Block ads on Wowhead.com using Adblock Plus rules(2024-07-18 Updated)
// ==UserScript==
// @name Wowhead Ad Blocker
// @namespace http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version 0.4
// @description Block ads on Wowhead.com using Adblock Plus rules(2024-07-18 Updated)
// @author Bing Ma
// @match https://www.wowhead.com/*
// @grant none
// @license MIT
// ==/UserScript==
(function() {
'use strict';
// Function to remove elements by selector
function removeElementsBySelector(selector) {
let elements = document.querySelectorAll(selector);
elements.forEach(element => element.remove());
}
// Function to hide elements by selector
function hideElementsBySelector(selector) {
let elements = document.querySelectorAll(selector);
elements.forEach(element => {
element.style.setProperty('display', 'none', 'important');
});
}
// List of ad selectors to block (from your Adblock Plus rules)
const adSelectors = [
'DIV[class="blocks"]',
'DIV[class="sidebar-wrapper"]',
'DIV[class="zaf-unit-wrapper"]',
'DIV[class="pb-stream"]'
];
// Run the ad blocker on page load
window.addEventListener('load', () => {
adSelectors.forEach(selector => {
removeElementsBySelector(selector);
hideElementsBySelector(selector);
});
});
// Run the ad blocker periodically to catch dynamically loaded ads
setInterval(() => {
adSelectors.forEach(selector => {
removeElementsBySelector(selector);
hideElementsBySelector(selector);
});
}, 1000);
// Mutation observer to catch ads added dynamically
const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
mutations.forEach((mutation) => {
mutation.addedNodes.forEach((node) => {
if (node.nodeType === 1) { // Ensure it's an element
adSelectors.forEach(selector => {
if (node.matches(selector) || node.querySelector(selector)) {
node.remove();
}
});
}
});
});
});
// Start observing the document for added nodes
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
})();