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How do I block adblock popups?
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 4:11 pm
by schlake
Sometime recently adblock has starting popping up little modal windows ("Hide targeted messages? This site has been known to show targeted messages to Adblock Plus users. Do you want Adblock Plus to hide targeted messages? Yes No") One of the reasons I install and use adblock plus is so that I can block those kinds of annyoing messages! How do I make ABP stop doing this? I couldn't find a setting in either options or filter preferences.
Re: How do I block adblock popups?
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 4:23 pm
by mapx
try disabling this list:
Adblock Warning Removal List
Re: How do I block adblock popups?
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 4:27 pm
by lewisje
I looked in the source code to ABP and it looks like it's asking whether you want to enable the Adblock Warning Removal List.
The principal source repository is Mercurial, but the GitHub mirror is easier to search through:
https://github.com/adblockplus/adblockp ... nit.js#L34
Re: How do I block adblock popups?
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 4:37 pm
by schlake
Ok, I've disabled that list. I'm pretty sure I never enabled it on any of my computers though. I'll see if that fixes it!
Re: How do I block adblock popups?
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 4:39 pm
by schlake
Nope, it still appears with the AdBlock Warning Removal List disabled.
Re: How do I block adblock popups?
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:15 pm
by mapx
Do you get that popup whatever site you visit or only a specific one ?
example of such site ?
Re: How do I block adblock popups?
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:46 pm
by lewisje
I haven't gotten the popup to appear (I tried a couple sites that I know at one time had adblock warning messages), but it looks like this feature was added a year and a half ago:
releases/adblock-plus-251-for-firefox-released
Could you post a URL where the popup keeps appearing?
Re: How do I block adblock popups?
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 3:42 pm
by schlake
Sorry for the late reply, I got sick and went home for the day yesterday.
I'm certain that both forbes.com and theatlantic.com were both causing those, but it isn't happening this morning. I'll come back if it happens again.
Re: How do I block adblock popups?
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:08 pm
by schlake
They haven't come back today. Either firefox-41.0.1 fixed it, or ABP did something to fix it.
Um, thanks for the help!
Re: How do I block adblock popups?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:36 pm
by schlake
Ok, one came back today. The URL is
http://www.theatlantic.com/ and my browser version is 41.0.1. My adblock plus version is 2.6.11.
Re: How do I block adblock popups?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:38 pm
by schlake
I have EasyList as my filter, plus some custom rules for a few sites, and the popup appears from adblock with or without the adblock warning removal list enabled.
Re: How do I block adblock popups?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:40 pm
by mapx
The list is still enabled or disabled ?
Did you respond with NO ?
Re: How do I block adblock popups?
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 9:16 pm
by schlake
I have the "Adblock Warning Removal List" enabled. It fixed my mac, but not linux. I've tried enabling it multiple times under firefox on linux.. I'm still getting the pop ups from adblock plus every time I click on a link to the atlantic. It's really annoying.