Comment by a123b456c

7 months ago

Didn't the new Chrome update break uBlock, or is that just for my test cell? I've been in mourning...

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darepublic  7 months ago

well if you are still gonna browse on chrome don't settle for the ublock originless experience.

* download a release zip: https://github.com/gorhill/ublock/releases (expand Assets). * go to chrome://extensions, toggle developer mode on * click load unpacked and select the file you unzipped the release

then you also have to watch out because chrome will, still time later, disable ublock origin. You have to go to your extensions page and find the option for 'Keep it for now' or something. Then you can continue to browse the internet like a real gee! Thanks ublock origin!

  • chii  7 months ago

    It's annoying to have to constantly check for updates manually this way tho.

    Switching over to firefox is the ultimate best option, regardless of any faults that firefox has.

thamer  7 months ago

The following CSS equivalent worked for me, using the "Custom CSS by Denis" Chrome extension[1]:

    ytd-rich-grid-renderer div#contents {
      /* number of video thumbnails per row */
      --ytd-rich-grid-items-per-row: 5 !important;
    
      /* number of Shorts per row in its dedicated section */
      --ytd-rich-grid-slim-items-per-row: 6 !important;
    }

I first tried it with the "User JavaScript and CSS" extension, but somehow it didn't seem able to inject CSS on YouTube. Even a simple `html { border: 5px solid red; }` would not show anything, while I could see it being applied immediately with the "Denis" CSS extension.

If someone can recommend a better alternative for custom CSS, I'd be interested to hear it. I guess Tampermonkey could work, if you have that.

[1] https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/custom-css-by-denis...

satiated_grue  7 months ago

Yes, but it still works fine with Firefox.

  • bloppe  7 months ago

    That's not the only extension Firefox still allows that's blocked in Chrome. FF also blocks 3rd party cookies and has shown no interest in Google's "privacy sandbox" tracking features. Funny how much better a browser can be without a massive conflict of interest

    • lolinder  7 months ago

      I agree with you that Firefox is better, but it's not for lack of conflict of interest. No browser that is funded by any means other than user payments or donations is going to be free of a conflict of interest, and in Firefox's case Google funds them.

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ge96  7 months ago

re-enable it or if not there is ublock origin lite which I believe is legit

  • celsoazevedo  7 months ago

    > ublock origin lite which I believe is legit

    It is, just not as capable as before due to the Manifest v3 changes.

dredmorbius  7 months ago

Chrome should still support CSS style managers such as Stylus.

You can put the relevant CSS into a custom YouTube stylesheet if you like.

(I re-skin many sites, including HN, see my profile page for links to recent-ish CSS.)