this solution! I have browsed around for topics/threads on the issue. It has been resolved by following your steps above.

    Thanks again so much.
    Peace & love,
    Lilliana

  • Tee October 12, 2011 9:53:pm

    Thank you so much!! I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out what the problem was! I was about to change out the entire WP theme I was using! But I didn’t want too because I love the theme so much! This fixed the IE9 issue! You are the BEST!!!!! Thank you again so much!!!! *huggies*

  • John R November 7, 2011 6:56:pm

    Thanks very much for the info. I am using the Calypso theme, modified, and just when the site goes live I spotted the Headers issue. I have never invested so much time in one site, between one thing and another(TimThumb). Nearly there though.
    Cheers again

  • Mark November 15, 2011 2:51:am

    I am having this same problem. I have read the fixes to it. However, i am very much a novice with WordPress. How and where do i access wp-content/themes/YOURTHEME/js/ to do the fix. Help Please.

  • Nerds 4 U November 15, 2011 11:28:am

    Hi Mark
    When you ftp into your webspace you pop into the installation directory , then into wp-content then themes then the folder of the theme you are using then the js folder….

    If your installation was already set up , then please use the REMOTE ASSISTANCE link and one of the operators can assist you.

    Ninja

  • Ali Puckett December 16, 2011 5:48:pm

    Oh my gosh! This worked. Thank you so, so much!

  • Arnie January 17, 2012 5:22:pm

    Thanks, you saved my day!

  • Sunny February 2, 2012 5:54:am

    I have a Problem in WordPress in IE9. Text is not showing which is in Head tag. Do u have any suggestion what i do so i can show it in IE9.

  • Sunny February 2, 2012 6:21:am

    Thanx i got a solution..

  • SaraNelsonDesign February 15, 2012 11:54:pm

    THANK YOU THANK YOU!! You saved me so much time and troubleshooting – this fix WORKS!
    Note: My theme didn’t have a cufon-yui.js file, only a cufon.js file, so I renamed the downloaded file here to cufon.js and replaced the file and the headings were fixed!

  • Nebulas Website Design Essex February 20, 2012 11:44:am

    Thanks for the fix helped me out a lot. Purchased a premium theme and had this issue. Not really something I should be fixing myself but needed to get it done.

  • Mike May 20, 2012 12:08:am

    Thanks! That fixed the problem instantly. Excellent work!

  • Joe May 20, 2012 10:00:am

    Thank you very much! This is very useful. I manage to solve this problem for one of my wordpress site. Unfortunately this solution does not work for my Hyperion wordpress theme.

  • Erik May 31, 2012 3:57:pm

    Thanks!!!

  • Nikola Janicijevic June 18, 2012 1:47:pm

    It works! Thanks!

  • ashish September 10, 2012 12:09:pm

    thank u so much

  • Eileen November 27, 2012 4:54:pm

    I struggled with this problem on a wordpress theme (Media Consult- older version) until I found your post. THANKS SO MUCH! Quick and EASY solution!

    Cheers!

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