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I realize it is not "winnable" but I think some server-side template insertion might avoid most of the off-the-shelf ad blockers, the ones that more people are
by collegeburner 5y ago
I realize it is not "winnable" but I think some server-side template insertion might avoid most of the off-the-shelf ad blockers, the ones that more people are shipping on by default. I don't care so much about the 1% of people who will really avoid even server-side ads, though I rather they don't use my website instead.
- slater 5y agowhat exactly do you mean by server-side template insertion? as long as you're still sending html to my browser, i'll be able to block it.
- collegeburner 5y agoMost ad blockers are blocking third-party ads sent from a separate domain. If I insert some ad in the page HTML so it looks like the rest of the page it is harder. It can be done but I don't think people will bother as much since my ads are not very intrusive, it's just tools block everything so my site gets hit even though the ads are not bad.
- slater 5y agoNot sure I agree with that. Check uBlock Origin and how simple its interface is to block already-rendered stuff. It's basically point-and-click, at this point.
- collegeburner 5y agoYes it looks easier than I hoped, true. I do still think most people will not bother with this, though, I am not targeting a demographic with substantial skill at such.