{"id":1682,"date":"2021-06-09T13:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T10:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/html-online.com\/articles\/?p=1682"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:38:44","slug":"how-to-detect-adblockers-with-javascript","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/html-online.com\/articles\/how-to-detect-adblockers-with-javascript\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Detect AdBlockers with JavaScript"},"content":{"rendered":"

The struggle between advertisers and those who resist seeing ads has been going on for some time now. While ad-blockers have become more popular, so have anti-ad blockers. It is nearly impossible to render ad blockers invisible to blogs that display anti-ad blocking messages. It is also impossible for publishers to make their websites immune to these tools.<\/p>\n

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We have already published an article<\/a> on this topic but that has become outdated. The code presented has stopped working and it was time for an update. Adblockers, just as anti adblockers keep evolving, adapting to each other.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is an AdBlocker?<\/h2>\n

AdBlocker is an effective tool for blocking advertisements on websites, as it disables the ads in particular web pages by blocking specific scripts and DOM elements. It is a widespread method of filtering out unwanted content, as it prevents ads from displaying on pages or even entire domains. In other words, AdBlocker prevents online marketers from making money off of advertisements that may be inappropriate for specific audiences or out of context with the website’s intended purpose.<\/p>\n

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\nAd blockers can be easily disabled on sites you wish to support<\/em><\/p>\n

Google AdSense<\/a> (Google’s advertising platform) uses a JavaScript<\/a>-based domain to collect ad space from the publisher and fill it with advertisements, creating revenue for the publisher. An AdBlocker is any software program that will disable this. In a perfect world, an adblocker would block all scripts that are associated with Google’s AdSense, effectively stopping ads from displaying on as many sites as possible. And imagine a lucrative ad to buy BNB\u00a0being missed out just because AdBlock is in place. That’s undoubtedly a loss for advertisers and publishers alike.<\/p>\n

Popular names in the AdBlock industry<\/h2>\n

As with almost any other business on the planet, ad blockers are plenty but not many make it to the top. Here are the top 5 AdBlock extensions.<\/p>\n

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  • AdBlock Plus (ABP)<\/strong> – ABP is available for Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Opera. On top of that, it enables many whitelists and blacklists to be inserted, for full customization.<\/li>\n
  • AdBlock<\/strong> – probably the second-best application. It doesn’t support Opera but it is still one of the most downloaded ad blockers in the world.<\/li>\n
  • PoperBlocker<\/strong> – unlike the others in the list, it is more like a complementary tool.<\/li>\n
  • air AdBlocker<\/strong> – it is a fast and light plugin. However, it is supported only on Chrome.<\/li>\n
  • uBlock Origin<\/strong> – low resource overhead is among the top reasons why this app is used. Yet again, it is available only on Chrome and Firefox.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    How do advertisers and publishers lose money from AdBlock?<\/h2>\n

    \"disable<\/a>According to reports, publishers have lost up to $78 billion in 2020 alone.<\/p>\n

    Adblocking is a more pervasive threat to publishers than ever before, with new forms of technology cropping up every year. Ad blockers and users with ad-blocker plug-ins are affecting revenue and user experience at an alarming rate. There are many reasons for this phenomenon, including a declining trust in advertisements and marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n