Google AutoLink

  • Remember Microsoft SmartTags? Where it will insert links onto your web pages, routing everything through them? Well, Google is trying it now. Even has the very same guy who did it for MS doing it for Google.
    At least MS let you disable it with a meta tag. Google is basically telling us content providers too bad.
    The problem is the new version 3 of the Google toolbar. I’ve used the previous version for years, but I am having serious second thoughts about it now.
    So anyways, the important part: I’ve whipped up a quick plugin that will undo the damage caused by the toolbar.
    You can get it at https://www.pirate-king.com/episode/605

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  • Well I did a similar thing yesterday when I discovered that code, so great minds think alike hey ?? Although I made a few improvements to the javascript, such as making sure the code validates as XHTML 1.1 compliant etc.

    I also made the plugin into one small file. Just upload and activate.

    You can get it from here:

    De-Google WordPress Plugin

    As per usual, no warranties as to its effectiveness, but if you feel like using it, go right ahead.

    Adam.
    movabletripe.com

    Thread Starter pirateking

    (@pirateking)

    I actually did the same thing, and then thought about it, and decided against it. Since I am sure Google will be putting into place counter measures, the associated script may have to change. So I use the script provided at Threadwatch unchanged, so that an update can be dropped in place easy enough. Maybe they’ll go for XHTML compliance down the line, but personally, that doesn’t bother me in the slightest. Half the plugins, and such things as Google and Amazon ads won’t validate, aren’t XHTML, but as long as it displays, I’m a happy camper.

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