From e56ca8878a506321d583be290f38df839b37f9ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: George Kaklamanos Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2018 21:51:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add README --- README.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8be7629 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# AliExpress annoyances +I got a bit tired of the marketing spam, flashing images, mobile app ads and other useless info the website shows, so I decided to write some rules that hide them. I recommend disabling these rules before doing something important (e.g. before checkout), since you' re never sure if they reuse some of the generic ids or classes to show important information. + +Here is a list of the rules included, explaining which part of the page each one hides (and in some cases why I wanted to hide it): +## Global +Elements that are displayed on every page on the website. +* `www.aliexpress.com##.ui-fixed-panel`: The floating button on the bottom right, with a link for contacting the owners. +* `www.aliexpress.com##.show-history`: The floating button on the bottom right, which opens a dialog that shows your recently viewed products (if you're logged in?). + +## Product page +* `www.aliexpress.com##.p-del-price-detail`: If the product has a discount, the original price is shown greyed and striked out above the current price in a smaller font. Personally, since most offline and online stores lie about the original price to make the discount seem better, I only judge from the current price of the product. +* `www.aliexpress.com###j-related-products`: On the bottom of the page, the "More products" section shows other products "From this seller", "From other sellers" and "Premium related products". Personally I do product research independent of the market's recommendations, so I don't need it. +* `www.aliexpress.com###j-transaction-feedback`: On the bottom of the page. I just don't get why would someone want to know about how many pieces of the product a stranger bought, their country and the date and time they bought it. + +## List of products +E.g. viewing a category, search results etc + +### General +* `www.aliexpress.com###survey-container`: Bottom of the page, the box that asks you "Did you find what you were looking for?". +* `www.aliexpress.com###p4pHotProducts-old`: "Premium Related Products" on the bottom of the page. +* `www.aliexpress.com##.bp-horizontal-banner`: Buyer protection banner on the bottom of the page. + +### Left sidebar +* `www.aliexpress.com##.mobile-app.me-ui-box`: Advertisement on the left sidebar with a QR code to download the application. If I don't want to download the app, the ad is annoying. If I did want to download the app, I would just search for it on my phone's marketplace, then I wouldn't need the ad anymore. So 99% of the time this ad is useless. +* `www.aliexpress.com###historyOuterBox`: On the left sidebar, a box which shows your recently viewed products. + +### Product-specific +* `www.aliexpress.com##.original-price`: Sometimes if a product has a discount, the original price is shown under the product. +* `www.aliexpress.com##.new-discount-rate`: Same as the above, showing the discount rate.