Now there’s an even better way to get rid of Snap.com preview pop-ups: a simple rule added to Firefox’s AdBlock Plus Add-on banishes them for good. We previously covered disabling Snap.com’s annoying pop-ups, but the solution required you to visit the Snap.com website and click on a link that sets a cookie. If you ever decided to clear out your cookies, you’d have to return to Snap.com and reset theirs.
Reader Ander from Vancouver wrote to us with an effective method to block Snap.com previews for good:
- Download and install the AdBlock Plus add-on Firefox add-on
- Restart Firefox, then click Tools → AdBlock Plus…
- Add spa.snap.com/* to AdBlock’s set of rules
- Restart Firefox, and never see another Snap.com preview as long as you’re using AdBlock Plus.
Here’s a screenshot of how to add the rule, which worked like a charm:
Thanks, Ander!
19 responses
May 12th, 2007
No more Snap.com previews in Firefox at CypherHackz.Net says:
[...] Disable Snap.com Previews Permanently [via Of Zen and Computing] [...]
May 12th, 2007
Disable Snap.com Previews Permanently on Opera!»Boringest :| - Moolah!!! says:
[...] Saw an article on how to disable snap.com previews permanently, but in firefox. [...]
May 12th, 2007
boringest says:
Here’s how to do it in Opera 9:
-Tools -> “Advanced” tab.
-Click on “Content” on the left.
-Click “Blocked Content” button.
-Add http://spa.snap.com/*
Done. Snap Preview begone!
May 12th, 2007
Jonathan Peterson says:
while you’re at it you’ll probably want to kill the similarly annoying IntelliTXT ads that are appearing in the middle of news stories these days:
http://*.intellitxt.com/*
May 12th, 2007
In Brief: Disable Snap.com previews for good » D-L Technology BLOG says:
[...] The old method required a cookie so it wasn’t necessarily permanent; here’s how to disable annoying Snap.com previews permanently with the AdBlock Plus Firefox extension. [...]
May 12th, 2007
Techzi » Blog Archive » In Brief: Disable Snap.com previews for good says:
[...] The old method required a cookie so it wasn’t necessarily permanent; here’s how to disable annoying Snap.com previews permanently with the AdBlock Plus Firefox extension. [...]
May 12th, 2007
dalton says:
Hallelujah. Thank you so much for this. Why Wordpress.com ever implemented this, I’ll never know…otherwise, a fine group of people.
May 12th, 2007
A Gonzo Journal – Disable Snap.com Previews Permanently says:
[...] Here is a way to get rid of incredibly irritating Snap.com preview pop-ups: a simple rule added to Firefox’s AdBlock Plus Add-on banishes them for good. Shame on you if your blog has Snap.com previews. They’re as cancerous as cancer. [...]
May 12th, 2007
teknoloji » Snap’i imha edin says:
[...] Daha önce snap yerine en olmadı ireader kullanın demiştim. Alabildiğim tek geri dönüş ise Semih Saka’dan gelmişti. Snap’in gereksiz hatta rahatsız edici olduğunu savunan sadece ikimizmiyiz diye düşünürken life hacker sayesinde snapi etkisiz hale getiren bir firefox eklentisi olduğunu ve snapten rahatsızlık duyan bir çok kullanıcı olduğunu öğrendim. Anında kurduğum eklentiyle mutlu mesut sörf yapmaktayım. [...]
May 12th, 2007
Wie man Snap Previews (für immer und ewig) deaktiviert « lab111 — Blog says:
[...] Disable Snap.com Previews Permanently [...]
May 12th, 2007
Johnston says:
just an fyi, you don’t need to restart firefox after adding a new filter to abp.
May 12th, 2007
digitalramble says:
I had to add shots.snap.com/* to the filter to get rid of all of them. This could need tweaking and/or finetuning over time. But THANKS for the tip!! I hate this thing!
May 12th, 2007
Kernel Source » Blog Archive » Bloquear previsualización de enlaces con Snap.com says:
[...] Snap.com es un servicio que permite la previsualización de enlaces con sólo superponer el puntero del ratón sobre los mismos. Aunque desde su llegada muchos usuarios lo han utilizado sistemáticamente en todos los enlaces de sus webs (por ejemplo en todos los blogs de WordPress.com se utiliza por defecto), personalmente me parece otra forma de spam, muy 2.0 si se podría decir. No obstante nos podemos proteger a través de varios métodos que dependerán del navegador. Si usamos Firefox, podremos usar la extensión Ad-Block Plus y configurarla para bloquear a Snap.com. Si por el contrario usamos otro navegador donde no podamos usar esta extensión siempre podremos protegernos a través de un cookie. [...]
May 12th, 2007
Desactivar Snapshots cuando navegas | Magarto says:
[...] modo que apunto Thinway de KernelSource en este comentario es configurar Adblock Plus para bloquear Snaps.com. Personalmente no estoy muy a favor de estaherramienta puesto que bloquea la publicidad sin la cual no habrían casi páginas por internet. [...]
May 12th, 2007
Bill Compton says:
Hi Jim. Photos i received. Thanks
May 12th, 2007
FekketCantenel says:
Thanks a ton for the tip! And boringest’s Opera instructions worked in my Opera 9.21 installation.
Jonathan Peterson’s suggestion to remove the IntelliTXT ads is also a good one. “vibrantmedia.com” is another culprit.
May 12th, 2007
AdBlock Plus - Block Snap.com preview pop ups says:
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May 12th, 2007
Johann says:
On Windows, you can use the hosts file to block Snap Shots, as described in http://johannburkard.de/blog/bla/how-to-block-snap-shots-for-a-less-painful-web-experience.html
May 12th, 2007
Alyx says:
SWEET!!Thank you for helping get rid of that annoying waste of space!
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