How to get rid of the DiggBar, permanently

April 10, 2009
3:53 pm
Posted in: Tech, Video

I hate the DiggBar. I know I’m not alone.

Are you a publisher who would like to prevent the DiggBar from “framing” your sites? Are you a Digg user who would like to permanently get rid of the DiggBar and instead go directly to the web sites linked from Digg? I made a screencast to set you on the right path.

Here is the standard “frame busting” technique I talk about in the video:

<script type="text/javascript">
if(top.location != location) {
	top.location.href = document.location.href;
}
</script>

And here is the link to John Gruber’s “special message” PHP code, and go here to change your DiggBar setting in Digg.

Update: Digg is updating how the DiggBar works. Their solution resolves all of my complaints. Good job, guys.

4 Responses to “How to get rid of the DiggBar, permanently”

  1. Will says:

    Good tutorial. I wonder if Digg would drop the diggbar if enough people complained.

  2. Ludwik C. Siadlak (subscribed) says:

    Hey Mark,

    What software you use for such cool vids?

    cheers
    LC

  3. some1 says:

    You should get rid of the video player or just use images for that tutorial.
    Its annoying it wont start playing til its fully loaded.
    Ive been waiting 5 mins and it’s still loading =/
    Ok, now it just wont play -.-

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