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Internet Explorer Issue FIXED!

So, apparently there is a common problem in unpatched versions of the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser with JavaScript.  This error first showed itself when I started using the Atahualpa WordPress Theme.  The error occurrs when JavaScript attempts to perform certain actions before the page loads and as a result the user sees “Internet Explorer Cannot Open the Internet Site – Operation Aborted”

The solution is to add defer=”defer” to your JavaScript tags, which tells IE to defer loading of the JavaScript until the page completes loading. If you are experiencing this issue, try inserting the following code into your tags:

<script defer=”defer” type=”text/javascript” src=”src goes here”>/*code goes here*/</script>

In WordPress, you need to go to the admin dashboard -> Appearance -> Editor and edit the header.php file, and possibly any additional files that require this type of JavaScript rendering.