How To Remove The Facebook Ticker On Firefox Or Chrome

After we showed you how to remove the Facebook ticker from Google's Chrome browser, many of you requested that we show you how to get rid of the thing in other browsers. We've done some snooping, and we have found that there is an uncomplicated and non-obstructive way to hide the Ticker in Firefox that we are ready to share with you today.

First, however, there is a very, very easy way use Facebook without ever seeing the Ticker in any browser you could possibly be using: Make the Window smaller:

But seriously folks, let's say you want full-screen Facebook surfing without the Facebook Ticker. What browser are you using? If you're using Chrome, it's as simple as adding one of the many available "Hide Facebook Ticker" extensions from the Chrome store. We've already made a video showing you how to do that, which you can watch here.

A lot of you asked, after we made that video, how to remove those extensions and restore access to the Facebook Ticker, so I've made a quick walk-through of how to do that as well. It's all explained using my deep sexy voice in the video below, but basically, you're going to click on the Chrome Wrench in the upper right-hand corner of your browser, go down to "Tools," then "Extensions," and then "Uninstall" or "Remove" whatever extension you don't want anymore:

Now, how about Firefox? Well, Firefox also has a bunch of free extensions and add-ons, all available in the Firefox add-ons store. On September 30, one such extension called "Hide FB Ticker" showed up, and it works as described in simply hiding the Facebook Ticker. There are more robust options for totally changing the way you use Facebook, such as the highly popular FB Purity extension, but if you're just looking to get rid of that Ticker, "Hide FB Ticker" is the way to go.

We've described how to install (and uninstall) a Firefox extension below. Basically, what you'll do is the following: From Firefox, do a Google search for "Hide FB Ticker"; the first result will be the extension in the addons.mozilla.org domain. Install it and restart your browser, and when you have, the Ticker will be gone, replaced by a longer sidebar chat window. If you decide you want the Ticker back, then head up to the Firefox menu, click on "Tools," then "Add Ons," and then either Remove or Disable your "Hide FB Ticker." After another restart, you'll be back to Facebook Ticker-land.

Here's the video walkthrough:

And that's that! A clean, easy way to remove or hide the Facebook News ticker on Mozilla Firefox. Want other tips for returning to the "old" Facebook? Take a look at our post here.

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Comments

[European1919]

03:37 AM on 10/12/2011

How about a lesson in stopping the android facebook app from automatically starting up the GPS to locate. I have absolutely no wish to let facebook profile my movements.

[TheSardonicAtheist]

04:48 PM on 10/11/2011

I would prefer a solution to the problem, not an avoidance to a problem.

[Homercles]

09:17 PM on 10/11/2011

So you're mad that it even exists?

[geeves]

03:44 PM on 10/10/2011

Use FB Purity - hides more than just the ticker (total control over everything, so ads, invites, apps)

[cibersatan]

01:43 PM on 10/11/2011

better solution...no Facebook.........lol....I can't stand social networking

[Percy Morales]

04:45 PM on 10/11/2011

says the person posting on a blogger site, i.e. social networking... ptttsh, nice try hipster.

[WildTango]

03:35 PM on 10/10/2011

If you have AdBlock, just right click on the ticker and choose "block this ad." Adjust the slider until it disappears. Done.

And while you are at it, you can also use it to eliminate all those annoying facebook and twitter bugs that every website is racing to include. As an aside, if you have Chrome I highly recommend the "Disconnect" extension which prevents sites from snooping your facebook and google cookies for information about you. (For instance, this website made 8 requests for my twitter cookie, 3 for my google history, and two more for my facebook ID on this page alone. Disconnect prevents all of that information being taken without your permission.)

[samba2623]

12:21 PM on 10/10/2011

I want my 18 seconds back !

[MikeyJaii]

11:24 AM on 10/10/2011

But I don't want to make my window smaller, I want full screen..

[beherenow54]

01:13 PM on 10/10/2011

That's what the article is about, losing the ticker while keeping your screen size.