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Hide Google Ads on Ning Social Networking

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Alex Costa
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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).

  1. Log on to your ning site and click on “My Page”
  2. click on “Customize appearance”
  3. Scroll down and click on the Advanced tab
  4. add the following text to the textarea available
  5. .xg_ads { height:0px; width:0px; }
    .xg_module { background:#FAF7D8; }
  6. change #FAF7D8 to the background color of your template – if you change the template you will need to change this line also
  7. 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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Comments

28 responses to “Hide Google Ads on Ning Social Networking”

  1. Fabricio Zuardi Avatar
    Fabricio Zuardi

    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 Avatar
    Bill Hutchison

    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 Avatar
    Alex Costa

    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 Avatar
    james

    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 Avatar
    Sue

    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 Avatar
    John

    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 Avatar
    Anonymous

    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 Avatar
    Jesus

    .xg_ads { right:1500px; }

    .xg_ads { height:0px; width:0px; }

    Use both of this code it works

  9. MZ Avatar
    MZ

    You are awesome ,, it works
    .xg_ads { right:1500px; }

    .xg_ads { height:0px; width:0px; }

    Tnx

  10. Chi Avatar
    Chi

    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 Avatar
    obi

    this is way cleaner than the rest, use

    .xg_ads {
    height:0px;
    width:0px;
    display:none !important;
    }

  12. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    Brilliant …. that works like a treat!!

  13. MinNy Avatar
    MinNy

    Woo.!! Thanks You GUYS. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. Thanks again.

  14. raf Avatar
    raf

    do u have guys way to remove the banner ” crate your own social network ? something like the cods u post here

  15. LarryJ Avatar
    LarryJ

    thanks guys…… that was so amazing, almost gave me an orgasm!!! you guys ROCK!!!

  16. cleverkid Avatar
    cleverkid

    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 Avatar
    john

    has anybody got caught and has anybody have their website removed from doing this

  18. A Avatar
    A

    Thanks cleverkid the code works great

  19. techchica Avatar
    techchica

    hey clever kid–great..thanks..need to hire you for some sleuthing work on cyberspace to investigate a stalker.

  20. Koswara Avatar
    Koswara

    thx all for your help. i have customize in my blog

  21. techchica Avatar
    techchica

    Thank you much..

  22. Dika Aditia Avatar
    Dika Aditia

    i found to hiden it the Ads just like this :

    .xg_ads { height:0px; width:0px; }
    .xg_module { background:#5A5550; }
    .xg_ads {visibility:hidden;}

  23. Jermaine Mcclinton Avatar
    Jermaine Mcclinton

    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.

  24. bob Avatar
    bob

    HOW TO HIDE THE CREATOR or the ABOUT in ning.com

  25. paul campbell Avatar
    paul campbell

    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

  26. noman Avatar
    noman

    try this..

    4 more info
    http:www.paktalent.com

    // 0) {
    x$(“div#xg_ad_below_header”).css(“display”,”none”);}
    });
    // ]]>

  27. noman Avatar
    noman

    // 0) {
    x$(“div#xg_ad_below_header”).css(“display”,”none”);}
    });
    // ]]>

  28. Alica Hineline Avatar
    Alica Hineline

    CSS is designed primarily to enable the separation of document content (written in HTML or a similar markup language) from document presentation, including elements such as the layout, colors, and fonts.This separation can improve content accessibility, provide more flexibility and control in the specification of presentation characteristics, enable multiple pages to share formatting, and reduce complexity and repetition in the structural content (such as by allowing for tableless web design). -.

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