How to Remove Or Block Ads In Yahoo Mail?
If you use Yahoo Mail, you probably get annoyed by the ads on the right of the Yahoo Mail page. They are quite obtrusive and are really distracting. Don’t worry though. You can easily remove or block these Yahoo Mail ads. Here are three methods to hide Yahoo Mail ads:
#1. Use the Hide Button to Remove Yahoo ads
You wouldn’t have noticed it. Yahoo itself provides a way to hide ads in Yahoo Mail. There’s a small arrow mark near the long vertical banner ad. When clicked, the advertisement gets hidden immediately.
The downside is that the ad will reappear the next time you open a new mail. So, this is not a permanent solution to block ads in Yahoo Mail.
#2. Install Firefox + Greasemonkey Script to Block Yahoo ads
There’s another way to block Yahoo ads and here’s how you can go about doing it. Download and install Firefox, and then install the Greasemonkey addon. Then go here and install the Yahoo! Mail Cleaner script. This script will allow you to remove ads in Yahoo Mail.
Refresh the Yahoo mail page and voila! The ads are gone.
#3. Upgrade to Yahoo! Mail Plus to Remove Yahoo Ads
This is the 3rd method to remove Yahoo Mail ads. You’ll have to shell out $19.99 from your pocket and the graphical Yahoo Mail ads are gone permanently. You get loads of other features, you can check more on this here.
Hope these methods to disable and remove Yahoo ads in the Yahoo Mail page worked for you. Let us know in the comments section if you experience any difficulties in blocking Yahoo Mail advertisements.
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Another best way of blocking ads , not just on yahoo but on all sites, is to install Adblock Plus add-on for firefox.
Arun Shivaram
10 Apr 09 at 3:14 pm
Yep, that is true!
Shankar Ganesh
10 Apr 09 at 3:16 pm
No #3 is obviously not my choice Shankar! lol!
Syahid A
10 Apr 09 at 6:14 pm
Who wants to pay when we’ve got beloved Gmail?
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10 Apr 09 at 6:58 pm
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AdBlock may prevent you from being able to send emails – i get an error because Yahoo! likes to hit you with an ad with every email you send.
jjw
14 May 09 at 5:46 am
ie7pro does a good job of blocking ads in ie7….
notanadfan
15 May 09 at 5:33 pm
use firefox with adblock plus
caravaggio
19 May 09 at 1:55 pm
#1 : a small arrow is easy to miss, so that the ad is clicked. Maybe that was the intention.
Evgeni
20 Jun 09 at 1:51 pm
Thank you, thank you! I have Yahoo Mail Plus, as far as I know. Supposedly provided free by Verizon, who recently added ads. At first it wasn’t so bad but after bobble heads and dogs dancing on thermometers, today I’ve had it!
The link for Mail Plus doesn’t work. I found the new Mail Plus page and it does not mention ads directly. It does say I could sign up by doing this or that, but that option isn’t available to me, so I am a Plus customer, thanks to Verizon. I get no ads in my emails and can use POP mail, etc. A question asks about ads and says you don’t get them but then to go “back” the link takes you to the dead link you have.
But I installed the Greasemonkey script, since I already had Greasemonkey, and I’m HAPPY HAPPY!
I might try Adblock Plus, but meanwhile, I am SO happy! No more bobble heads, no more dogs dancing on dancing thermometers! Yeah! Thank you!
Judy
24 Jul 09 at 12:52 am
THANKS FOR #2!!
Abimbola Olurin
10 Aug 09 at 12:23 pm
NUMBER 2 WORKS!!! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!
This has been a major annoyance since Yahoo instituted these ads!
Tony Backos
17 Aug 09 at 4:04 am
Excellent. #2 works. Thanks!
Frisco Mike
18 Aug 09 at 12:38 am
You can block and remove the space used by the ads with Webmail Ad Blocker – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/7560
Jason
5 Oct 09 at 7:54 pm
Thank you sooooooo much. Option#2 worked.
I initially ran the below script from my google chrome browser. It did not worked. Later i moved to firefox and clicked on install from there and just refreshed the page. Bang, it worked. No more add bar in my yahoo mail. Thanks a ton.
” Then go here and install the Yahoo! Mail Cleaner script. This script will allow you to remove ads in Yahoo Mail.”
Gopi
14 Oct 09 at 11:40 am
i found now the best method for firefox
not only hides the right side ads in Yahoo Mail but also expands the message space!!!
+ the same add-on also works for gmail and hotmail
search for “WebMail Ad Blocker” in firefox add-ons.
it is the best!
paul
25 Nov 09 at 6:47 pm
Yahoo removed the “hide ads” button. Is there anything that will work with the current version of Yahoo Mail?
William R. Cousert
20 Jan 10 at 1:18 am
Wonderful! #2 really works! I was leery at first as I have not loaded anything like this before. Yahoo mail is just getting more and more cluttered – so much so that advertisements are slowing up even downloads. I installed Greasemonkey first, then the script. Wha-la! Thanks again!
Blue Ribbon Cookies
8 Feb 10 at 10:32 am
the best way is to use host file, this will cover any browser or any app that uses internet
the add ons, extensions are just patches/bandage, so if one is to use a different app, they will see the ads again. if one uses a different profile or login again would have to install the addon, script or extensions
rather, a host file is permanently and is system wide, global amongst all user accounts.
google for host file
rmpbklyn
3 Mar 10 at 4:32 am
such a shame the frame cannot be removed along with the solutions
unless I missed sth …
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11 Mar 10 at 6:04 pm
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Thank you so much. Method #2 works great. I have been so irritated by the slowness of yahoo mail. Now it is 10 times faster. This will save me untold hours with yahoo mail.
Gary
18 May 10 at 12:15 pm
Please tell me,
How long do I have to tolerate all the following bulshit supposed to be originated from Yahoo? Isn’t there anybody responsible to bring those people to Court, for trying to deceiving me into revealing my password which should then be used against my will and without my knowledge to all my contacts for illegal purposes?
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Final Warning!!!
From: Yahoo Customer Service Add to Contacts
To:
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We are really sorry for any inconvinience this might cause you. Due to the congestion in all Yahoo! account users, Yahoo! will be shuting down all unused accounts. In order to avoid the deactivation of your account, you will have to confirm your e-mail by filling your Login Info below by clicking the reply button.
Full name: …………………………………..
Username: …………………………………..
Password: …………………………………..
Date Of Birth: ……………………………….
Occupation: …………………………………
Country Of Residence: ……………………
After you must have followed the instructions on the sheet, your Yahoo! account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thank you for your usual co-operation. We apologize for any inconvinience.
Yahoo! Customer Care
Case number: 2641930
Property: Account Security
Regards,
Yahoo! Account Services
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We are really sorry for any inconvinience this might cause you.
mim
30 Jun 10 at 11:25 am