You can hide the Google Ads on your personal page in Ning. Ning is a Social Networking platform where you can create your own Social Networking site. Well you could say it’s mean to hide the ads that will generate income for the creators and I sympathize with that but let me tell why I want to hide them. I joined a Social Networking created by a Christian Friend and during my first few visits I caught a few ads that were not quite appropriate for the content of the group, one of them being “Married Dating”, not sure I want to advertise that on a Christian Social Network – or anywhere else. Anyway excuses apart, here is how you do it (based on your own conscience).
- Log on to your ning site and click on “My Page”
- click on “Customize appearance”
- Scroll down and click on the Advanced tab
- add the following text to the textarea available
- .xg_ads { height:0px; width:0px; }
.xg_module { background:#FAF7D8; } - change #FAF7D8 to the background color of your template – if you change the template you will need to change this line also
- Done
Now you do this based on your own conscience, I’m just sharing my tips, Im’ not talking you into doing this 
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26 responses so far ↓
1 Fabricio Zuardi // May 12, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Alternatively, you could simply pay the 19.95/month service “run your own ads” to remove the ads in a more christian/honest way, and avoid having to enter in gray areas of the TOS of an ads-supported website
2 Bill Hutchison // May 12, 2008 at 10:46 pm
When we decide to go live with Ning we’ll be paying the monthly fee to remove the ads, or replace them with our own.
It was good to see what it will look like though once the ads have been removed.
3 Alex Costa // May 12, 2008 at 10:55 pm
I agree with Fabrizio, the paid option is the best option and the more honest/christian way of doing it. Not being the owner I can only find this temporary workaround. Espero que o Google nao cancele minha conta tambem!
4 james // Feb 1, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Christian? honest way? wtf??
anyway, nice code..
but for soem odd reason my ads dont show up anyway…from any pc im on i view my ads and they aint there… lol
5 Sue // Feb 21, 2009 at 5:27 am
I’m paying for premium on Ning but am wondering if there is HTML code I can use to put in a banner ad of my OWN creation… rather than one from Google or AdBrite or some other service?
I’d like to advertise my other business on my networking site.
It’s ethical… I’m paying the monthly fee… I just don’t like their ads and want to do mine instead.
Anyway know the code where I could just substitute in the http address of where my banner is located?
Thanks!
6 John // Apr 22, 2009 at 12:44 am
Doesnt work! Google crap is still there. I think they figured it out and put something in there so it cant work. Looks like theyre going to force $24.95 (thats the price now) out of us!
7 Anonymous // Apr 29, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Use this code instead:
.xg_ads { right:1500px; }
Note: This pushes the ads out of the page. (the page still loads the ads, but they are invisible to us.) IT WORKS! Try it out!
8 Jesus // Jul 7, 2009 at 11:10 pm
.xg_ads { right:1500px; }
.xg_ads { height:0px; width:0px; }
Use both of this code it works
9 MZ // Jul 20, 2009 at 6:54 am
You are awesome ,, it works
.xg_ads { right:1500px; }
.xg_ads { height:0px; width:0px; }
Tnx
10 Chi // Aug 9, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Thank you soooooo much, I really needed this as I created a youth christian social network on ning and there were ads like 50+ dating, thank you soooo much!!!
11 obi // Aug 11, 2009 at 4:38 am
this is way cleaner than the rest, use
.xg_ads {
height:0px;
width:0px;
display:none !important;
}
12 Mike // Aug 28, 2009 at 12:49 am
Brilliant …. that works like a treat!!
13 MinNy // Oct 20, 2009 at 8:35 am
Woo.!! Thanks You GUYS. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. Thanks again.
14 raf // Oct 30, 2009 at 10:49 pm
do u have guys way to remove the banner ” crate your own social network ? something like the cods u post here
15 LarryJ // Oct 31, 2009 at 6:59 pm
thanks guys…… that was so amazing, almost gave me an orgasm!!! you guys ROCK!!!
16 cleverkid // Dec 23, 2009 at 7:24 am
This one is easy and no modification is required
.xg_ads { display:hidden;
opacity:0.0;filter:alpha(opacity=0);
height:0; width:0; z-index:-1;}
17 john // Jan 7, 2010 at 1:55 am
has anybody got caught and has anybody have their website removed from doing this
18 Friends links Forum // Mar 19, 2010 at 11:02 am
Very nice thanks 4 sharing
join friends links forum
19 A // Mar 22, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Thanks cleverkid the code works great
20 techchica // Apr 11, 2010 at 12:41 pm
hey clever kid–great..thanks..need to hire you for some sleuthing work on cyberspace to investigate a stalker.
21 Koswara // Apr 29, 2010 at 4:02 am
thx all for your help. i have customize in my blog
22 techchica // May 3, 2010 at 2:21 am
Thank you much..
23 Dika Aditia // Jun 11, 2010 at 5:41 pm
i found to hiden it the Ads just like this :
.xg_ads { height:0px; width:0px; }
.xg_module { background:#5A5550; }
.xg_ads {visibility:hidden;}
24 Jermaine Mcclinton // Jun 13, 2010 at 12:40 am
Wow!
All one has to do is ask and he /she will receive. I thank all the code makers who take the time to figure these things out, it makes it a lot easier for the rest of us. Keep doing what you do, you have my support 100%! Thanks.
25 bob // Jul 11, 2010 at 5:31 pm
HOW TO HIDE THE CREATOR or the ABOUT in ning.com
26 paul campbell // Aug 5, 2010 at 9:58 pm
hi i like to link our banner to our sponsor to top off the page can you please tell me where i put the web site link into the banner code for it
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