# Problems clicking topic links in IE11
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [Février 19, 2017, 2:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619 "2017-02-19T02:20:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@ky\_metro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ky_metro)
#### Post date: [Février 19, 2017, 2:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619/1 "2017-02-19T02:20:23Z")
I’m getting complaints just lately that topic list links aren’t working for users on IE11. They click the link but it does nothing, or loads a white page. The URL changes, but the page stays the same, or it goes blank. Opening in new tab works fine, or refreshing the page once the URL has changed.
I’ve confirmed this is happening on my site, but not on Meta. I’m on the latest beta. I’ve temporarily disabled all custom CSS styles and Babble chat plugin. I don’t know what else I can do, except to steer users to a different browser. As far as I know Discourse still supports IE11, right?
Not sure if it’s related, but in IE11 clicking the logo for “home” appears to cause a full page refresh. This happens on Meta as well.
Anybody care to have a look, it’s here: [http://forum.driveonwood.com](http://forum.driveonwood.com).
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [Février 19, 2017, 2:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619/2 "2017-02-19T02:22:57Z")
Clicking the logo reloads the page, yes.
If you cannot repro the problem on meta, the problem is local to your site, not Discourse’s code.
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### Author:  [@ky\_metro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ky_metro)
#### Post date: [Février 19, 2017, 2:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619/3 "2017-02-19T02:27:16Z")
Well, that’s what I’m asking… I’ve turned off everything “custom” on my site (CSS, plugins), all that’s left is vanilla Discourse. Any suggestions for troubleshooting this are appreciated.
I got no love for IE. If there’s nothing to be done, I’ll just tell users to move to another browser.
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [Février 19, 2017, 2:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619/4 "2017-02-19T02:34:49Z")
Try directing one of them to [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) to see if that solves it, if it does, then it is likely something in your customizations.
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### Author:  [@ky\_metro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ky_metro)
#### Post date: [Février 19, 2017, 2:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619/5 "2017-02-19T02:46:07Z")
Good thought. I just booted Win10 into [Safe Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) with Networking. No improvement.
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### Author:  [@Remah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Remah)
#### Post date: [Février 19, 2017, 2:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619/6 "2017-02-19T02:55:22Z")
I think cpradio meant Discourse’s [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true).
> [@Using Safe Mode to troubleshoot issues with themes and plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-discourse-safe-mode/53504):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to use Discourse’s [Safe Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) to troubleshoot issues with themes and plugins. person_raising_hand Required user level: All users Discourse offers a “JavaScript [Safe Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true)” that allows any user to isolate the root cause of JavaScript issues caused by plugins, themes, or theme components. This feature is particularly useful for troubleshooting problems on your Discourse site. Accessing [Safe Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) To access [Safe Mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true), follow these steps: Open a new browse…
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### Author:  [@ky\_metro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ky_metro)
#### Post date: [Février 19, 2017, 2:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619/7 "2017-02-19T02:56:48Z")
Oh, thanks! I hadn’t seen that before.
EDIT: Wow, that’s a great tool. Narrowed it down very quickly to unofficial plugins, then the Babble plugin, then specifically the full page chat option.
@gdpelican your plugin controls are not working as expected. Un-checking “Enable Babble shoutbox plugin” does not seem to globally disable the plugin, I had to also uncheck the full-page chat option box.
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### Author:  [@gdpelican](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gdpelican)
#### Post date: [Février 20, 2017, 1:31 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619/8 "2017-02-20T01:31:16Z")
Cool, will fix soon. 🏭
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### Author:  [@TomekB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TomekB)
#### Post date: [Février 21, 2017, 10:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619/9 "2017-02-21T22:01:52Z")
Adding this code to \< /head\> fixes this issue for IE11:
> **[Array.from() - JavaScript | MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/from#Polyfill)**
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> The Array.from() static method creates a new, shallow-copied Array instance from an iterable or array-like object.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [Janvier 4, 2019, 2:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619/10 "2019-01-04T02:12:11Z")
This was fixed recently, sorry about that.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [Janvier 4, 2019, 2:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problems-clicking-topic-links-in-ie11/57619/11 "2019-01-04T02:12:19Z")