# Request: Allow easier customization of "outdated browser" message
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-allow-easier-customization-of-outdated-browser-message/19488
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [September 1, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-allow-easier-customization-of-outdated-browser-message/19488 "2014-09-01T03:59:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@fysics](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fysics)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-allow-easier-customization-of-outdated-browser-message/19488/1 "2014-09-01T03:59:24Z")
Continuing the discussion from [Unable to change browser update message string](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-browser-update-message-string/12401):
I’m suggesting that this text should be customizable from `/admin/site_contents`.
Currently, it says the following:
> Unfortunately, your [browser is too old to work on this Discourse forum](http://www.discourse.org/faq/#browser). Please [upgrade your browser](http://browsehappy.com/).
It **can** be adjusted by editing `client.en.yml` as described above. However, I think it would be beneficial for it to be adjustable from `/admin/site_contents`.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2014, 4:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-allow-easier-customization-of-outdated-browser-message/19488/2 "2014-09-01T04:17:53Z")
Customized to what exactly? What else could be said there?
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### Author:  [@fysics](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fysics)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-allow-easier-customization-of-outdated-browser-message/19488/3 "2014-09-01T04:24:05Z")
The link could point to a different site. i.e. [whatbrowser.org](http://whatbrowser.org)
The first part could be adjusted to include the community name.
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### Author:  [@Martis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Martis)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2014, 4:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-allow-easier-customization-of-outdated-browser-message/19488/4 "2014-09-01T04:48:30Z")
In general it would be great to easily overwrite particular variables in client.en.yml. Can this be done in a plugin?
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### Author:  [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2014, 5:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-allow-easier-customization-of-outdated-browser-message/19488/5 "2014-09-01T05:46:52Z")
Yes - include a locale file in the plugin overriding the exact strings, and a plugin.rb with just headers.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2014, 6:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-allow-easier-customization-of-outdated-browser-message/19488/6 "2014-09-01T06:32:27Z")
OK in the meantime I shortened it slightly to
> Unfortunately, [your browser is too old to work on this site](http://www.discourse.org/faq/#browser). Please [upgrade your browser](http://browsehappy.com).
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### Author:  [@chapoi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chapoi)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/request-allow-easier-customization-of-outdated-browser-message/19488/7 "2025-12-04T11:31:43Z")