ElementHider

Hides elements that contain keywords set by user

ElementHider- Hide Web Elements & Ads With Keywords

ElementHider is a Chrome extension designed to anonymize user's online experience by silently hiding online elements (ranging from posts on social media platforms to ads on various websites) that contain certain user-defined keywords. It includes a 'Performance mode' for quicker filtering, a 'Testing Mode' for checking the success of the set keywords, and customizable precision options to define the extent of the hiding process. It's site setting feature also allows users to apply different keyword settings for different websites. Additionally, it's compatible with Firefox. Further updates and code can be found on GitHub.

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Extension stats

By: Valtteri Hietala

Users: 4,000+

Rating: 4.48

(66)

Version: 0.2.53 (Last updated: 2023-08-28)

Creation date: 2017-09-21

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size: 54.25K

Email: va*****@gmail.com

Ranking

# 14,175 ▲ 201

Other rankings

#1712 in Tools ▼ 6

#5 in contain keyword 8 ▼ 1

#21 in element keyword 21 ▼ 5

#42 in jquery keyword 16

#116 in example keyword 2 ▼ 6

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

ElementHider (v0.2.51)

5.00

(2) 84

Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

**Jun18, 2023 update includes "Performance mode" which is enabled by default and should speed up the hiding of the elements.

This extension is meant to be an easy and efficient way to hide web elements and ads based on the text they contain.

It hides for example twitter posts, news articles, facebook posts, twitch comments etc. if they contain a keyword set by you. You can also blur them out instead of hiding them completely. Blurred elements can be revealed with mouse hover.

Donate button is given on the popup and on clicking it redirects to paypal.com

KEYWORD OPTIONS By default keywords are case-sensitive but you can also set them case-insensitive and decide if the word should appear exactly as you've written it (e.g. CAT but not eduCATion). Examples of the keyword options can be found on the popup screen of the extension.

TESTING MODE The extension has a testing mode which highlights the elements with green borders instead of hiding them. Testing mode makes it easy to see what is going to be hidden with the current keywords.

ELEMENT HIDING PRECISION OPTIONS

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Great for blocking unwanted content like ads and suggested articles
Effective for enhancing reading experience on various websites
User-friendly and simple to set up
Useful for blocking specific terms or phrases
Helps in making online newspapers and blogs more pleasant to read

Cons

Does not always function correctly on all elements of the page
Issues with the exclusion list not working as expected
Delay feature needed for better performance on single-page applications
Character limit issues when saving keywords
Does not block words that are part of other words

Most mentioned

Works well for blocking content on Facebook and YouTube
Has issues with the exclusion list
Needs improvement for dynamic, modern web applications
Complaints about character limit when saving keywords
Varied effectiveness in detecting words across all page elements

User reviews

hides all standalone instances of the word (for example "pig,") but it doesn’t block the word when it appears as part of another word (such as "pigeon" or "epigram.") - kind of exhausting adding all forms of the word