CSS Buttons not working in IE, but does in FF - css

Question

I've been looking on the internet for solutions as to why IE7 isn't opening links correctly for example
<button class="class1">Google</button>
Does IE7 not like having ?
I hear I should use jquery for this? But no one linked to any article.

Answer 1

According to the W3C's specifications on anchor (<a>) tags and <button> tags, you should be able to do that fine, but according to a quick Google search, you can't and/or shouldn't do it, and it doesn't work in Internet Explorer.
This article actually recommends adding Javascript, so the link can be opened in IE also:
<button type="button" onclick="window.location('http://www.expertsguide.info/')">Click Me to go to Experts Guide</button>

Answer 2

Although you can, you shouldn't have a button (<button>) inside anchor (<a>).
Add an event handler to the button like this:
<input type="button" value="Google" onClick="javascript:location.href = 'http://google.com';" />
Note: you should considered not doing this, for a variety of reasons. Bottom line you can (and should) style your <a> element to look like a button.

Answer 3

You're better off not using a button inside a hyperlink.
Style the hyperlink to look like a button.
Try these
http://www.webresourcesdepot.com/css3-buttons-10-awesome-ready-to-use-solutions-all-related-tutorials-you-need/

Answer 4

Try this:
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.class1').click(function() {
window.location = $(this).parent().attr('href');
return false;
}
});
</script>
Or simply remove the button tag and use this:
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$('a').click(function() {
window.location = $(this).attr('href');
return false;
}
});
</script>

Answer 5

To be JavaScript independent (so that it also works on browsers with JS disabled, in contrary to many other answers here), I'd suggest to just wrap it in a <form> the usual way and make it a <button type="submit"> (or <input type="submit">) instead.
<form action="http://www.google.com">
<button type="submit" class="class1">Google</button>
</form>
or
<form action="http://www.google.com">
<input type="submit" value="Google" class="class1" />
</form>