Fed up with Youtube "Shorts?"

[GTP]

If you're like the other 107 million people who hate Youtube shorts there is a way to block them using uBlock Origin.

Steps to Remove YouTube Shorts with uBlock Origin
1. Access uBlock Origin's Dashboard:
○ Click on the uBlock Origin icon in your browser's toolbar.
○ Click the "Dashboard" (gear icon) to open the settings.
2. Add Custom Filters:
○ Navigate to the "My filters" tab.
○ Paste the following filters to hide various instances of YouTube Shorts:

! Hide Shorts shelf on the homepage
youtube.com##ytd-rich-section-renderer:has(#title-text:has-text(Shorts))

! Hide Shorts from the sidebar menu
youtube.com##ytd-guide-entry-renderer:has-text(Shorts)

! Hide Shorts from the subscriptions feed
youtube.com##ytd-grid-video-renderer:has(a[href^="/shorts/"])

3. Apply Changes:
○ Click "Apply changes" to save the filters.


Also, if you want to block a **** ton more garbage on Youtube, there is a GitHub project that has a very comprehensive script for uBlock Origin.

Just import the text file into uBlock origin.

Here:


Some information about the above:

Thank you to Steve Gibson. grc.com

 

[Larry Sabo]

Thanks @GTP , works a treat!

 

[britechguy]

I've gone the "belt and braces" route, having started to use FreeTube, discussed here recently, but have also added the filters from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gijsdev/ublock-hide-yt-shorts/master/list.txt to uBlock for those times where I toggle off the redirection to FreeTube.

Thanks much!

 

[phaZed]

Just an FYI - if you ever want to block an element on a page, like YT shorts.. you can simply right click and select "block element"

 

[britechguy]

if you ever want to block an element on a page, like YT shorts.. you can simply right click and select "block element"

Not that you are not correct, but I have found this method like playing "whack a mole." Filter/rule based blocking with the correct pattern matching saves an awful lot of time and effort.

 

[phaZed]

Not that you are not correct, but I have found this method like playing "whack a mole." Filter/rule based blocking with the correct pattern matching saves an awful lot of time and effort.

That's for sure - it just kind of struck me.. I simply blocked shorts and the button for shorts, etc... like a year ago. Problem solved and never revisited. I appreciate the rule list provided, but certainly no need to wait for such before blocking!

 

[GTP]

Just an FYI - if you ever want to block an element on a page, like YT shorts.. you can simply right click and select "block element"

I realised I could do that just recently. Idek how I missed that, lol.

 

[GTP]

I've gone the "belt and braces" route, having started to use FreeTube, discussed here recently, but have also added the filters from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gijsdev/ublock-hide-yt-shorts/master/list.txt to uBlock for those times where I toggle off the redirection to FreeTube.

Thanks much!

Although I've been using Freetube for a while now, I have done exactly the same thing.