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Checks for elements that would be hidden by common adblockers
Rule IDadblock/element-hiding
CategoryAdblock Detection
ScopePer-page
Severitywarning
Weight3/10

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Solution

Elements matching adblock filter rules may be hidden for users with adblockers. This can affect ad revenue or hide legitimate content if element names/classes match ad patterns. Consider renaming CSS classes that unintentionally match ad-blocking patterns (like .ad-*, .banner, .sponsor).

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Options

This rule supports the following configuration options:
OptionTypeDefaultDescription
maxMatchesToReportunknownundefinedMaximum matching elements to report in detail
listsunknownundefinedFilter lists to check against

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Configuration Example

squirrel.toml
[rules."adblock/element-hiding"]
maxMatchesToReport = undefined
lists = undefined

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Enable / Disable

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Disable this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["adblock/element-hiding"]

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Disable all Adblock Detection rules

squirrel.toml
[rules]
disable = ["adblock/*"]

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Enable only this rule

squirrel.toml
[rules]
enable = ["adblock/element-hiding"]
disable = ["*"]