# Flash Detection
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection/18002
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 11, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection/18002 "2003-04-11T23:00:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Maxtr0sity](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Maxtr0sity)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection/18002/1 "2003-04-11T23:00:18Z")
Hey, how can I create a page to detect if a user has Flash plugin installed or not and not let them in until they get the plugin. Many dumb people appratently think my site is broken…😏
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection/18002/2 "2003-04-11T23:06:02Z")
by searching Kirupa’s site:
[http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-advanced=1&sp-q=flash%20detection&B1=search&sp-a=00040c2f-sp00000000&sp-w-control=1;](http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-advanced=1&sp-q=flash%20detection&B1=search&sp-a=00040c2f-sp00000000&sp-w-control=1;)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection/18002/3 "2003-04-11T23:15:40Z")
don’t i just feel absolutely retarded now…☹
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2003, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection/18002/4 "2003-04-11T23:17:25Z")
thats ok. no one thinks to search the site or the forum… thats why I made my footer. 😛
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-detection/18002/5 "2003-04-11T23:38:39Z")
lol…lets just say that if i got a penny for every time someone told me to look at another topic or site, i’d hav 14c…🙂