Firefox: how to block in-page toolbars?

General Questions
#1

I despise those little toolbars that pop up at the bottom of some web pages, exhorting me to share the content on this or that social network, or whatever. I understand why the webmasters want them there, but I have no use for them, and on my little netbook screen, they take up valuable screen space that I can’t spare.

Is there a way to block them, without interfering with anything else on the page?

(random example of a page with one of the toolbars here: http://thescriptlab.com/features/132-main/878-evolution-of-the-disney-princess )

#2

Using adblock plus to filter toolbar.wibiya.com will get you sorted.

#3

Thanks - I suspect that’s just one of many though - do you know if there’s a list I can subscribe to (in Adblock), so I don’t have to add them all manually?

#4

Thanks for asking this, Mangetout.

Larry, that didn’t work for me. Any idea why?

#5

Whilst not specifically targeting the toolbars. Facebook Blocker can gain you some screen real-estate.

It gets rid of all those ‘like’ buttons from websites other than facebook and yet leaves facebook itself untouched.

#6

I don’t mind the buttons - in fact, I find them convenient, as I do sometimes want to share stuff I stumble on, but can’t afford the vertical screen space for either an installed or in-page toolbar.

#7

It seems you may have to block the entire wibiya.com domain to be sure. (Usually, *.wibiya.com) This is because the page may be dynamically served up depending on your location.

I don’t use Firefox or(naturally) Adblock Plus, but found the reference for the toolbar loader in the linked page source:

In Canada, it may also appear as:

…This may vary by location.

I added a loopback DNS reference for *.wibiya.com to my hosts file and this prevents the toolbar from loading… blocking the wibiya.com domain with an ad blocker should work the same way.

#8

Thanks, Larry, that worked.

#9

note: cdn. usually indicates a “content distribution network”, not Canada, in this context.

#10

That makes sense, fubbleskag. Me and my provincial assumptions. :slight_smile:

Sorry, no idea - but probably there aren’t that many to add. If you have Chrome installed you can right-click the toolbar and choose “inspect element” to see a bit about where it’s coming from. I think that there are probably just a few actual sources, and with many or customizable toolbar options.

#11

I’d also download “element hiding helper.” It’s an extension to Adblock plus that will let you hide crap without blocking the domain.