[Done] Removing "check banner links"
-
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:12 pm
- Adblock Plus Fan
- Posts: 1255
- Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:08 am
But do you have any good reasons for using this feature instead of using http://adblockplus.org/en/elemhidehelper to hide the ads by their links?fra diavolo wrote:but I use this feature since it was created and I think it is very useful.
I would vote against removing the feature.
ABP video download trick / Want to help? Test new builds/report bugs you find.
-
- Posts: 2
- Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:12 pm
1) with check banner link feature I can add a rule with a simple click and it works for all sitesBut do you have any good reasons for using this feature instead of using http://adblockplus.org/en/elemhidehelper to hide the ads by their links?
2) with elemhidehelper to create the same rule for a banner I have to execute several steps. It is not user friendly and a normal user is not able to do that
thx
Fra
- Adblock Plus Fan
- Posts: 1255
- Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:08 am
This rule will work for all sites too:fra diavolo wrote:1) with check banner link feature I can add a rule with a simple click and it works for all sites
Ares2 wrote:#*(href*=doubleclick.net)
This is true I agree. Normal users who are ignorant of ABP's features will suffer feature loss.fra diavolo wrote:2) with elemhidehelper to create the same rule for a banner I have to execute several steps. It is not user friendly and a normal user is not able to do that
ABP video download trick / Want to help? Test new builds/report bugs you find.
Re: Opinions requested: Removing "check banner links&qu
hello!Wladimir Palant wrote:I would like to know your opinion on this - is there a good reason to keep the "Check banner links" feature and the corresponding option around?
i just installed this developer version of adblockplus (0.7.5.3+.2008040612), and i realized that there is no more check banner links, which is really not good!
because for example in hungary, there is an ad server called adverticum which serves the ads and many times it is just provides a tracing link but the ad (for example pictures, gifs, etc...) are stored on the actual site. that means i have to write zillion filter rules to block these pictures (which is of course changes very often) but if there will be a thing that blocks links i only have to write only one rule (adverticum) and that is very sure that it will not change.
for example you could see this page: http://www.hwsw.hu/hirek/35749/
- Adblock Plus Fan
- Posts: 1255
- Joined: Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:08 am
That's not really a pointSlimShady wrote:Links are not listed in the 'blockable items' pane.
Links will be listed in the blockable items list if you have that feature enabled. And if there are items of that type to list.
ABP video download trick / Want to help? Test new builds/report bugs you find.
@hsteve: The element hiding rule "#A(href^=http://ad.adverticum.net/click.prm?)" will do, and that's the preferred way of blocking things by their link now.
@fra diavolo: Yes, on the one hand the usability is worse now. On the other hand, a "normal user" never understood how "Check banner links" worked - there were many complaints that it hiding plain links (without an image) wasn't possible.
Closing this discussion now because "Check banner links" has been removed already. Any further discussion can take place in the General forum.
@fra diavolo: Yes, on the one hand the usability is worse now. On the other hand, a "normal user" never understood how "Check banner links" worked - there were many complaints that it hiding plain links (without an image) wasn't possible.
Closing this discussion now because "Check banner links" has been removed already. Any further discussion can take place in the General forum.