Gwaker is a quick and dirty plugin for Google Chrome. It removes a lot of the junk on the Gawker Media sites allowing you to read more easily.
The Manifest
{ "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Gwaker Media Cleanup", "short_name": "Gwaker", "author": "Brian Rollins (BrianRollins.com)", "description": "This extension cleans the extrainous junk from Gawker Media sites, allowing you faster loads and easier reading.", "version": "1.0", "icons": { "16": "icons/icon16.png", "48": "icons/icon48.png", "128": "icons/icon128.png", "512": "icons/icon512.png"}, "content_scripts": [ { "matches":[ "http://*.deadspin.com/*", "http://*.gawker.com/*", "http://*.gizmodo.com/*", "http://*.jalopnik.com/*", "http://*.jezebel.com/*", "http://*.kotaku.com/*", "http://*.lifehacker.com/*" ], "css": ["style.css"], "js": ["jquery-2.2.3.min.js", "core.js"] } ] }
The Code
var removeTheseItems = [".js_newsletter-btn--subscribe", ".footer__items", ".mezzanine", ".contained-ad-container", ".basement", ".js_contained-ad-container", ".js_ad-promotion", ".ad-unit", ".sidebar" ]; $(document).ready(function() { for (var i = 0; i <= removeTheseItems.length; i++) { $(removeTheseItems[i]).remove(); } });