Building Website in HTML5

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if anyone with knowledge of this can help... Does building a website in html5 limit the user base at all?

I don't want .0001% of people to not be able to see the site because it's built in a more advanced language... I've googled html5 user base, but not coming up with much...


If anyone can weigh in that would be helpful!


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  • Profile picture of the author Patrick
    No, a lot of websites are now built in html5. I have made several myself.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael71
    html5 is still html... not an "advanced language".

    And html5 is still NOT standard.

    It's up to the developer to make it readable in ANY browser... not up to the "language" you are using.
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    • Profile picture of the author MarketingVet09
      Originally Posted by Michael71 View Post

      html5 is still html... not an "advanced language".

      And html5 is still NOT standard.

      It's up to the developer to make it readable in ANY browser... not up to the "language" you are using.
      This is the bottom line to what I was asking:


      If I have a site, and 100 people came to the site...


      Using xhtml 1.0 or html 4, 100 out of 100 people that come to the site can see it without any issues....



      If the site is made in html 5, how many people out of 100 would see it?



      If it's 99 out of 100, 98 out of 100, that's still a 1% drop off, which could multiply FAST if you get a ton of visitors.



      I think I'll just stick with xhtml... Like I read in 1 article... Apple.com still uses xhtml, and they are one of the companies who have built their marketing efforts AROUND html5... so why haven't they converted?

      They don't have enough money....... ? (lol)


      So, I guess the only feasible reason they haven't converted to a "language" (or whatever you want to call it) they are personally pushing, is because more people can see their site in xhtml.



      So if anyone wanted to way in on this, xhtml / html4 vs html5 as far as userbase, that'd be cool!
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael71
    It seems you have no clue about html5, what its all about ...

    You do not style a website with html, you do it with css. If you are not able to use html/css properly it does not matter if it's xhtml/html5/html4... the site will be broken.

    Just look at all those "webdesigners" from eastern countries that are using tables for layouts and WYSIWYG editors or slicing PSD files.

    The code sucks, the css sucks, the site breaks in IE... even if its xhtml.. and why that?

    They forget the DOCTYPE, can't fix css for IE, tables used for layouts,...

    Bottom line: they suck in coding html/css.

    If you know your stuff and know how to do it cross-browser... who cares if it's html5 or xhtml?

    Sites get styled with CSS and not with html.

    I can use html5 doctype without even using ONE html5 tag at all... you won't even see a difference. If I have to style <aside> or just another <div>... there is no difference.

    Fallback... a word/method you should know.
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    • Profile picture of the author Patrick
      Originally Posted by Michael71 View Post

      Just look at all those "webdesigners" from eastern countries that are using tables for layouts and WYSIWYG editors or slicing PSD files.

      The code sucks, the css sucks, the site breaks in IE... even if its xhtml.. and why that?
      Heh. I am from far eastern country, never did this ^^
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  • Profile picture of the author webcosmo
    Originally Posted by MarketingVet09 View Post

    Does building a website in html5 limit the user base at all?
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    No, it won`t limit anything as long as you optimize your site for being accessible in all browsers.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael71
    Some guys over there may be good
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  • Profile picture of the author jtrozario
    HTML 5 is not support all browser but it's really awesome, I think and lots of developer doing great design by HTML 5
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael71
    Once again, design is NOT done with HTML... design = CSS
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