Automatically Block Ads?

mysteryrose74 · Post by **mysteryrose74** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:12 am

Technically challenged here, so forgive me. Didn't AdBlock Plus automatically block all ads? It seemed one day that I never saw an ad on any web page, and the next, I was seeing ads all over the place. It is enabled. I now have to right click the ads and select block image or block frame every time. And they still come back sometimes. Is there a way to set it so they'll automatically be blocked again?

Post by **Hubird** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:17 am

Sounds like you do not have a "Filter Subscription". Check the link at the bottom of this post and choose a subscription that suits your needs language wise.

For English sites I would recommend:

EasyList
EasyElement
ABP Tracking Filter

http://easylist.adblockplus.org/

Or

Fanboy's Main list
Stat/Tracking Blocking
Adult/Dating Adservers (I would still use this one even if you choose the first three)

http://www.fanboy.co.nz/adblock/

mysteryrose74 · Post by **mysteryrose74** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:25 pm

Thanks so much. I installed them both and it worked!

LevanZ · Post by **LevanZ** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 8:09 pm

do the Adblock+ and NoScript extensions work together without problems?

I'm using FF for more than 2 years and still can't make Adblock plus work...without Element Hiding Helper i can't block anything.

when i suscribe filter after installing Adblock Plus and then close the adblock window, at the next open of that window subscription disappears. also disappear the blocked links. and sometimes i even cant add any links. (i click Add filter, copy the link, press Enter and nothing happens)

so what's the problem?

(sorry if the post isn't in perfect English

)

Adblock Plus Fan · Post by **Adblock Plus Fan** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:29 pm

mysteryrose74 wrote:Thanks so much. I installed them both and it worked!

It's not recommended to overuse filterlists though. Notice Hubird emphasized the OR.

LevanZ wrote:do the Adblock+ and NoScript extensions work together without problems?

Yes. Though Noscript seems to have higher priority in Firefox. If you blocked a flash in ABP while using Noscript's Flash placeholder, the placeholder will always appear even when it's not needed. (which I personally find very annoying so I always turn off placeholding for Flash)

LevanZ wrote:I'm using FF for more than 2 years and still can't make Adblock plus work...

Watch these videos: http://adblockplus.org/en/faq_basics#blocking

LevanZ wrote:when i suscribe filter after installing Adblock Plus and then close the adblock window

Don't just close the window, you need to either click apply or OK.

LevanZ wrote: also disappear the blocked links.

Feature was removed, discussions already here:
http://adblockplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2084
http://adblockplus.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2293

LevanZ · Post by **LevanZ** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:36 am

thanx
I'll watch the videos now..

but where are the videos?

anyway, this window is always empty

Post by **Hubird** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:56 am

That windows should show the filter subscriptions you selected.

As Adblock Plus Fan said make sure you hit "Apply" or "OK" after subscribing to the filters.

LevanZ · Post by **LevanZ** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:27 am

yes I press OK
even when I go to "Add Subscription" and choose the subscription, press OK, nothing is added in that window.

i reinstalled ABP (by the way, i didn't see welcome window on startup) and as i said, for the first time it adds the subscription. Pressed Apply, also ok. then opened again ABP->>Preferences window and it was empty. i tried to add any filter, right-clicked on a image and pressed "adblock image". the image link was added in that window, but the OK button didnt work, i couldnt close that preferences window unless i deleted that link.
pn the third opening of that preferences window, that subscription appeared...
so it shows sometimes and sometimes no.....

Adblock Plus Fan · Post by **Adblock Plus Fan** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:02 am

LevanZ wrote:but where are the videos?

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/810/16722411cn5.png

All these 4 videos can hopefully teach you to add filters...

You should also read this whole page please: http://adblockplus.org/en/faq_basics#blocking

LevanZ · Post by **LevanZ** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:21 am

OK
I suppose they were blocked by NoScript

now i see them...

LevanZ · Post by **LevanZ** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:33 am

Reinstalled the whole FF 3.0, but still the same problem.
it's not a problem of blocking, it's "self deleting".....does anyone have answer for this problem?
why is that i'm clicking OK here and nothing happens?

here must be the filter subscription....also when I click Adblock Image, just this empty window appears

Adblock Plus Fan · Post by **Adblock Plus Fan** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:51 pm

LevanZ wrote:Reinstalled the whole FF 3.0, but still the same problem.

Try to create a new profile: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+profiles

Make sure you have at least 100 MB free space on your C: drive.