Using the CITA RSS Aggregator to remove adverts
Version 2.0 and later of the CITA RSS Aggregator includes an advert removal tool.
This note explains how to remove adverts from some popular channels. Recent changes are highlighted like this. If you use one or more of these feeds then:
- Install the latest version of the Aggregator (click here for details).
- Open the main Aggregator window by clicking the 'RSS' icon in the system tray.
- Click menu options: 'Tools' and then 'Options' to display the RSS Aggregator Settings window.
- Click the 'Channel settings' tab and highlight the channel at the left of the screen (if you need more space you can resize the window by dragging it's corners and you can drag the right hand edge of the channel list to give it more room).
- Click the 'Advert removal' tab and enter the text from the table below.
- Click 'Save and exit' to save your change.
| Channel | Advert removal text |
|---|---|
| Engadget | <br /><br /><p><map name="google<>imageads<></p> |
| Engadget podcast | <br /><br /><p><map name="google<>imageads<></p> |
| Joystiq | <p><font><><hr>SPONSORED<>atdmt<></p> |
| Boing Boing | <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com<></p> |
The Engadget family has changed its advertising again. Different members of the family seem to be using different schemes so, if you use a different member of the family you might need to experiment with the variations shown above.
If you want to remove adverts from a channel that is not listed here, you can find out how to create your own advert removal text from the Aggregator's help text. If, having read the help text, you are still unsure what text to specify, let us know which channel you are using and we'll help if we can.
If you'd like to learn more about RSS, or if you would like to use RSS in your business, get in touch. We'd be pleased to hear from you.