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> Contributor doesn't work like an ad blocker, which makes ads just "disappear." Instead, you see a big empty block (that is apparently customizable in some way
by SlashmanX 11y ago
> Contributor doesn't work like an ad blocker, which makes ads just "disappear." Instead, you see a big empty block (that is apparently customizable in some way) that says "Thank you for being a contributor. The ad space is still there, it's just blank. So if half of your page used to be covered in ads, now half your page is covered in little blocks that say, "Thank you for being a contributor."
The demo images/gifs make it seem like you can make the ad space disappear. Is this achieveable by replacing the placeholder with a custom 1x1px image?
https://www.google.com/contributor/welcome/ https://www.google.com/contributor/welcome/ (The 'or even this' image)
- austenallred 11y agoThese are the options you're given in the settings: https://austen-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/Contributor_Preferences_Manager_eto21.png https://austen-screenshots.s3.amazonaws.com/Contributor_Pref... I suppose you could use a 1x1 pixel as a workaround, but that seems to be more of a hack than the way Google designed it to function.
- mattpavelle 11y agoThere is a checkbox that says "Use custom URL" - it's even in your screenshot. It is obviously designed to insert something else - a 1x1 pixel for example. That is not a "hack" and as it is there for everyone, it clearly IS the way Google designed it to function.
- ariwilson 11y agoI think depending on how the site has their ad slots configured with their layout, they can disappear or not.