Dashboard not working in IE9

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  thegiddygoat · Member · Jun 4, 2012 at 5:59 pm

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  For over a week now the Dashboard only shows the stats, nothing else works, not the Reader nor anything else, and the circle just goes round and round loading but never getting anywhere. I use IE9. I have done all the usual, cookie dance etc. IE was working previously for me.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Jun 5, 2012 at 2:13 am

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  Hi there,
  Are you logging in using the secure https:// log-in? see http://en.support.wordpress.com/https/

  Have you tried running your browser with all extensions and add-ons disabled?

  Do you have another browser you can try like Firefox? If you are willing to try using it and don’t have it installed click here please http://browsehappy.com

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  timethief · Member · Jun 5, 2012 at 2:15 am

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  Also have you have tried clearing your browser cache and cookies?

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  justpi · Member · Jun 5, 2012 at 2:20 am

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  Do you have another browser you can try like Firefox? If you are willing to try using it […]

  You should be more than willing, because Firefox and Safari are reliable browsers while IE isn’t: whenever problems reported here prove to be browser related, it’s almost always IE, sometimes Chrome, almost never Safari or Firefox.

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  thegiddygoat · Member · Jun 5, 2012 at 2:17 pm

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  Ok thanks for that. I was hoping that maybe WP would fix the issue with IE as i prefer using IE to anything else. Chrome works ok but never shows the bar graph, but that’s not important to me anyway. I don’t want to use Firefox as i’ve heard about the add-ons you get that are not good and hard to remove. I might give Safari a try though Thanks a lot for the advice.

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  timethief · Member · Jun 5, 2012 at 2:25 pm

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  What you heard about Firefox add-ons and extensions is rubbish. I have used it for years and never once experienced such a problem with instrallation or removale of any add-on. Do be aware that Chrome does not have a built-in feedreader so you need to install this > RSS Subscription Extension (by Google) for Chrome

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  justpi · Member · Jun 5, 2012 at 2:31 pm

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  Seconded. Firefox works very well, and disabling or uninstalling an add-on is a matter of a couple of clicks.

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  thegiddygoat · Member · Jun 5, 2012 at 2:36 pm

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  Thanks for that. It’s good to hear that the add ons can be disabled. I’ll try Firefox then as that seems to be the best option for WP. Cheers both.

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  justpi · Member · Jun 5, 2012 at 3:18 pm

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  You’re welcome. Safari is equally good, just less customizable.

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  timethief · Member · Jun 5, 2012 at 3:19 pm

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  You’re welcome from me too.