diff --git a/examples/carousel/index.html b/examples/carousel/index.html
index da7cf41a5c08f50c9a9db5b90c60b40b305e8c24..aa58c14fcd31119c271778b559c290e2ea615928 100644
--- a/examples/carousel/index.html
+++ b/examples/carousel/index.html
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
     <link href="../../dist/css/bootstrap.css" rel="stylesheet">
     <link href="../../dist/css/bootstrap-glyphicons.css" rel="stylesheet">
 
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
+
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="carousel.css" rel="stylesheet">
   </head>
@@ -190,7 +196,6 @@
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
     <script src="../../assets/js/jquery.js"></script>
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
     <script src="../../dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
     <script src="../../assets/js/holder.js"></script>
   </body>
diff --git a/examples/grid/index.html b/examples/grid/index.html
index 3cef51e8d6ec547cf89c452e9847afc42c885803..239b0d16ae4a9a14ba9bf11a00f181f4841014fd 100644
--- a/examples/grid/index.html
+++ b/examples/grid/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="grid.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -109,6 +115,5 @@
     <!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/jumbotron-narrow/index.html b/examples/jumbotron-narrow/index.html
index ffcb3986e83aacf28be160abd26f6a14764a8224..2fb23138bbd5abb517b64b8bd49d55ea2ab4f10b 100644
--- a/examples/jumbotron-narrow/index.html
+++ b/examples/jumbotron-narrow/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="jumbotron-narrow.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -68,6 +74,5 @@
     <!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/jumbotron/index.html b/examples/jumbotron/index.html
index a309fd5ad0dc7c037617804e399d69f2de3361c8..af2096a6236f4ae3a1d686d49cec3e6437851fe6 100644
--- a/examples/jumbotron/index.html
+++ b/examples/jumbotron/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="jumbotron.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -104,7 +110,6 @@
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
     <script src="../../assets/js/jquery.js"></script>
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
     <script src="../../dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/justified-nav/index.html b/examples/justified-nav/index.html
index 46ebb6d69c1189da7fafa190ad5a45481d3d23b4..3733b8243216b5bb40416d12ff475ba207898db4 100644
--- a/examples/justified-nav/index.html
+++ b/examples/justified-nav/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="justified-nav.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -74,6 +80,5 @@
     <!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/navbar-fixed-top/index.html b/examples/navbar-fixed-top/index.html
index d1f1944e15544c9d625d37af4de5344bdcb9cf06..3ed3cf0f549186d1d74706c48cda195adf08f6ff 100644
--- a/examples/navbar-fixed-top/index.html
+++ b/examples/navbar-fixed-top/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="navbar-fixed-top.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -75,7 +81,6 @@
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
     <script src="../../assets/js/jquery.js"></script>
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
     <script src="../../dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/navbar-static-top/index.html b/examples/navbar-static-top/index.html
index 753e916a47b6130b209de3569ee310c3f46746bb..a366a895aef9e568affeb9932ad135b653e7d726 100644
--- a/examples/navbar-static-top/index.html
+++ b/examples/navbar-static-top/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="navbar-static-top.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -76,7 +82,6 @@
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
     <script src="../../assets/js/jquery.js"></script>
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
     <script src="../../dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/navbar/index.html b/examples/navbar/index.html
index ac779e47aaf5348e19a89a0d6c0aef239c540b21..75a996c150cb42259bcf7d0392bb1235c59961db 100644
--- a/examples/navbar/index.html
+++ b/examples/navbar/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="navbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -72,7 +78,6 @@
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
     <script src="../../assets/js/jquery.js"></script>
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
     <script src="../../dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/non-responsive/index.html b/examples/non-responsive/index.html
index 35f16cddfce30be9fa572d121875d0a492ef9737..c674a1cfc3d1dcc0e92957b9b29fa5c2b183792b 100644
--- a/examples/non-responsive/index.html
+++ b/examples/non-responsive/index.html
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="non-responsive.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -42,6 +48,5 @@
     <!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/offcanvas/index.html b/examples/offcanvas/index.html
index e9c905bd2b4f3d729da62913ca31a795dc69780a..a53741b9907921ec6979ecf0f9d4f64ba274e2cf 100644
--- a/examples/offcanvas/index.html
+++ b/examples/offcanvas/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="offcanvas.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -115,7 +121,6 @@
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
     <script src="../../assets/js/jquery.js"></script>
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
     <script src="../../dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
     <script src="offcanvas.js"></script>
   </body>
diff --git a/examples/signin/index.html b/examples/signin/index.html
index 7c491ae9c879ced1973b722f5f87f3d68dc2123d..5c0a4543ab703ce72b59da15099bdf4a42aa5a12 100644
--- a/examples/signin/index.html
+++ b/examples/signin/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="signin.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -36,6 +42,5 @@
     <!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/starter-template/index.html b/examples/starter-template/index.html
index 65693edffada274fb96b6e5e4a508d7ce54f830c..fc22db662baed15c2847bcfd7c3937b6d09e9291 100644
--- a/examples/starter-template/index.html
+++ b/examples/starter-template/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="starter-template.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -52,7 +58,6 @@
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
     <script src="../../assets/js/jquery.js"></script>
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
     <script src="../../dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/sticky-footer-navbar/index.html b/examples/sticky-footer-navbar/index.html
index 0be6de516e59ec4db6c218490fefb4e229613b07..92f166d045ace1a1a1641e7868e52b4f1413619d 100644
--- a/examples/sticky-footer-navbar/index.html
+++ b/examples/sticky-footer-navbar/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="sticky-footer-navbar.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -75,7 +81,6 @@
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
     <script src="../../assets/js/jquery.js"></script>
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
     <script src="../../dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/sticky-footer/index.html b/examples/sticky-footer/index.html
index 20e902ddddcee870c8ae4121c182211b3621b333..aaafbc20d03a4d9d4ad5a6894e1843f7ac3388aa 100644
--- a/examples/sticky-footer/index.html
+++ b/examples/sticky-footer/index.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="sticky-footer.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -41,6 +47,5 @@
     <!-- Bootstrap core JavaScript
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/theme/index.html b/examples/theme/index.html
index 54b8d0c84e50b433d83e82e511f525ed2244fae2..9569d9e820ca9928bcf24b8582683c48e68647a6 100644
--- a/examples/theme/index.html
+++ b/examples/theme/index.html
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 
     <!-- Custom styles for this template -->
     <link href="theme.css" rel="stylesheet">
+
+    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
+    <!--[if lt IE 9]>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/html5shiv.js"></script>
+      <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
+    <![endif]-->
   </head>
 
   <body>
@@ -375,7 +381,6 @@
     ================================================== -->
     <!-- Placed at the end of the document so the pages load faster -->
     <script src="../../assets/js/jquery.js"></script>
-    <script src="../../assets/js/respond.min.js"></script>
     <script src="../../dist/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
     <script src="../../assets/js/holder.js"></script>
   </body>